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Global Medical Director – Respiratory Medical Affairs 3638179
Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
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Be Part Of A High-Performing Team:

Join a global biopharmaceutical organization dedicated to developing and delivering meaningful therapies for patients living with serious and rare diseases. The Medical Affairs team operates in a highly collaborative, science-driven environment where strategic medical leadership, cross-functional partnership, and innovative thinking are essential. This position will work across regions and functions to build a cohesive respiratory medical strategy, strengthen external scientific relationships, and support critical launch-planning initiatives.

What’s In Store For You:

  • Engagement: W2 only (no C2C/1099)
  • Full-time consulting opportunity supporting a global Medical Affairs organization.
  • Opportunity to shape respiratory medical strategy across multiple geographic regions.
  • High-visibility partnership with Medical Strategy, Clinical Development, HEOR, Field Medical, Medical Information, Commercial, Finance, and regional teams.
  • Exposure to indication strategy, launch planning, evidence generation, scientific communications, and thought leader engagement.
  • Up to 25% domestic and international travel.

How You Will Make An Impact:

  • Establish and evolve the global Medical Affairs strategy for a respiratory indication, ensuring alignment with broader franchise and organizational priorities.
  • Translate medical strategy into actionable medical plans with clearly defined milestones supporting launch readiness.
  • Represent Medical Affairs within cross-functional teams spanning Clinical Development, Operations, HEOR, Commercial, Finance, and regional organizations.
  • Develop an integrated evidence-generation strategy by identifying data gaps and helping shape future data-generation plans.
  • Build and maintain relationships with external experts and thought leaders to gather scientific insights and support indication planning.
  • Create a comprehensive thought leader engagement strategy and corresponding execution plan.
  • Review scientific publications and contribute to medical backgrounders, frequently asked questions, standard response documents, and internal training materials.
  • Partner with regional and functional stakeholders to develop annual medical activity plans and manage associated budgets.
  • Identify innovative Medical Affairs approaches and incorporate relevant best practices into strategies, plans, and operational processes.
  • Promote consistent planning standards, operational excellence, and cross-regional coordination across the respiratory franchise.
  • Ensure all Medical Affairs activities comply with applicable policies, standards, and regulatory expectations.

Do You Have the Expertise to Lead Global Respiratory Medical Affairs Strategy?

  • Medical degree required.
  • At least six years of Medical Affairs experience, with substantial experience operating at a strategic or leadership level.
  • Direct pulmonology or respiratory therapeutic-area experience is essential.
  • Strong understanding of Medical Affairs strategy, planning, evidence generation, scientific communications, and cross-functional execution.
  • Previous experience supporting product launch planning is strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement innovative Medical Affairs approaches.
  • Experience serving as the Medical Affairs representative within multidisciplinary or cross-functional teams.
  • Proven ability to lead through influence in a complex matrix organization.
  • Previous Medical Affairs leadership experience, including responsibility for strategy, planning, or major programs.
  • Global experience or experience supporting multiple regions, including the United States, is preferred.
  • Experience developing data-generation strategies, conducting evidence-gap assessments, and aligning evidence plans across stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with publication review, medical content development, internal scientific training, and thought leader engagement.
  • Experience supporting annual planning and managing Medical Affairs budgets.
  • Strong strategic thinking with the ability to connect scientific, operational, regional, and commercial considerations.
  • Demonstrated success driving change, improving processes, and establishing planning standards.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Highly collaborative, detail-oriented, independent, and comfortable solving complex problems.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.
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