Field Medical Director/ Sr. Field Medical Director

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In 2015, we pioneered a “Moneyball for biotech” approach, pooling projects and promising early-stage research from academia under one financial umbrella to reduce risk and unleash innovation. This model allows science and small teams of experts to lead the way. We build bridges to groundbreaking advancements in rare diseases and develop life-changing medicines for patients with unmet needs as fast as humanly possible. 

Together we define white space, push boundaries and empower people to solve problems. If you're someone who defies convention, join us and work alongside some of the most respected minds in the industry. Together, we'll ask "why not?" and help reengineer the future of biopharma.

Affiliate Overview

QED Therapeutics, an affiliate within BridgeBio Pharma, focuses on developing targeted treatments for FGFR-driven skeletal dysplasias, particularly Achondroplasia. Achondroplasia is the most common form of genetically-driven short stature, which causes potentially debilitating medical complications. With our experimental therapeutic candidate, infigratinib, we seek to provide an option to children living with Achondroplasia and their families.

What You’ll Do

The Field Medical Director/Sr. Field Medical Director - Central is a field-based scientific expert responsible for communicating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, providing medical and scientific information on the appropriate utilization of therapy(s), and advancing therapeutic disease state knowledge. The FMD/Sr. FMD is a core member of the Medical Affairs Team, leveraging a scientific approach aligned with medical affairs objectives and therapeutic area medical plans. 

The FMD/Sr. FMD will be experienced, working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment, specifically with product launch planning, rare disorders, or underdiagnosed patient populations.  This includes developing and executing a comprehensive territory medical plan, attending conferences, delivering scientific presentations, and scientific exchange with physicians and other healthcare providers.  This role will be critical to cultivating relationships and establishing professional collaborations with academic researchers, therapeutic area leaders, relevant research centers, organizations, and clinical care teams.

This position reports to the National Head, Field Medical Affairs and will require extensive travel, sometimes involving weekends. 

Responsibilities

Assigned Territory focused responsibilities: 

Territory Strategy and Planning

• Collaborate with National Head, Field Medical Affairs in the development and execution of scientific plans within their territory to meet company-defined goals within corporate and regulatory guidelines for products both marketed and in development
• Lead the execution of Medical Affairs strategic plans in territory
• Maintain clinical/technical expertise in specific therapeutic areas; review scientific journals, attend scientific and key technical meetings in territory and share learnings with key stakeholders
• Serve as resource to the commercial team on scientific/market intelligence
• Proactively provide feedback on emerging clinical/competitive trends

Local Market key relationship, scientific knowledge and access development

• Identify and build advocacy with key investigators and key accounts to facilitate mutually beneficial research on infigratinib
• Develop field-based relationships with KOLs, HCPs, Clinics, etc. in support of strategic plans and may contribute to HCP strategies for multiple brands
• Develops, maintains and leverages strategic relationships with professional societies consistent with Medical Affairs goals
• Develops, maintains and leverages strategic relationships with scientific board of patient advocacy groups consistent with medical affairs goals
• Demonstrates advanced HCP development and relationship skills across differing HCP segments
• Takes the lead in identification of new HCP segments and opportunities for Medical Affairs engagement
• Act as primary source of scientific product knowledge in territory (question escalation from HCPs, Clinics, etc.)
• Deliver high quality scientific presentations on infigratinib to physicians and other key external customers
• Provide medical support for commercial efforts in support of infigratinib such as representing BridgeBio/QED and infigratinib at Medical Affairs booths during scientific symposia
• Assist in the management of territory KOLs / Investigators (IRs) involved in publications in collaboration with Medical Affairs stakeholders, as needed
• Recognize and share any key information received in field meetings that is critical to Medical strategy such as adverse events, safety issues, or other field intelligence
• Gather competitive intelligence and clinical insights from the field and provide to BridgeBio/QED competitive intelligence function and Medical Director indication lead

Post-Marketing Research – Registries, ISTs, observational

• Visit potential research sites to determine the site’s ability to conduct and accrue to clinical research studies and registries (i.e. patient volume, research experience, methodologies, competing studies, etc.)
• Implementation and coordination of independent research (investigator sponsored trials – ISTs) activities intended to support the clinical and scientific strategy for infigratinib
• Able to gain team and stakeholder alignment on research implications and facilitate cross-functional discussions on recommended actions
• Liaise with the Study Management and/or Clinical function by forwarding potential investigators for other BridgeBio/QED products in development
• Skilled in interpretation and application of clinical data
• Through peer education, enables other MSLs and stakeholders to build their data analysis and synthesis skills, and understand the implications of research results for the business
• Serves as a lead for clinical trial/research activities
• Support BridgeBio/QED sponsored clinical studies (Site Initiation Visit (SIV), Phase III trials) and registry (marketed) studies at sites in the territory by providing training, responding to inquiries, sharing feedback and new information, as appropriate

Product leadership responsibilities:

Product Strategy and Planning

• For an assigned product, collaborate with key stakeholders in the development of field medical product strategies in support of a Regional Medical Plan

Product / Scientific knowledge

• Develop and maintain thorough understanding of product and disease areas
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of BridgeBio/QED clinical and commercial priorities for product
• Collaborate with MDs and Medical Information on the development and maintenance of the infigratinib medical narrative decks which are used as a basis in responding to any unsolicited inquiries to MDs, FMDs and Medical Information
• Assist with the creation, updating, and maintenance of field facing materials for external/internal education initiatives
• Helps to assess knowledge/skill gaps of others and provide developmental support as needed \
• Provides guidance and coaching to others in developing and applying scientific and HCP insights
• Serves as an internal and external authority on the scientific and medical aspects of the business and industry
• Contributes to scientific literature and participates in scientific dialogue with external medical experts, and internal US and global medical teams
• Handle product scientific question escalation from the field or territory leads

Training 

• Conduct product specific scientific training and field meetings with company new hires, colleagues in Commercial and external stakeholders
• Assist in the training of new commercial recruits by presenting the scientific disease and product related data and present at sales conferences, regional meetings, etc. to develop high level of medical knowledge within sales force

Managed Markets and Healthcare System Knowledge

• Deep knowledge of current healthcare environment and implications to MEDICAL AFFAIRS
• Translates trends in managed markets space into possible strategies for MEDICAL AFFAIRS
• Applies knowledge of the current US Healthcare System to MEDICAL AFFAIRS
• Demonstrates broad knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the US Healthcare System and serves as a resource for US Medical Affairs
• Serves as the scientific resource the NAM team utilizes for deep scientific discussions with payers
• Provide field feedback for Managed Market objection handler / slide deck development

Career Development:

• BridgeBio/QED offers comprehensive career development programming, including guidance, targeted training opportunities, and mentorship programming. A career development pathway for MEDICAL AFFAIRS has been defined and is available to employees of BridgeBio/QED

Who You Are

• Candidates with a PharmD, Ph.D., MD, Genetic Counseling, as well as other advanced healthcare degrees or relevant experience, will be considered
• 3+ years of medical affairs or field medical experience with a verifiable record of high performance is preferred, or at least 2 years of other relevant clinical or healthcare experience will be considered
• Prior experience in rare diseases and/or skeletal dysplasia is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills (including networking)
• Able to participate in a scientific dialogue with KOLs and researchers
• Excellent teaching skills and ability to present and discuss scientific material clearly and concisely
• Proven ability to create and sustain relationships with industry leaders
• Skilled in clinical research and an understanding of the process of pharmaceutical product development and approval
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively with minimal supervision in a constantly changing environment
• Travel 60-70% of the time depending on territory size; overnight and weekend work will be involved with some variation based upon the demands of the business imperatives
• Occasional international travel may be required
• All candidates must reside in the United States

Rewarding Those Who Make the Mission Possible

We have high expectations for our team members. We make sure those working hard for patients are rewarded and cared for in return. 

Financial Benefits:

• Market leading compensation 
• 401K with 100% employer match on first 3% & 50% on the next 2%
• Employee stock purchase program
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Referral program with $2,500 award for hired referrals

Health & Wellbeing:

• Comprehensive health care with 100% premiums covered - no cost to you and dependents
• Mental health support via Spring Health (6 therapy sessions & 6 coaching sessions)
• Hybrid work model - employees have the autonomy in where and how they do their work 
• Unlimited flexible paid time off - take the time that you need
• Paid parental leave - 4 months for birthing parents & 2 months for non-birthing parents
• Flex spending accounts & company-provided group term life & disability 
• Subsidized lunch via Forkable on days worked from our office

Skill Development & Career Paths:

• People are part of our growth and success story - from discovery to active drug trials and FDA pipelines, there are endless opportunities for skill development and internal mobility
• We provide career pathing through regular feedback, continuous education and professional development programs via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, Spring Health & BetterUp Coaching
• We celebrate strong performance with financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities