Executive Director, Global Medical Affairs
Scorpion Therapeutics, New Bremen, Ohio, United States
Role Summary
Executive Director, Global Medical Affairs Lead to oversee and execute the company’s medical strategy across its gene therapy portfolio, with a primary focus on launch readiness, scientific leadership and communication in close collaboration with Clinical Research and Development as well as Opinion Leader Programming. Serves as a key scientific leader, building and maintaining relationships with healthcare professionals and thought leaders while delivering complex medical and scientific information in therapeutic areas of strategic importance. Provide mentorship and guidance to MSL teams, fostering excellence in scientific exchange and field medical operations. This is a field-based remote role reporting to the Chief Medical Officer. Responsibilities
Serve as the field-based Medical Affairs lead and representative, cultivating scientific relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and treatment centers across Solid’s programs globally. Refine KOL mapping and tiering; develop and execute customer-centric tactical engagement plans that support Medical Affairs strategies and advance understanding of the SLDB gene therapy portfolio and target diseases. Gather and synthesize scientific insights through compliant scientific exchange to inform executable Medical Affairs strategies. Communicate field intelligence to the CMO and cross-teams including Opinion Leader Programming and Clinical Research and Development. Serve as a resource for addressing unsolicited medical questions about Solid Biosciences' trials and investigational products, providing current, fair-balanced medical and scientific information. Lead (in partnership with Opinion Leader Programming) the preparation and execution of regional and national advisory board meetings, delivering presentations, facilitating discussions, and capturing strategic insights to inform medical strategy and launch readiness. Provide clinical and scientific expertise in the development, management, and maintenance of clinical communications, educational materials, meeting presentations, FAQs, and training content. Contribute to publication planning by identifying opportunities, collaborating with medical communications on manuscript development, and engaging authors within the KOL network. Partner with Clinical Operations, Managed Markets, Commercial, and Opinion Leader Programming teams to align field medical activities with broader corporate objectives and launch readiness timelines. Provide mentorship and strategic direction to MSL team members, foster excellence in scientific exchange and field medical operations, and model core values through collaborative relationships and clear communication. Travel globally with up to ~75% travel to support strategic engagement priorities and launch readiness activities. Support clinical trial activities for pre-marketed products with strict attention to GCP on occasion. Qualifications
MD, PhD, or PharmD Preferably based on the Eastern Coast of the United States Minimum of 5 years of rare disease clinical or therapeutic experience in neuromuscular diseases (preferably DMD) and/or gene therapy with emphasis on field-based scientific exchange and/or clinical trial support Current built relationships within the DMD therapeutic space with a global footprint Expertise in clinical trial design, scientific data interpretation, competitive intelligence tools, drug information systems and medical marketing strategies Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong influencing/negotiating skills, and extensive presentation and teaching abilities Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams to achieve goals Ability to lead and motivate team members without direct reporting relationships, including training and mentoring MSLs and Medical Affairs professionals Creative problem solving and strategic thinking abilities Skills
Excellent communication, relationship-building, and interpersonal skills Excellent organizational and project management abilities Ability to quickly grasp new clinical information Strong collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams Strategic thinker with forward-looking perspective High initiative, adaptability, and commitment Additional Requirements
Field-based position with global coverage; travel up to 75% of the time to support strategic engagement priorities and launch readiness activities
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Executive Director, Global Medical Affairs Lead to oversee and execute the company’s medical strategy across its gene therapy portfolio, with a primary focus on launch readiness, scientific leadership and communication in close collaboration with Clinical Research and Development as well as Opinion Leader Programming. Serves as a key scientific leader, building and maintaining relationships with healthcare professionals and thought leaders while delivering complex medical and scientific information in therapeutic areas of strategic importance. Provide mentorship and guidance to MSL teams, fostering excellence in scientific exchange and field medical operations. This is a field-based remote role reporting to the Chief Medical Officer. Responsibilities
Serve as the field-based Medical Affairs lead and representative, cultivating scientific relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and treatment centers across Solid’s programs globally. Refine KOL mapping and tiering; develop and execute customer-centric tactical engagement plans that support Medical Affairs strategies and advance understanding of the SLDB gene therapy portfolio and target diseases. Gather and synthesize scientific insights through compliant scientific exchange to inform executable Medical Affairs strategies. Communicate field intelligence to the CMO and cross-teams including Opinion Leader Programming and Clinical Research and Development. Serve as a resource for addressing unsolicited medical questions about Solid Biosciences' trials and investigational products, providing current, fair-balanced medical and scientific information. Lead (in partnership with Opinion Leader Programming) the preparation and execution of regional and national advisory board meetings, delivering presentations, facilitating discussions, and capturing strategic insights to inform medical strategy and launch readiness. Provide clinical and scientific expertise in the development, management, and maintenance of clinical communications, educational materials, meeting presentations, FAQs, and training content. Contribute to publication planning by identifying opportunities, collaborating with medical communications on manuscript development, and engaging authors within the KOL network. Partner with Clinical Operations, Managed Markets, Commercial, and Opinion Leader Programming teams to align field medical activities with broader corporate objectives and launch readiness timelines. Provide mentorship and strategic direction to MSL team members, foster excellence in scientific exchange and field medical operations, and model core values through collaborative relationships and clear communication. Travel globally with up to ~75% travel to support strategic engagement priorities and launch readiness activities. Support clinical trial activities for pre-marketed products with strict attention to GCP on occasion. Qualifications
MD, PhD, or PharmD Preferably based on the Eastern Coast of the United States Minimum of 5 years of rare disease clinical or therapeutic experience in neuromuscular diseases (preferably DMD) and/or gene therapy with emphasis on field-based scientific exchange and/or clinical trial support Current built relationships within the DMD therapeutic space with a global footprint Expertise in clinical trial design, scientific data interpretation, competitive intelligence tools, drug information systems and medical marketing strategies Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong influencing/negotiating skills, and extensive presentation and teaching abilities Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams to achieve goals Ability to lead and motivate team members without direct reporting relationships, including training and mentoring MSLs and Medical Affairs professionals Creative problem solving and strategic thinking abilities Skills
Excellent communication, relationship-building, and interpersonal skills Excellent organizational and project management abilities Ability to quickly grasp new clinical information Strong collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams Strategic thinker with forward-looking perspective High initiative, adaptability, and commitment Additional Requirements
Field-based position with global coverage; travel up to 75% of the time to support strategic engagement priorities and launch readiness activities
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