About the role

  • Director of Medical Affairs managing US medical communications for Rare Epilepsies at Lundbeck. Leading strategy development, cross-functional alignment, and external engagements with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute an integrated US medical communications strategy aligned to overarching brand and development objectives, with measurable impact
  • Lead the creation of the US scientific narrative, ensuring consistency across medical education, publications, congress strategy, and scientific materials
  • Own US publication strategy and priorities; ensure alignment and integration with global publication plans
  • Direct US congress planning and execution, including scientific platform development, data dissemination strategy, and stakeholder engagement planning
  • Oversee development of all US medical materials (promotional and non-promotional), ensuring scientific accuracy, regulatory compliance, and strategic alignment
  • Serve as medical reviewer within the promotional review process, upholding the highest standards of scientific integrity and compliance
  • Provide expert medical perspective to Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, and other internal stakeholders
  • Partner cross-functionally to support launch readiness, lifecycle planning, and integrated evidence generation strategies
  • Translate clinical data and scientific insights into actionable strategies that inform stakeholder engagement and brand planning
  • Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with investigators, key opinion leaders (KOLs), advocacy leaders, and healthcare professionals
  • Represent US Medical Affairs in scientific forums and stakeholder engagements to reinforce Lundbeck’s leadership in rare epilepsies
  • Monitor evolving disease area trends, competitor activities, and policy landscape to proactively inform US and global strategies

Requirements

  • Advanced scientific or clinical degree (MD, PharmD, or PhD)
  • 5+ years of progressive, non-field-based Medical Affairs experience within pharmaceutical or biotech industry
  • Minimum 2+ years contributing to medical strategy development, launch readiness, scientific communications, publication planning, and congress management in rare disease
  • At least 1 year driving medical strategy and execution for a rare neurology asset
  • Demonstrated experience designing and executing Medical Education programs (CME and non-CME)
  • Experience serving as a medical reviewer for promotional materials, ensuring compliance and scientific rigor
  • Proven ability to synthesize complex clinical data and translate insights into strategic recommendations
  • Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving capability, and data-driven decision-making skills
  • Demonstrated success building collaborative cross-functional relationships and influencing without authority
  • Experience leading and developing team members while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Exceptional communication skills with ability to convey complex scientific information clearly and persuasively
  • Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and commitment to ethical standards

Benefits

  • Flexible paid time off (PTO)
  • Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
  • Company match 401k

Job title

Director, Medical Affairs

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$260,000 - $300,000 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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