MapLight Therapeutics, Inc.

Creating breakthrough innovative therapeutics for serious CNS disorders

Executive Director, Medical Affairs

DirectorDirectorFull TimeRemoteTeam 11-50H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

94 days ago

Salary

$270K - $311K / year

Postgraduate Degree10 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Lead and support medical affairs activities, data generation, and dissemination in alignment with the overall medical and scientific strategy. • Provide medical leadership and scientific expertise across pre-launch activities, including development of scientific communications platforms, scientific messaging, and launch planning. • Engage key opinion leaders (KOLs), fostering strong scientific relationships and ensuring insights from external experts inform medical strategies and cross-functional initiatives. • Oversee or support the design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of scientific content for: • Ensure the high-quality development of scientifically accurate and clinically relevant: • Participate in educational grant reviews to ensure scientific rigor and therapeutic relevance. • Coordinate and lead scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders related to ongoing medical affairs projects. • Serve as a trusted scientific interface for regulatory discussions and provide medical education to investigators, clinicians, and internal teams. • Stay abreast of advances in therapeutic areas, medical literature, and innovations in technology and healthcare delivery. • Ensure budgets, timelines, and compliance requirements are incorporated into program scientific activities.

Job Requirements

  • MD or PhD required
  • Minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including pre-launch experience.
  • Proven medical writing skills, including experience writing standard response letters and demonstrated ability to generate high-quality scientific content with established record of publications.
  • Extensive experience in psychiatry and neurology, with preference for schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease experience.
  • Experience managing HEOR/RWE projects and contributing to evidence generation.
  • Experience with scientific communications platforms, scientific advisory boards, grant review processes, launch planning and phase IV/lifecycle planning.
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements, medical strategy development, and scientific communications.
  • Proven leadership skills in cross-functional, global team environments.
  • Prior experience working with external partners
  • Experience growing and managing direct reports preferred
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills; mastery of Microsoft Office.

Benefits

  • annual bonus opportunity
  • medical insurance
  • dental insurance
  • vision insurance
  • life and AD&D insurance
  • short term disability
  • long term disability
  • 401(K) plan with match
  • stock options
  • flexible non-accrual paid time off
  • parental leave

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