Associate Director, Medical Strategy & Education

About The Role

The Associate Director, Medical Strategy & Education serves as a key partner within Medical Affairs, supporting the development and delivery of medical education, KOL consulting engagement, and structured insight collection that inform medical strategy. This role reports to the Director, Medical Strategy and Education and is responsible for executing defined components of medical strategy across scientific engagement, medical education, and congress activities.

Working closely with Medical Strategy leadership, the Associate Director translates emerging insights into high-quality educational outputs, supports scientific engagement with ECPs and KOLs through hosting consulting and advisory panels, and ensures consistent, compliant execution of Medical Affairs initiatives.

Let’s talk about some of the key responsibilities of the role:

• Support the development and execution of the annual medical education strategy by translating insights into educational initiatives, partnering with field medical on implementation, and measuring program impact through defined performance metrics and reporting.
• Lead the collection, synthesis, and analysis of insights from field medical activities, congresses, advisory boards, and educational programs, developing quarterly and annual analyses, heat maps, SWOT assessments, and field inquiry frameworks that inform medical strategy.
• Support development and execution of the annual congress strategy, including meeting prioritization, objective setting, cross-functional planning, scientific material coordination, operational execution, and pre-/post-congress reporting.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, heat maps, and tracking tools that measure educational impact, consultant engagement, and overall Medical Affairs effectiveness.
• Support strategic planning and operational execution of advisory boards and HCP consultant engagements, including annual planning, vendor management, compliance coordination, onboarding, utilization tracking, and insight capture.
• Support cross-functional planning documents to align medical objectives with broader enterprise goals.
• Maintain Veeva documentation, routing workflows, and SOP updates to ensure compliant operations of all activities.
• Strengthen Medical Affairs infrastructure by improving process efficiency, documentation quality, and scientific workflow consistency.
  
  

Factors for Success

• Advanced doctorate degree required (OD, MD, PhD, PharmD).
• 12 years relevant experience required, including a minimum of 3 years of experience in Medical Affairs or related roles.
• Demonstrated success supporting advisory boards, congress medical execution, and scientific program operations.
• Proven ability to aggregate insights, identify scientific themes, and support data-driven medical strategy.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to coordinate multiple programs simultaneously with precision.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organization, with a commitment to quality and compliance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including experience working with KOLs and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint and Excel. Experience with Veeva is strongly preferred.
  
  

Our leaders at Tarsus are also expected to exemplify our core leadership competencies, including:

• Decision Making - Identifies, analyzes, and resolves issues or challenges effectively and efficiently. Demonstrates creativity, decisiveness, and the capacity to implement solutions in a structured and outcome-oriented manner. Navigates uncertainty when there’s not a blueprint for success. Owns their decisions and actions.
• Collaboration and Team Building - Builds strong relationships and networks. Is curious about and respectful of different points of view. Cultivates a safe space for discussion readily engaging in group dialogue and debate. Puts the team first.
• Outcome Driven - Clearly defines mutual expectations of self and others in a team setting. Adapts to changing business needs. Is determined and resourceful in finding solutions, even when faced with obstacles. Takes appropriate actions, including calculated risks, to ensure obligations are met.
  
  

A Few Other Details Worth Mentioning

• The position will be based in our beautiful Irvine office, complete with onsite gym, pool, snacks, drinks, and occasional catered meals. We provide a hybrid work environment. Remote work is an option.
• We are passionate about our culture! Our Tarsans live our values of commitment to patients, empowerment to champion innovation, and teamwork to amplify impact.
• This position reports directly to the Director, Medical Strategy, and Education.
• Travel up to 60% annually, including congresses, advisory boards, and cross-functional meetings. This may include weekends and holidays.
  
  

At Tarsus, we understand the importance of attracting and retaining top talent. The expected base pay range for this position is $165,000 - $231,000 plus bonus, stock equity, and comprehensive benefits. The base pay range reflects the target range for this position, but individual pay will be determined by additional factors such as job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training. Our benefits include health, dental and vision insurance benefits to ensure your well-being. We believe in work-life balance and offer generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days. For more details regarding Tarsus benefits, please visit: https://eb.alliant.com/26tarsusbenefitssnapshot.

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.