Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs - Myelofibrosis & VEXAS (Vonjo) MSL Team

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At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Our mission and culture at Sobi North America get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Generous time off policy
• Opportunity to broaden your horizons by attending popular conferences
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Job Description

Position Overview

The Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs will lead a dedicated, field-based Medical Science Liaison (MSL) team focused on myelofibrosis (MF) and VEXAS within the Vonjo Medical Affairs organization. This role is accountable for developing MSL talent, enabling compliant execution of field medical plans, and supporting high-quality scientific exchange with clinicians and institutions relevant to the MF and VEXAS treatment landscapes.

The leader will translate medical strategy into field execution, coach MSLs toward excellence and strong external engagement, and ensure the team captures actionable insights that inform Medical Affairs strategy, educational priorities, evidence needs, and cross-functional planning.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Vonjo MSL team focused on MF and VEXAS, with accountability for team effectiveness, compliant field execution, and the professional development of direct reports.
• Translate medical strategy into clear field priorities, activity plans, insight objectives, and territory-level execution expectations.
• Ensure MSL activities align with US Medical Affairs goals and are executed compliantly across scientific exchange, insight generation, healthcare decision-maker education, congress activity, and appropriate research or clinical trial support.
• Lead team meetings and operating rhythms that support cohesion, best-practice sharing, scientific readiness, field excellence, accountability, and retention of top talent.
• Support onboarding, training, certification, and continuous development of MSLs to ensure scientific and operational readiness across MF, VEXAS, Vonjo data, disease-state education, and field medical processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Medical Directors, Medical Information, Clinical Development, Market Access, Marketing, Sales, and Patient Advocacy to support unified customer-facing medical engagement.
• Identify, interview, hire, onboard, coach, and retain MSL talent, fostering a diverse, inclusive, performance-oriented team culture.
• Promote MSL excellence in scientific exchange, actionable insight documentation, KOL and institution engagement planning, congress participation, and support of evidence-generation priorities.
• Cultivate strong internal relationships and reinforce Sobi's values of Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership, and Partnership.

Leadership Focus

This role is intended for a scientifically strong field medical professional who has demonstrated clear, intentional growth toward formal leadership responsibilities. Evidence of readiness may include:

• Leading field medical workstreams
• Mentoring peers
• Supporting training or certification programs
• Driving congress or advisory board preparation
• Leading insight-generation initiatives
• Participating in hiring or onboarding activities

Qualifications

Required

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or PharmD.
• Minimum 2 years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience.
• Prior experience as an MSL or in field medical, medical affairs, clinical development, or a related industry role.
• Demonstrated, intentional growth toward leadership, shown through activities such as mentoring, peer or project leadership, training/certification support, onboarding involvement, field excellence initiatives, or cross-functional workstream leadership.
• Ability to understand and communicate complex scientific concepts, clinical data, mechanism of action, disease-state education, and field medical strategy to internal and external audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to coach others, provide constructive feedback, influence without authority, and operate effectively in a matrixed environment.
• Strong compliance orientation with current working knowledge of US legal, regulatory, and Medical Affairs guidelines for field medical activities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, operational, and time-management skills.
• High self-awareness, emotional intelligence, business acumen, and accountability.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with external medical experts, institutions, and internal cross-functional partners.
• Demonstrated leadership in ambiguous situations, with a growth mindset, solution orientation, and patient-focused decision-making.
• Alignment with Sobi's values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership, and Partnership.

Preferred

Qualifications

• Therapeutic area experience in hematology, myelofibrosis, myeloid malignancies, VEXAS, inflammation, or rare disease.

 

Location & Travel

• Location:  Remote
• Travel:  Up to 50%, primarily domestic

Additional Information

Compensation and Total Rewards at Sobi

At Sobi, we are dedicated to providing our employees with a comprehensive and industry-competitive total rewards package. Our compensation philosophy is designed to recognize and reward talent, ensuring that your contributions are valued and reflected in your overall rewards.

Your total compensation at Sobi goes beyond just your base salary and annual bonus. It also includes a robust suite of benefits, such as:

• A  competitive 401(k) match  to support your financial future.
• Tuition and wellness reimbursements  to invest in your personal and professional growth.
• A  comprehensive medical, dental, and vision package  to prioritize your health and well-being.
• Additional recognition awards  to celebrate your achievements.

The base salary range for this role is  XXX – XXX . Each individual offer will be determined based on several factors, including your experience,

qualifications

, and location. Additionally, this role is eligible for both short-term and long-term bonuses, as outlined in the plan details.

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us?

We are a global company with over 1,900 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sobi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Sobi are based on business needs, job requirements and individual

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, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status or protected groups by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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