Director, Medical Affairs Excellence and Training
Description
Job Title: | Director, Medical Affairs Excellence and Training |
Location: | Remote |
Position type: FLSA: | Full time Non-Exempt / Exempt |
Department: | Medical Affairs |
Strive to Bring a Profound Difference to our Patients
At Avidity Biosciences, we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. If you are a committed, solution-oriented thinker, join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated, collaborative, agile and focused on the needs of patients.
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity demonstrated the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline, including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information about our AOC platform, clinical development pipeline, and people, please visit www.aviditybiosciences.com and engage with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
The Opportunity
The Director of Medical Affairs, Excellence and Training is a senior leader accountable for all Medical Training within the department of Medical Affairs. The position will report to the Executive Director, Scientific Communications and Operations, within Medical Affairs. This person will work with our Commercial counterparts as that team also builds its training department. The Director will also develop training programs that will increase the abilities, skills, and expertise for Medical Affairs personnel, including field medical colleagues, to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of communication. Additionally, this position may serve as Medical Affairs Trainer during off-site Leadership Team meetings. In this position, the Director will have opportunities to work cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Legal, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, and IT, as needed.
What You Will Contribute
- As a member of the Leadership team, actively participate in discussions related to field strategic planning.
- Support MSLs in the field.
- Support US Medical Team launch planning as well as lead Field Medical launch planning initiatives.
- Lead operational support to the Field Medical Team, including but not limited to onboarding, training, non-promotional scientific exchange, insights gathering, process resolution and field communication.
- Lead KOL (keep opinion leader) engagement strategy.
- Assist in cross-functional Global Congress strategy.
- Help develop and maintain Field Medical excellence through training and Field Medical tools.
- Lead the development of a focus document in partnership with Field Medical leaders to translate medical strategies into actionable field objectives and initiatives.
- Support and assist strategic congress coverage recommendations for Field Medical (MSLs) support; contribute to cross-functional and global strategies around congresses.
- Review, collate, and write executive summary documents from field insights.
- Partner with key stakeholders to develop, plan, and provide efficient and effective training tools, including training modules. Work cross-functionally with the Commercial team to optimize training for both Commercial and Medical Affairs.
- Develop and update our training roadmap for onboarding; function as an expert mentor to all new hire MSLs.
- Perform ongoing training needs assessments via coordination with Field Medical Leadership and reviews of Field Medical insights reports.
- Lead and develop training programs and lead Medical Affairs training meetings.
- Assist with digital automation initiatives including Multi-Channel Marketing efforts with publications, training, and Sci Comm.
What We Seek
- Pharm.D., PH.D., or other Advanced degree.
- 10+ years of experience in the Biotech or Pharmaceutical industries working in the field or in training and/or operations for Medical Affairs.
- 6+ years in management or leadership role, ideally in a cross-functional, matrixed environment.
- Strong understanding of CRM tools, data sources, and metrics to ensure field team delivers high-quality data and actionable insights.
- Familiarity with Medical Affairs operations is preferred.
- Experience with KOL platforms desirable.
- Extensive experience in Field Medical teams.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical business and technical aptitude to define and advance commercial solutions.
- Excel, Access, and other complex database management experience.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to identify operational weaknesses and implement corrections.
- Experience and proficiency in training medical affairs professionals.
- Ability to travel as needed 15-20% of the time.
What We will Provide to You:
- The base salary range for this role is $209,000 - $231,000. The final compensation will be commensurate with such factors as relevant experience, skillset, internal equity and market factors.
- Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits which includes the opportunity for annual and spot bonuses, stock options and RSUs, as well as a 401(k) with an employer match. In addition, the comprehensive wellness program includes coverage for medical, dental, vision, and LTD, and four weeks of time off.
- A commitment to learning and development which includes a variety of programming internally developed by and for Avidity employees, opportunities for job-specific training offered by industry, and an education reimbursement program.