Executive Director, Medical Affairs, APAC Regional Head

Summary

Join Dianthus Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, as the Regional Head of Medical and Clinical Affairs for the APAC region. Reporting to the Global Head of Medical Affairs, you will lead the medical affairs strategy, support clinical development, and build relationships with key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals. This role requires extensive experience in medical affairs and clinical development within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, particularly in rare autoimmune diseases. You will play a crucial role in shaping the company's growth in the APAC market and ensuring alignment with regulatory and healthcare organizations. Remote work is possible. This is an opportunity to contribute to bringing a best-in-class complement inhibitor to patients and build Dianthus's presence in the region.

Requirements

• MD required
• Minimum total of 10 years of experience in medical affairs and/or clinical development
• Extensive experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, particularly in rare autoimmune diseases, Neurology or other rare diseases
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
• Proven track record of successfully leading medical affairs strategies and teams and or clinical development programs at a regional level
• Strong knowledge of the Asia Pacific healthcare landscape, regulatory environment, and market access challenges
• Fluency in English
• Ability to travel across Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, China and other Asia Pacific countries as needed

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the APAC medical affairs strategy in alignment with global objectives
• Provide medical insights to support business and regulatory decisions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (clinical development, clinical operations, regulatory affairs, commercial, and market access) to ensure scientific alignment and strategic focus
• Ensure the dissemination of accurate, balanced, and scientifically sound medical information
• Lead the development and approval of scientific publications, presentations, and other communication materials
• Represent the company at key scientific and medical conferences and engage with external stakeholders
• Develop and maintain relationships with top regional KOLs, HCPs, and patient advocacy groups across APAC region
• Engage in meaningful dialogue with external experts to gather insights, and feedback, and strengthen partnerships
• Act as the primary point of contact for key stakeholders in the region
• Provide medical expertise to support ongoing clinical trials
• Collaborate closely with clinical development teams to ensure successful trial execution and compliance
• Provide Medical Monitoring support for all clinical programs
• Drive investigator-initiated studies and foster collaboration with academic institutions
• Ensure that all medical affairs activities are conducted in compliance with regional regulatory requirements, ethical guidelines, and company policies
• Support regulatory submissions, product launches, and post-marketing surveillance activities
• Lead and mentor a team of medical affairs professionals across the region (future)
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and development within the medical affairs team

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in additional languages

Benefits

We are open to you working remotely