at Incyte Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Job Description
Incyte is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel medicines to meet serious unmet medical needs in oncology and inflammation and autoimmunity. Incyte is committed to the rigorous pursuit of research and development excellence to improve the lives of patients, make a difference in health care, and build sustainable value.
The Company strives to discover and develop first-in-class and best-in-class medicines-advancing a diverse portfolio of large and small molecules.
Job Summary (Primary function)
The Senior Scientific Director Medical Affairs is part of the US Medical Affairs Inflammation and Autoimmunity (IAI) leadership team with focus on dermatology/vitiligo reporting to Vice President. This incumbent is responsible for executing on Medical Affairs programs and deliverables through partnership with Medical Science Liaisons, Scientific Communications, Publications, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Clinical Development, and the Commercial Team. The Senior Director is accountable for high quality execution of Medical Affairs activities. The position plays a key role in the establishment and maintenance of key partnerships and collaborations, and the support of relationships with external experts, both directly, and in conjunction with, the Medical Science Liaison team.
Essential Functions of the Job (Key responsibilities)
Provide support for planning and execution of the ruxolitinib Medical Affairs program strategy.
Expertly deliver scientific and medical information and interpretation of clinical research findings.
Provide medical and scientific expertise in a cross-functional environment to field based medical science liaisons as well as internal stakeholders (Medical Affairs functions, Marketing Department, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics, and Drug Safety/ Pharmacovigilance Department, Sales Training).
Participate in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of Medical Affairs led clinical trial and observational studies in vitiligo.
Provide scientific review and expertise for Investigator-Initiated research (IIRs).
Support lifecycle management activities for ruxolitinib cream.
Plan and execute medical advisory board's specific to dermatology and vitiligo.
Provide scientific and medical expertise to the Commercial organization, including review of promotional materials, sales training, and speaker training for promotional programs.
Interface with external experts and health care professionals at major medical conferences, advisory boards, and other external meetings.
Maintain high level of expertise in dermatology and immune-mediated inflammatory disorders and serve as key medical resource for the vitiligo on a specific product.
Provision of medical/scientific expertise for relevant marketing materials (including all promotional material) copy review in the Medical-Legal-Regulatory (MLR) Committee.
Develop, track, execute and report on goals and objectives.
Be accountable for compliant business practices.
Qualifications (Minimal acceptable level of education, work experience, and competency)
PhD in immunology or related field, MD, or PharmD degree or equivalent is required.
Board Certified or Board Eligible status in immunology, dermatology, or Internal Medicine (equivalent foreign certification accepted) is a plus.
Pharmaceutical industry work experience of 5-7 years is required and product launch execution experience is highly desired.
Medical Affairs, Understanding of Clinical Development and Commercial activities is preferred.
Ability to partner effectively with Field Medical staff is required.
Solid understanding of Health Economics and Payer environment is preferred.
Strong clinical insight, understanding of translational medicine and knowledge of clinical trials, including registries, and successful prior experience in the management of an IIR portfolio.
Strong business acumen, vision and perspective.
Ability to comprehend and combine complex sets of data.
Ability to educate internal stakeholders on disease state and/or product/ brand-specific information.
Ability to present and discuss complex clinical, medical, biological, or translational data.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as... For full info follow application link.
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