Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs

Organizational Overview:

Immunovant, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunology company dedicated to enabling normal lives for people with autoimmune diseases. As trailblazer in anti-FcRn technology, the Company is developing innovative, targeted therapies to meet the complex and variable needs of people with autoimmune diseases.

The Role:

Reporting to the Head of Global Medical Affairs, this position is responsible for establishing/maintaining professional relationships with medical experts in the field of Dermatology, providing medical product support and collaborating with the key internal stakeholders in the development of accurate and compliant product information. The Senior Medical Director will lead the development of both global and US focused deliverables. The Senior Medical Director represents Immunovant in engaging with external collaborators such as health care practitioners, research groups, patient advocacy groups, payers and alliance partners.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Develops and oversees the implementation of the US and ex-US focused medical affairs strategy and tactics, including scientific communications and publications, annual medical planning, field communications, and collaborations with experts.
• Oversees and provides hands on support in dissemination of clinical and non-clinical data that supports the medical strategy and results in high quality publications.
• Leads a cross-functional team and continuously strives for alignment across the organization (and an external alliance, if applicable).
• Acts as standing or ad-hoc member for various cross-functional and cross-alliance teams; provides scientific/medical perspectives to the global and US internal stakeholders.
• Oversees field medical team training and education.
• Supports clinical trial enrollment and execution.
• Oversees medical review and approval of all promotional materials as part of the Immunovant Medical/Legal/Regulatory (MLR) Review Committee.
• Oversees the Dermatology Publications Strategy Committee (PSC), working with the Medical Communications Lead in the development of a publication strategy.
• Represents Medical Affairs at the Scientific Review Committee, reviewing Investigator-Initiated Studies Research Proposals.
• Co-leads the development, refinement, and execution of the life-cycle management plan.
• Continues to develop and cultivate long-term strategic partnerships with clinical experts, societies, collaborative groups, advocacy groups, and other external stakeholders representing Immunovant.
• Ensures accuracy of training material for scientific and product information.
• Serves as principal spokesperson for the medical affairs function on significant matters at advisory board meetings and gives presentations to external stakeholders including health-care providers, payers, professional organizations, and patient advocacy groups.
• Ensures goals and objectives are met and projects completed on time to high standards and within budget.
• Champions high standards of compliance, ethics, and patient safety, putting patients at the center of all actions.
• Performs medical monitoring of post-registrational trials and is the signatory of documents related to interpretation of patient level data where necessary, if in possession of a medical degree.
• Stays abreast of current developments within the therapeutic area through familiarity with literature, attendance at medical meetings, and other.
• Interacts with senior management and functional area heads.

Requirements:

• Advanced post-graduate medical/scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) is required, with focus in Dermatology.
• 10+ years of total experience in Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals since their-post-graduate degree, with at least 5+ years in medical affairs required.
• Solid background and experience in drug development and life-cycle development of related products required.
• Ability to lead business and technical discussions internally and externally and explain scientific/medical concepts to all levels.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders.
• Ability to establish trust through the consistent demonstration of scientific expertise and satisfactory follow-through on requests from key opinion leaders.
• Strong presentation and communication skills; must be able to provide succinct, strategic, and actionable insights to senior management.
• Attention to detail in analyses, deliverables, and communications.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects.
• Experience working with field-based colleagues/MSLs preferred.
• Thorough understanding of the healthcare environment including all external stakeholders.

Work Environment:

• Dynamic, interactive, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment
• Immunovant’s headquarters is located in New York City. The position is remote.
• Domestic and international travel required (up to 40%)

Compensation is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Equity, sign-on bonuses, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, dental, vision, 401k and other benefits, including unlimited paid time off and parental leave. The annual base salary for this position ranges from $300,000.00 - $345,000.00.