Full-Time Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs
Glycomine is hiring a remote Full-Time Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs. The career level for this job opening is Expert and is accepting Durham, NC based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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Overview:Glycomine is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Medical Director/Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs to support development and pipeline efforts. This role bridges R&D, regulatory, and external stakeholders (healthcare providers, KOLs, academic institutions). The candidate will provide medical and clinical insights for innovative pipeline development and launch readiness. Strong planning and execution of medical affairs strategies, and clear communication of complex scientific data to various audiences are essential.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute medical affairs plans aligned with product lifecycle stages.
- Support publications, abstracts, posters, and medical slide decks.
- Collaborate with Preclinical, Clinical Development, and Regulatory teams to translate clinical insights and data gaps into medical strategy.
- Provide medical leadership for therapeutic and disease area initiatives.
- Interact with investigators, KOLs, research institutions, and internal departments to oversee and facilitate Medical Affairs objectives, ensuring medical and scientific merit.
- Build and maintain relationships with KOLs, HCPs, and academic institutions to foster collaboration and gain insights.
- Support short and long-term Medical Affairs goals, prioritizing research interests and collaborations.
- Ensure Medical Affairs activities align with launch readiness and program plans.
- Provide medical review and approval of external resources, communication, and publications.
- Assist in planning and executing advisory boards to gather clinical insights for medical strategy.
- Ensure all medical activities adhere to legal, regulatory, and compliance standards.
- Represent the company at scientific and clinical congress meetings.
- Develop medical education materials for internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead patient registry and disease awareness campaign development.
Qualifications:
- MD with 5-10 years' experience in medical affairs (pharmaceutical/biotech).
- Prior experience in developing medical strategic/tactical plans for drug launches (preferred).
- Deep understanding of clinical development, regulatory landscape, and scientific communication.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to interpret complex scientific data.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
- Willingness to travel and meet with HCPs/KOLs.
- Proven track record in leading medical strategy and supporting clinical development.
- Comfortable with a roll-up-your-sleeves approach to both high-level strategy and day-to-day execution.
- Collaborative, solutions-oriented, and passionate about patient-centered innovation.
- Ability to interact appropriately, confidently, and easily with senior management, academic experts, and patient advocates.