The posting
About This Role:
The Field Medical Director, Neurometabolic will provide strategic and operational leadership for a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) supporting the company's neurometabolic portfolio. This individual will be responsible for developing and executing field medical strategy, leading scientific engagement with external stakeholders, generating actionable insights, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality scientific exchange across the neurometabolic landscape.
As a key member of the Medical Affairs organization, the Field Medical Director will partner closely with Clinical Development, Medical Strategy, Commercial, Market Access, and other cross-functional stakeholders to support evidence generation, launch readiness, and ongoing portfolio optimization. The successful candidate will be an experienced field medical leader with deep scientific expertise, exceptional people management skills, and a demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams in a dynamic environment.
What You'll Do:
Field Medical Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Medical Science Liaisons, fostering a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Establish clear performance expectations, objectives, and development plans for direct reports.
- Recruit, onboard, train, and retain top field medical talent.
- Conduct ongoing performance management, coaching, and succession planning activities.
- Identify organizational capabilities, resource needs, and training opportunities to enhance team effectiveness and execution.
- Serve as a change leader, driving adaptability and alignment in support of evolving business and portfolio priorities.
Medical Affairs Strategy & Execution
- Develop and execute field medical strategies aligned with Medical Affairs and corporate objectives across the neurometabolic portfolio.
- Lead the collection, synthesis, and communication of actionable field insights to inform Medical Affairs strategy, evidence generation priorities, clinical development activities, and portfolio decision-making.
- Partner with Medical Affairs leadership to translate strategic priorities into actionable field plans and scientific engagement initiatives.
- Evaluate emerging trends, competitive activity, and stakeholder needs to identify opportunities and inform medical strategy.
- Contribute to launch planning and lifecycle management activities for pipeline and marketed products.
- Oversee key opinion leader (KOL) identification, mapping, engagement planning, and relationship development across the neurometabolic disease community.
External Scientific Engagement
- Oversee field-based scientific exchange and engagement with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, academic investigators, patient advocacy organizations, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Guide thought leader identification, mapping, engagement planning, and relationship development activities.
- Ensure high-quality, compliant collection and communication of field insights to internal stakeholders.
- Lead the development of strategies for regional and national congresses, scientific meetings, and medical society engagements.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, Regulatory Affairs, and other internal partners to ensure coordinated and compliant stakeholder engagement.
- Provide medical leadership and field insights to support clinical programs, evidence generation initiatives, and strategic decision making.
- Support the development and review of scientific materials and field resources to ensure scientific accuracy and alignment with medical strategy.
- Oversee MSL participation in appropriate internal education and training initiatives.
Operational Excellence & Compliance
- Ensure execution of field medical activities in accordance with company policies, industry regulations, and applicable compliance requirements.
- Maintain oversight of field medical documentation, CRM utilization, and insight management processes.
- Develop and enhance field medical policies, standard operating procedures, and best practices.
- Monitor key performance metrics and provide regular reporting on field medical activities, strategic initiatives, and organizational effectiveness.
- Manage field medical budgets and resource allocation to ensure effective and efficient execution of objectives.
Required Skills:
- Advanced scientific or clinical degree required (MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent).
- Minimum 10 years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related industry experience.
- Minimum 7 years of Medical Affairs or Field Medical experience, including experience as an MSL or other customer-facing medical role.
- Minimum 5 years of people leadership experience managing field medical teams.
- Experience supporting rare disease, neurology, neuroscience, metabolic, genetic, or neurometabolic therapeutic areas strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success leading high-performing field medical organizations and developing talent.
- Strong understanding of Medical Affairs functions, scientific exchange principles, and applicable healthcare compliance regulations.
- Proven ability to build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience developing field medical strategy, training programs, and engagement models.
- Lead regional congress planning and ensure effective execution of scientific engagement activities, medical coverage, and insight collection at key national and regional meetings.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and effectively manage competing priorities.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience supporting product launches and pre-launch Medical Affairs activities.
- Expertise in neurometabolic disorders, rare diseases, neuroscience, genetics, or related therapeutic areas.
- Experience with insight generation, customer engagement platforms, and CRM systems.
- Demonstrated success managing departmental budgets and resource planning.
- Experience working in a global or matrixed organizational environment.
Travel Requirements:
- This is a field-based leadership position requiring significant travel.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 60-70%, including attendance at customer meetings, scientific congresses, internal meetings, and team engagements.
- Residence within reasonable proximity to a major airport is preferred.
Additional Information:
The base compensation range for this role is: $250,000 - $270,000. Compensation is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
