Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs
Lifelancer · United States · US
Medical Affairs
Remote
physician
Pharmacist
Dentist
Demand82
Career growth78
Healthcare fit74
Remote potential35
Salary band
USD 177k – 339k
5-year outlook
Senior biopharma medical affairs leadership roles typically offer competitive base salary, bonus, and equity, but exact compensation is not stated. Longer-term outlook depends on launch success and lifecycle expansion of the orexin program.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-18
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- physician, Pharmacist, Dentist
- Rate period
- Annual
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you already have substantial global medical affairs and launch leadership experience in biopharma. Early-career clinicians should build medical affairs, evidence-generation, and cross-functional launch experience before targeting this level.
Who should apply
Physicians or PharmDs with global medical affairs leadership, neuroscience/sleep-wake disorder experience, KOL engagement, evidence generation, and successful product launch track records.
CV angle
Frame real clinical and scientific expertise in neuroscience or sleep medicine alongside global medical strategy, launch readiness, KOL engagement, evidence generation, publications/congress planning, and cross-functional work with commercial, HEOR, market access, regulatory, and patient advocacy teams.
Skills to highlight
- Global medical strategy
- Launch readiness and lifecycle management
- External scientific engagement and KOL management
- Evidence generation and scientific communications
- Cross-functional collaboration with commercial, HEOR, and market access
- Regulatory and payer engagement
- Publications and congress strategy
- Neuroscience/sleep-wake disorder expertise
Role summary
A senior biopharma medical affairs leadership role responsible for global medical strategy, launch preparedness, scientific engagement, evidence generation, and cross-functional partnership for a clinical-stage orexin receptor 2 agonist program in narcolepsy and sleep-wake disorders.
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