Associate Medical Director - Neuropsychiatry

Summary

Join Biogen's US Medical Affairs team as an Associate Medical Director - Neuropsychiatry. This key role supports the development and implementation of the US Medical Strategy for Biogen’s Neuropsychiatry therapeutic area. You will serve as the lead Neuropsychiatry medical representative, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure medical content is scientifically sound, compliant, and aligned with product strategies. Responsibilities include reviewing submissions for promotional and non-promotional materials, engaging with cross-functional partners, and contributing to the overall medical strategy. The ideal candidate possesses a strong scientific background, pharmaceutical industry experience, and excellent communication skills. Biogen offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• MD, PhD, PharmD, or comparable advanced terminal degree is required
• Minimum of 3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience is required, with prior work in regulatory review processes in Medical Affairs strongly preferred
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (both written and oral)
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively operate and influence within a highly matrixed organization
• Solid project management skills and the ability to take initiative to solve complex and challenging problems

Responsibilities

• Be a credible scientific expert who is accountable as the primary Neuropsychiatry medical representative that reviews submissions for both the Commercial Promotional Review Committee (PRC) and Medical (non-promotional) Material Review Committee (MRC) to ensure consistency of therapeutic area content and communication per established standards
• Engage with cross-functional partners (Legal/Compliance, Regulatory Affairs and Commercial) from the US Medical perspective to ensure content is medically accurate, compliant, adequately referenced and aligned with the medical strategy
• Participate in MRC and PRC live review meetings to provide medical feedback and scientific input into the development of medical and commercial content (e.g. presentations, training materials, medical briefs, talking points, product brochures, fact sheets, etc.) from concept to final approval, including materials for internal colleagues as well as proactive and reactive resources for use in engagements with external stake holders
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of disease area, product information and data, regulatory guidelines and industry best practices
• Contribute to the development and execution of the US medical strategy and tactics for Neuropsychiatry assets, as aligned with overall US Medical and cross-functional strategy

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical experience as a subject matter expert in the respective area is highly preferred
• Experience with medical launch as well as products at different stages of the lifecycle
• Strong working knowledge of US regulations as relevant to Medical Affairs

Benefits

• The base compensation range for this role is $162,000 - $269,000
• This role is eligible for participation in Biogen’s LTI grants and other incentive programs
• Biogen offers a full range of benefits that include medical, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurances, vacation, end-of-year shutdown, and 401K participation and matching contributions