Regional Director Medical Science Liaison

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Regional Director, Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) provides strategic, scientific, and people leadership for a regional team of Medical Science Liaisons focused on central nervous system (CNS) disorders, with a primary emphasis on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This field-based leadership role is responsible for overseeing regional medical strategy execution, coaching and developing MSLs, and ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific exchange with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and key opinion leaders (KOLs).

The Regional Director serves as a critical bridge between Field Medical, Medical Affairs leadership, and cross-functional partners, enabling insight-driven decision-making and consistent execution of the company’s medical strategy in a small- to medium-sized biopharmaceutical environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Regional Medical Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 6–7 Medical Science Liaisons to ensure high scientific standards, consistent execution, and professional growth across the region.
• Translate national Medical Affairs objectives into clear regional plans, priorities, and expectations aligned with company strategy.
• Foster a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, collaboration, and compliance across the MSL team.

People Management & Talent Development

• Provide ongoing coaching, performance feedback, and development planning for direct reports.
• Mentor MSLs in effective scientific exchange, clinical literature appraisal, insight generation, and compliant field engagement practices.
• Partner with Medical Affairs leadership and HR on hiring, onboarding, and retention of high-performing MSL talent.

Scientific & KOL Engagement Strategy

• Oversee regional KOL engagement strategy, ensuring thoughtful identification, profiling, tiering, and long-term relationship development with ADHD and broader CNS experts.
• Ensure appropriate balance of proactive and reactive scientific engagements, with attention to not overburdening key external experts.
• Periodically engage directly with select KOLs and institutions to remain scientifically current and model best practices in peer-to-peer exchange.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a regional Medical Affairs point of contact for Commercial, Market Access, Compliance, and other internal stakeholders, ensuring appropriate and compliant collaboration.
• Provide scientific input and guidance to cross-functional partners regarding the ADHD treatment landscape, emerging data, and external expert perspectives.
• Support regional and national medical initiatives including advisory boards, medical education programs, and scientific congress activities.

Insights, Reporting & Operational Excellence

• Ensure timely, accurate capture of scientific insights, medical inquiries, and field activities in approved systems (e.g., CRM/Veeva).  
• Synthesize regional trends and insights to inform Medical Affairs strategy, evidence generation, and lifecycle planning.
• Support development and refinement of Medical Affairs processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and field best practices in partnership with Medical leadership and Compliance.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all regional medical activities adhere to company policies, SOPs, and applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Serve as a role model for ethical scientific exchange and appropriate field engagement in a non-promotional, patient-focused manner.

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS 

Leadership Behaviors are a core set of behaviors that vary based on the Level in the organization. We have categorized these under Head, Heart, and Guts.

• Head
  • Know our Business
  • Think Critically
  • Decide
  • Execute
• Heart
  • Collaborate
  • Develop
  • Communicate
  • Embrace Authenticity 
• Guts
  • Be Disruptive
  • Innovate
  • Evolve
  • Be Tenacious

QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree required: PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent doctoral-level degree in a scientific or healthcare-related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in Medical Affairs or related scientific roles within biopharmaceuticals, including prior MSL experience.
• Demonstrated people-management experience, preferably leading or mentoring field-based medical teams.
• Strong grounding in CNS disorders; ADHD experience highly preferred.
• Experience operating effectively in small- to mid-sized organizations or high-growth environments is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing scientific teams.
• Strong scientific acumen with ability to translate complex clinical data into clear, balanced insights.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to compliance, documentation, and operational rigor.
• Ability to travel regionally and nationally as required.
• Field-based role with approximately 50–70% travel, including regional field travel and national meetings.