Vice President, Medical Affairs

The role

The Vice President, Medical Affairs will build and lead the medical affairs function as the pipeline advances toward commercialization. This person will define and execute medical affairs strategy across the portfolio and serve as a scientific partner to internal teams and external stakeholders.

What you will do

• Develop and execute an integrated medical affairs strategy across the pipeline
• Serve as a scientific partner to the Chief Medical Officer, clinical development, regulatory, and clinical operations
• Establish and cultivate relationships with key opinion leaders, investigators, patient advocacy groups, and professional societies
• Lead advisory boards, scientific exchange, and congress strategy
• Represent Jade externally as a medical and scientific voice
• Direct medical affairs evidence-generation activities including real-world evidence and publication strategy
• Oversee development of medical communications, publications, and medical information resources
• Ensure launch readiness of the medical organization
• Ensure all medical affairs activities comply with laws, regulations, and industry codes
• Partner cross-functionally with clinical operations, regulatory, biometrics, and commercial teams

Required qualifications

• MD required
• 10+ years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, with progressive leadership responsibility in medical affairs and/or clinical development
• Demonstrated success building or leading medical affairs functions, including field medical teams
• Proven ability to engage with key opinion leaders, investigators, and external scientific stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of the regulatory, compliance, and legal frameworks governing medical affairs activities
• Excellent scientific communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Nice to have

• Renal (nephrology) experience — e.g., IgA nephropathy or other glomerular diseases
• Immunology / rheumatology experience and familiarity with B-cell– and autoantibody-driven autoimmune diseases
• Experience supporting late-stage development and/or product launch in a rare or specialty autoimmune indication
• Familiarity with biologics/monoclonal antibody therapeutics and biomarker-driven development
• Board certification and/or relevant post-graduate clinical training

Benefits

• Base salary
• Health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Paid time off

Before you apply

• Jade Bioscience participates in E-Verify as part of the I-9 verification of authorization to work in the United States

About the company

Jade Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing therapies for autoimmune diseases. The company's lead candidate is JADE101, which targets the cytokine APRIL.