The Position

The Senior Director of Field Medical, Medical Affairs, will be instrumental in developing and leading a field based medical affairs team. In this role, the leader will play a crucial role in facilitating strong relationships to drive robust scientific engagement with external stakeholders. The field-based team will initially focus on the cardiometabolic platform and will grow to support the rest of the pipeline at Arrowhead. The ideal candidate must be nimble to manage and evolve the team in response to company direction and growth. Together with the VP of Medical Affairs, the leader will establish the long‐term vision, strategy, plans, objectives, and infrastructure of the MSL team. This position will report to the VP of Medical Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute external engagement strategic field medical plan
• Drive the identification, profiling, and segmentation of opinion leaders (OLs)
• Identify, hire, and train top candidates to build a highly effective MSL team
• Develop and retain top candidates by setting clear expectations and timely coaching, motivating and guiding the team to ensure execution and achievement of strategic goals
• Implement field medical initiatives and develop scientifically based resources that are compliant with legal and regulatory and company guidelines to effectively communicate scientific rationale, data, protocols and other relevant information
• Collaborate cross-functionally, including but not limited to Program Leadership, Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Commercial
• Partner with clinical operations to ensure support of investigators in ongoing clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies, and registries consistent with company objectives and regulations
• Lead the field medical team at national and regional scientific conferences, including but not limited to OL engagement, staffing medical affairs booths, attending scientific sessions, gathering competitive intelligence, and developing pre- and post‐conference scientific materials
• Facilitate regular and timely analysis and communication of MSL insights/market trends to identify and inform strategies, scientific data gaps, and update field resources needed to meet business objectives
• Track and provide quantitative and qualitative data from MSL activities that demonstrate customer impact to the broader organization and ensure goal achievement
• Manage annual budget and allocation of resources, including contracts, SOWs, and invoices are submitted accurately and in a timely manner
• Establish standard operating procedures and best practices with the highest standards in healthcare compliance
• Become an expert in the current treatment landscape for the cardiometabolic platform, including Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS), Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG), and Mixed dyslipidemia (MD), and maintain up to date through horizon scanning and literature awareness
• Understand current state of the art and new developments in RNA interference

Requirements:

• PhD, PharmD or an MD, combined with research and cardiometabolic experience
• At least ten years' experience in biotech/pharma industry, with progression into more senior roles, in a variety of Medical Affairs functions including Field Medical and Medical Communications
• Prior MSL leadership experience required, with demonstrated leadership ability, skilled in strategic thinking, building alignment, innovative problem-solving, and driving team performance
• Clear understanding of the drug development process and a strong desire to contribute to the development of meaningful therapeutics
• Ability to effectively evaluate outside expert advice
• Ability to clearly elucidate complex scientific and medical concepts via written and oral communication
• Proficiency with Veeva and Microsoft Office; in depth Word, PowerPoint & Excel skills
• Interest in working effectively in a dynamic, team-based environment
• Travel will be required