Director of Medical Affairs

Job Title: Project Manager (Director Level), Medical Affairs
Location: Remote
Pay Rate: $190-$205.04/hr
Duration: 6-month contract, with high potential for extension
Shift: Normal

Job Description

• Lead end-to-end project management for strategic Medical Affairs initiatives, programs, and therapeutic area priorities.

• Develop and manage integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, budgets, and resource plans.

• Oversee complex cross-functional projects involving Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Medical Operations, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Commercial, and Market Access.

• Support therapeutic area strategic planning, annual Plans of Action (POAs), launch activities, and lifecycle management.

• Coordinate advisory boards, medical congresses, medical education initiatives, evidence generation programs, and medical insight collection.

• Monitor project risks, dependencies, budgets, and performance metrics; develop dashboards and executive status reports.

• Facilitate governance meetings, stakeholder alignment, decision‑making, and issue escalation.

• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, internal policies, and documentation requirements.

• Drive process improvements, operational efficiency, and consistent project management practices across Medical Affairs.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Business, or a related field, with relevant project/program management experience.

• Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MS, MSc, PharmD, or PhD) preferred, with 8+ years of relevant experience.

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification preferred.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of relevant pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences project/program management experience.

• Director‑level project leadership and strategic program execution.

• Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or Medical Operations experience.

• Complex cross‑functional project management and stakeholder coordination.

• Integrated project planning, risk mitigation, budget management, and resource planning.

• Strategic planning, annual POA development, and execution.

• Project management tools, dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting.

Preferred Skills

• Medical Affairs launch and lifecycle management.

• Evidence generation programs and medical strategy execution.

• Medical congress planning and post‑congress activities.

• Advisory board coordination and medical education initiatives.

• Medical insight collection and reporting.

• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification.

• Pharmaceutical product launch support and therapeutic area strategic planning.

• Governance, compliance, and Medical Affairs process improvement.