Associate Director, Medical Affairs, West Coast

Description TSP Talent Solutions has been retained by a global biopharmaceutical company specializing in severe orphan diseases to recruit an Associate Director, Medical Affairs – West Coast. This role will serve as a key liaison to the medical and scientific community, focusing on building and maintaining relationships with leading experts in pediatric neurology and epilepsy across the West Coast. This position reports to the Medical Officer, North America within the North America subsidiary. Responsibilities Build, maintain, and manage professional relationships with Key External Experts (KEEs) to organize networks at state levels within their designated region Ensure the appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding marketed and pipeline compounds in a timely, ethical and health care provider (HCP)-focused manner Implement clinical and educational strategies in collaboration with other company colleagues for designated HCPs/KEEs. This includes organizing medical and scientific training sessions, conferences and symposiums in medical centers and during scientific congresses in the US Contribute to an efficient organization of medical communication activities for the marketed drug Execute and support department projects as directed by the Medical Officer Report pharmacovigilance (PV), product quality (PQ), or medical information (MI) requests within 24 hours, per the Standard Operating Procedures for PV, PQ, and MI reporting Ensure competitive and scientific intelligence is communicated to medical and leadership team Input all KEE/HCP interactions in company’s software platform(s) in a timely manner. The minimum requirement is weekly input Work to pair our KEE/HCP educational and research questions with the latest emerging data in response to specific healthcare professional inquiries Expanded Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To Providing clinical and value-based input into Biocodex communications and materials, as directed by Medical Officer Medical Affairs Insights Lead with report generation Specialty Pharmacy data generation and Medical Affairs liaison Standard HCP (Health Care Provider) Response Letters: organization and updates Recurring updates to Medical Affairs deck updates Medical Affairs lead on Inpatient ordering program Medical Affairs lead reviewer for PRC (promotional review committee) and MRC (medical review committee) Expanded geography and key HCP responsibilities Qualifications Advanced scientific degree preferred (MD, PhD, PharmD), and will consider DNP, or clinically equivalent if appropriate experience (e.g., APRN, PA, RPh) Minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (preferred) as a field-based medical position (MSL or similar) to provide strategic and scientific/medical direction to national/regional business unit functions Preferred experience in rare disease; and/or neurology or pediatrics Knowledge of FDA Regulations and Medical Affairs SOPs and Guidelines Ability to respond appropriately to needs of key stakeholders and manage expectations; excellent project management skills and follow through Excellent data analysis skills; strong understanding of clinical databases Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and exceptional interpersonal skills Ability to work under deadline in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of flexibility Excellent problem-solving skills required Ability to effectively facilitate meetings and cross-functional teams Project management experience (timelines, documents, reporting) preferred Education Advanced scientific or clinical degree preferred (MD, PharmD, PhD) Requirements - Skills, Abilities, And Travel A reliable team-player with strong organizational, project management, detail oriented, and communication skills Proactive work style Ability to be resilient, flex, and adapt to internal and external change Work collaboratively across the organization Autonomous and ability to work in fast-changing and multi-tasking environment Ability to manage and communicate in a scientific and medical environment Strong management and leadership capabilities Excellent writing skills A valid unrestricted driver’s license The US Field-Based position is associated with a minimum of 60% time in the field while customer facing The anticipated base salary for this role is $200,000. #J-18808-Ljbffr Taylor Strategy Partners