Director, Medical Affairs, Ophthalmology

We are seeking a dynamic Medical Affairs professional with experience in Ophthalmology to join a diverse, high functioning team. Our ideal candidate will seamlessly assume a leadership role in strategic planning and execution of all Medical Affairs activities supporting the Life Cycle Management for the company's high priority ophthalmology product. We need a collaborative individual to take on a medical leadership role working with cross-functional teams in medical affairs as well as commercial and corporate professionals including medical & scientific directors, biostatistics, clinical operations, safety, regulatory, marketing planning, business development and corporate communications.

As a Director in Medical Affairs, a typical day may include the following:

• Provides strategic vision, advice and execution of medical product support for Ophthalmology from a scientific and medical affairs perspective

• Develops and ensures implementation of overall strategy and provides oversight of phase 4 clinical trials program, registries and/or other post-marketing requirements

• Establishes and maintains process to review and approve requests by investigators for investigational drug supply and/or research grants

• Manages planning, oversight of and active participation in execution of communications plan supporting scientific communications needs and core strategy (i.e. planning for medical society presence, abstracts, and publications, writing of abstracts/publications as appropriate and required)

• Establishes/maintains professional relationships with key medical experts, researchers and academic institutions within pertinent medical/scientific community. Responsible for the identification of and interaction with advisors (in accordance with OIG) and the planning/facilitation of scientific Advisory Boards

• Demonstrates medical and scientific expertise and provides direction to core business strategy and marketing/business development plans. Lends professional medical expertise to Commercial, Sales, Marketing and Legal functions on marketed products and drugs currently in approval process

• Serves as a participant in internal and external training initiatives (REGENERON Scientific Managers, professional representatives, training of other internal personnel as well as participation in Speakers Training within the scope of Speakers Bureaus)

• Takes proactive initiatives to keep abreast of current developments within medical and scientific therapeutic area through familiarity with current literature, attendance at medical society meetings, and professional associations

This role may be for you if:

• You thrive in a fast-pace team environment, as a leader, and ensures teams conduct activities with a sense of urgency

• You possess people management skills in managing direct reports (as applicable) ensuring a positive work environment and professional growth of the individual(s)

To be considered for this role, you must have a Doctoral Degree or equivalent experience (MD, DO, OD, PhD) from an accredited US or foreign medical school with three or more years of postgraduate medical/clinical training. Board certification in ophthalmology, retina subspecialty desirable. We need experience in Pharmaceutical or Biotech Industry working in Medical Affairs and/or Clinical Research & Development or related fields. Industry experience in planning, conducting, and reporting clinical trials and/or post-marketing commitments, and delivering M.A. strategies prior to and at product launch preferred. Experience working in a matrix organization as well as cross-functional collaboration with commercial/marketing departments strongly favored.