Senior Medical Director, Rare Cancers

Senior Medical Director, Rare Cancers – Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Overview

Senior Medical Director, Rare Cancers role at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Responsibilities

• Leads the GMAT for each brand and ensures cross-functional membership to drive robust iMAP development in Oncology TA
• Develops an iMAP for each assigned brand with annual objectives and milestones to enable achievement of the longer-term medical strategy
• Serves as Medical Affairs lead on Oncology Global Product Teams (GPTs) and Oncology Global Brand Teams (GBTs), bringing the voice of the patient and physician into development and commercialisation
• Ensures medical insights from key countries inform evidence, product development and franchise strategy deliverables
• Reviews and provides input for regulatory documents (Core Data Sheet, Product Labels, Patient Information Leaflets, etc.)
• Reviews and provides input into Global Reimbursement Dossier and Global Value Pack
• Builds and leverages external relationships to ensure physician and patient insights inform brand or franchise plans and successful product launches
• Maintains knowledge of company standards on medicines promotion and supports Nominated Signatories to ensure compliant materials and activities for external audiences
• Initiates and develops relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance scientific and clinical understanding of brands
• Ensures publication strategy and content align with medical affairs strategy
• Leads development of the External Scientific Research (ESR) strategy for the assigned late-stage development and/or marketed compounds with Oncology GMATs and presents to Oncology GPTs for endorsement
• Serves as Medical Affairs lead on the ESR Global Review and Evaluation Group (GREG) as decision maker on strategic alignment and Global Medical Affairs funding for approved studies
• Partners with Global Medical Information to identify content needs, provide access to data, and obtain resources to create and maintain global medical information content
• Develops and manages the annual budget for assigned brand objectives in line with processes and policies
• Acts as an expert author for Late Stage Target Product Profiles (TPPs), incorporating provider, patient, and policymaker insights
• Develops External Scientific Research Areas of Interest and reviews ESRs to support evidence generation aligned to science strategy
• Works with Medical Excellence leads to plan internal medical knowledge, skills, and tools to support medical plan execution in countries/affiliates

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Essential: Master’s degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Nursing); 6+ years Oncology experience (academic, clinical, or pharma/biotech); Medical Affairs experience in pharmaceutical industry; strong stakeholder management; matrix leadership; experience at the medical marketing interface; experience in evidence generation planning and clinical trial design; financial management knowledge; fluent in English; ongoing connection to medical practice; ability to lead diverse groups; strong communication; financial, budget, and project management skills; strong business acumen
• Desirable: Doctorate degree (MD or equivalent) with Oncology specialization or PhD; extensive knowledge of regulatory and patient-centric developments; experience delivering country medical affairs plans
• Key Relationships: Internal (Global Medical Affairs, Market Access, HEOR, PaCe and Compliance, Regional/Country Medical Affairs, Sales and Marketing); External (Oncology service providers, scientific and patient experts, regulatory bodies, payors, HTA bodies, research organizations, patient organizations, policymakers)

Compensation

Compensation Pay Range: 247,786.40 - 371,679.60 USD Annual

The annual base pay is outlined above. Additional details include eligibility for short-term incentives, equity-based long-term incentives (for salaried roles), retirement contributions (hourly roles), and commissions (sales roles). Benefits include a 401(k) plan, paid vacation/holidays, paid leaves, and health benefits. Offers are provided per plan terms. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position.”

Date Posted 05-Jan-2026

Closing Date 29-Jan-2026

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Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

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