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    Associate Director, US Medical Affairs - Watertown, United States - Apellis

    Apellis
    Apellis Watertown, United States

    1 week ago

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    Position Summary:

    The Associate Director of Medical Affairs, Ophthalmology is a key member of the medical affairs team who will work closely with medical affairs and cross-functional stakeholders to implement key aspects of the US strategy for ophthalmology and pegcetacoplan for the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The successful candidate will execute on medical affairs activities, primarily focused on development of resources for field medical teams, congress planning, advisory board planning, insights gathering, commercial/medical review committees, and KOL engagement, but also may include data generation activities and contributions to field medical strategy. This role reports to the Senior Director of Medical Affairs, US Medical Lead, Ophthalmology.

    Key Responsibilities Include:
    • Support implementation of US medical affairs strategy and tactics for pegcetacoplan in GA in alignment with global brand strategy and in alignment with cross-functional US strategy
    • Assist in implementation of insight gathering, congress planning, KOL engagement plan, and US advisory boards
    • Develop resources for use by Field Medical Teams
    • Provide data and scientific training to Medical Affairs and cross functional partners
    • Serve as medical reviewer on commercial and medical product review committees
    • Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders in the Retina/ ophthalmology community
    • Collaborate with cross functional team on approaches to fill identified data and/or communication gaps in alignment with overall strategic objectives
    • Serve as strategic/scientific resource and therapeutic area expert to cross-functional stakeholders
    Education, Registration & Certification:
    • Must have a PhD, Pharm D or MD level degree or equivalent
    Experience:
    • 5+ years of work experience
    • 2-5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology medical affairs organization
    • Experience in Retina/ophthalmology therapeutic area strongly preferred
    • Agency management experience preferred
    • Significant experience across drug development stages, particularly in late-stage development, launch, and post approval setting; pre-launch and peri-launch experience strongly preferred
    Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
    • Strong leadership skills, including demonstrated ability to lead a cross-functional team, and influence at all levels of an organization
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation and facilitation
    • Ability to work independently and with flexibility to handle workflow in a fast-paced environment
    • Some travel will be required, up to 40%
    Benefits and Perks:

    Apellis offers a great benefit package which includes: health insurance with full premium coverage, 401K with company match, paid time off (PTO), long- term disability insurance, life insurance and more Visit to learn more.

    Company Background:

    Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company that combines courageous science and compassion to develop life-changing therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two approved medicines targeting C3. These include the first and only therapy for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness around the world. With nearly a dozen clinical and pre-clinical programs underway, we believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases.

    For more information, please visit or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

    EEO Statement:

    Apellis is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. Apellis strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, smoker/nonsmoker, and occupational pneumoconiosis or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

    For San Francisco postings: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

    Other Duties:

    Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


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