Iterativehealth
Senior Director, Medical Affairs - Cardiology
NYC, Cambridge or Southlake HQ. Posted a month ago
The role
You will lead engagement, education, and influence for Principal Investigators across a cardiology site network. You will build relationships with physicians and work cross-functionally to shape how the company scales and supports high-performing sites.
What you will do
- Establish and deepen relationships with PIs and site leadership across cardiology sites
- Develop and foster a structured engagement strategy with top investigators
- Communicate clinical philosophy, trial model, and standards of excellence to site physicians
- Partner with Site Operations, Corporate Development, and Life Sciences teams to develop evidence-generation strategies
- Evaluate emerging scientific literature, clinical trends, standards of care, and competitive developments
- Translate complex clinical and scientific findings into strategic and clinical operational recommendations
- Serve as a strategic medical partner to various internal departments and executive leadership
- Provide insight into site capabilities and performance to shape the trial portfolio
- Support site growth by collaborating with Corporate Development to assess and engage new site leads
- Partner with Business Development to support protocol evaluations
Required qualifications
- MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree in a relevant medical or scientific discipline
- 10+ years of relevant experience in Medical Affairs, Field Medical, Site Engagement, at a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company
- Significant experience with cardiology principal investigators, community research sites, and cardiology KOLs
- Proven ability to build trust with physicians and influence clinical behavior
- Track record of driving site engagement and performance in clinical trials
- Strong understanding of clinical research, evidence generation, clinical development, and the healthcare ecosystem
- Experience working cross-functionally across clinical, scientific, commercial, product, and executive teams
- Strong scientific communication skills, including experience with publications, abstracts, presentations, or other scientific communications
- Excellent strategic thinking and the ability to translate complex scientific information into actionable business recommendations
- Exceptional executive presence, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to operate effectively in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment where priorities evolve quickly
- Strong judgment and commitment to scientific integrity, patient-centricity, and ethical medical practices
Nice to have
- Experience in cardiology, or another relevant therapeutic area
- Experience working directly with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
- Established network of community based cardiology investigators
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with up to 80% of premiums covered by Iterative Health
- Mental health and wellness support through Spring Health
- Health HSA or FSA options
- Commuter FSA contributions supported by Iterative Health
- Unlimited PTO
- 12 company holidays
- Company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years
- 401(k) program with a company match of up to 3% (up to $3,000 annually)
- Weekly in-office lunch benefit every Tuesday
- 100% company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Annual wellness and professional development stipend
About the company
Iterative Health is a healthcare technology and services company powering the acceleration of clinical research to transform patient outcomes. The company has a network of 100+ sites across the US, Europe, India, and Australia.