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VP Medical Affairs

The VP of Medical Affairs will perform a key role in the clinical and commercial development of all Alcresta Therapeutics products (both marketed and in-development), through strategic alignment and execution of Medical Affairs activities. Responsibilities include but are not limited to providing field coaching, mentorship, and a managerial role to the field-based Medical and Clinical Science Liaisons (MSLs and CSLs), coordinating appropriate medical affairs support for reimbursement and market access activities, development and monitoring execution of publication planning strategy, investigator and expert key opinion leader (KOL) outreach, and executing external advisory boards as appropriate, as well as the medical representative of promotional, grants and sponsorships review committees. As part of the execution of Alcresta Therapeutics strategy, he/she will work closely with the leadership team of Alcresta Therapeutics across all appropriate departments including Market Access/Reimbursement, Marketing, Sales, Clinical Operations as well as Product Development functions.

Key Responsibilities:

Cross-functional responsibilities

  • Serve as the medical representative for Alcresta internal Promotional Review Committee (PRC) to ensure that all materials are medically accurate and align with scientific messaging for all Alcresta brands.
  • Responsible for publication/medical communications planning to ensure that all data on Alcresta products generated by company or investigator initiated trials (IITs) is publicly presented in an appropriate and timely fashion as well as in a fair and balanced manner while ensuring maximal commercial impact.
  • Serve as the primary customer-facing Alcresta representative with key decision makers at healthcare insurers and group purchasing organizations to improve patient access to Alcresta marketed products.
  • Work with other Alcresta teams to improve and develop new relationships with thought-leaders in specialty areas that are affected by our product.
  • Represent Medical Affairs team on both internal and external projects, as needed.
  • Work with Clinical Operations to support ongoing and future pre-clinical and clinical studies.

Strategic and Operational Oversight of Medical Affairs department and personnel:

Strategic Oversight

  • Develop strategies that optimally manage KOL/academic institutions and other key health care provider/organization relationships, specifically with the provision of timely and up-to-date scientific information relevant to Alcresta’s digestive enzyme cartridge in order to increase awareness and improve positioning of the cartridge, and to support the commercial needs of the business including reimbursement and KOL development.
  • Developing and executing external advisory boards as needed.
  • Development of IITs that support various research projects and within priority areas consistent with the commercial and strategic development objectives of Alcresta.
  • Responsible for the appropriate processes for review, approval, management, and support of IITs while maintaining investigator independence according to regulatory and compliance guidelines.

Operational Oversight

  • Lead Field MSL and CSL Team in implementing strategic plan
    • Ensure that team understands priorities of the business, that their work is focused on those priorities, and that they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.
    • Provide coaching, mentorship, and a managerial role to build the talents of reporting MSL and CSL personnel particularly with respect to KOL development and executing of publication plan.
    • Take a leadership role in developing and maintaining relationships with health care providers
    • Support the Medical Affairs team activity in gaining access to target institution formularies.
  • Be the point person for some KOL engagement in expansion markets
  • Maintain oversight of the Medical Information functional areas ensuring that letters are medically accurate and compliant with company policies and industry standards for written communications with healthcare providers
  • Evaluate the feasibility of Reimbursement, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) strategies for Alcresta products.
  • Responsible for the successful execution of IITs
  • Responsible for departmental budget and for reviewing expense reports.

Education and Experience:

  • MD with 10+ years of experience in Medical/Clinical affairs.
  • 10+ years in the pharmaceutical, medical device or relevant healthcare industry required.
  • Therapeutic area knowledge in nutrition, gastroenterology, gastrointestinal oncology, or neonatology preferred.
  • Experience building and leading a Medical Affairs team.
  • Overseeing safety reporting/medical monitoring
  • Experience leading clinical study design, execution and publication planning and oversight of IITs required.
  • Overseeing Regulatory compliance associated with promotional claims and adverse complaint reporting.

Key Skills and Competencies:

  • Proven track record of success, especially in establishing relationships with opinion leaders and in team management.
  • Solid understanding of clinical use and science behind product/device line.
  • Proven track record with demonstrated examples of leadership.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and coaching skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced team environment. Well-organized, operationally effective, and able to both develop project strategies and ensure reliable implementation of projects with a flexible and solution-driven attitude.

Additional Job Requirements:

  • 60+% travel; overnight required.
  • Satisfy requirement of background and drug screening.
  • Location: Waltham, Massachusetts.