Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs

The role

The Senior Medical Director serves as the primary external medical and scientific resource for healthcare providers and medical experts. This role drives the medical affairs strategy for the I&I portfolio and leads scientific exchange, evidence generation, and KME engagement.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary medical and scientific point of contact for KMEs, clinical investigators, HCPs, and patient advocacy groups.
• Define and lead the execution of the medical affairs strategy for the I&I pipeline.
• Lead and conduct peer-to-peer scientific exchange with KMEs, investigators, and HCPs.
• Monitor and critically assess competitive clinical data and emerging mechanisms.
• Partner with Scientific Communications to develop the core scientific narrative and medical communications platform.
• Lead the design and execution of medical advisory board meetings.
• Oversee the development and review of medical content including slide decks, abstracts, and manuscripts.
• Partner with Scientific Communications to execute data disclosure and publication plans.
• Lead scientific engagement strategy for major rheumatology congresses.
• Provide Medical Affairs support for clinical programs including investigator and site identification.

Required qualifications

• Advanced clinical degree (MD or DO) required.
• Deep scientific expertise in autoimmune disease — specifically lupus (SLE and/or CLE), rheumatology, and/or nephrology.
• Deep clinical and scientific expertise in immunology and inflammation.
• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, synthesize, and communicate complex clinical and scientific literature.
• Working command of the compliance framework governing pre-approval scientific exchange.
• Senior medical affairs leader with demonstrated ability to define and execute medical strategy.
• Proven external relationship leader.
• Influential cross-functional partner.
• Exceptional scientific and medical communicator.
• Skilled presenter and medical content developer.
• Strong active listener and external insights integrator.

Nice to have

• Board certification or clinical training in rheumatology, dermatology, nephrology, immunology, or a related specialty
• Additional advanced degree (PhD, MPH, or MBA)
• Minimum of 5 years clinical and 5 years pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience in medical affairs inclusive of supporting product launches
• Direct experience managing or advising lupus clinical programs
• Established KME network within the lupus, rheumatology, and dermatology communities
• Experience supporting a registrational or pivotal program through pre-launch medical affairs readiness

Benefits

• Competitive health and wellness coverage
• Paid time off
• Public holidays
• Additional leave entitlements

About the company

Beeline Medicines is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and delivering category-leading precision therapies to transform the lives of people living with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.