Senior Director, Medical Strategy and Operations

The role

This role serves as a strategic and operational partner to the Vice President of Medical Affairs and the Medical leadership team. The person will drive medical strategic initiatives, enhance Medical Affairs systems, and develop solutions to measure and report on performance.

What you will do

• Lead and drive initiatives to elevate strategic and operational effectiveness of the Medical Affairs team
• Oversee design, implementation, and optimization of Medical Affairs systems
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for efficiency, quality, and compliance
• Implement best practices for operational metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and reporting
• Collaborate with leadership to collect, analyze, and integrate medical insights
• Serve as Medical Affairs content owner through review and approval process
• Collaborate with Clinical Development, Marketing, Market Access, Commercial, Analytics, Compliance, and Regulatory
• Develop guidance documents and SOPs
• Lead medical annual planning, forecasting, and budget management
• Optimize headcount planning, vendor strategy, and external spend

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years in Medical Affairs leadership
• Proven experience in managing and optimizing medical operations, systems, content, and medical insights
• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MBA, PharmD or similar)
• Exceptional leadership abilities with a demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams and drive change
• Track record of effectively leading without authority
• Strong experience in developing and managing Medical Affairs dashboards and other qualitative outcomes
• Ability to develop and implement strategic initiatives aligned cross-functionally
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to have

• Experience in a fast-paced, small biotech environment

Benefits

• Generous stock option grants for all employees
• Annual bonus program
• Health insurance premiums paid at 90% for employee, 80% for dependents
• Free access to Genentech Bus & Ferry Share program
• $100 monthly cell phone stipend
• Unlimited PTO for Exempt employees
• Free onsite gym
• Kitchen stocked with yummy snacks and drinks

About the company

Alumis Inc. is a precision medicines company with the mission to transform the lives of patients with autoimmune diseases.