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Director, Field Medical Director/ MSL Field Director- Pain

Latigo Bio · United States · US

Medical Affairs
Remote
physician
Pharmacist
Demand76
Career growth78
Healthcare fit70
Remote potential20
Salary band
USD 245k – 260k
5-year outlook
Senior Field Medical leadership roles in biotech/pharma typically command high compensation with bonus and equity, but exact pay varies by company stage, location, and experience. Growth depends on successful MSL build-out and launch execution.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-19

Intelligence details

Flexible work details

Engagement type
Permanent
Hours
Full-time
Eligible countries
United States
Profession fit
physician, Pharmacist
Rate period
Annual

Listing via Himalayas.

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Why this is worth applying to

Worth considering only if you are an experienced MSL/Field Medical leader with pain or CNS experience and want to build a function. It is not realistic for clinicians without prior pharma field medical experience.

Who should apply

MD/DO/PharmD/PhD clinicians with 8+ years in MSL/Field Medical, pain/CNS/analgesic therapeutic experience, and prior KOL engagement or team leadership in biotech/pharma.

CV angle

Frame your CV around pain/CNS therapeutic credibility, KOL mapping and engagement outcomes, Field Medical strategy, MSL hiring/training/coaching, launch readiness, insight collection, and cross-functional work with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, HEOR, and Market Access. Quantify team scope, territory impact, and compliance.

Skills to highlight

  • KOL mapping and engagement
  • MSL team build and leadership
  • Field Medical strategy
  • Pain/CNS therapeutic expertise
  • Launch readiness
  • Scientific exchange and insight collection
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Compliance and regulatory standards

Role summary

A senior Field Medical leadership role to build and lead an MSL organization for non-opioid pain therapies, initially acting as a working MSL while establishing strategy, KOL engagement, team infrastructure, and launch readiness.

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