Associate Director, Medical Affairs Operations

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4DMT is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company harnessing the power of directed evolution for targeted genetic medicines. We seek to unlock the full potential of gene therapy using our platform, Therapeutic Vector Evolution (TVE), which combines the power of directed evolution with our approximately one billion synthetic AAV capsid-derived sequences to invent evolved vectors for use in our products. We believe key features of our targeted and evolved vectors will help us create targeted product candidates with improved therapeutic profiles. These profiles will allow us to treat a broad range of large market diseases, unlike most current genetic medicines that generally focus on rare or small market diseases.  

Company Differentiators: 

•    Fully integrated clinical-phase company with internal manufacturing
•    Demonstrated ability to move rapidly from idea to IND
•    Five candidate products in the clinic and two declared pre-clinical programs
•    Robust technology and IP foundation, including our TVE and manufacturing platforms
•    Initial product safety and efficacy data substantiates the value of our platforms
•    Opportunities to expand to other indications and modalities within genetic medicine

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Associate Director, Medical Affairs Operations is an integral role in our growing Medical Affairs organization. The successful candidate will provide operational and scientific support of key initiatives to ensure their successful implementation. The AD will interface with multiple cross-functional teams, including legal, scientific communications, external engagement, and clinical development.

Reporting to the VP, Medical Affairs, this individual contributor role will serve as process and project management expert to internal and external stakeholders. Depending on location, this role may be fully remote or hybrid.

*Experience in congress management is required as well as development and/or execution of metrics dashboards within a biotech environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide operational expertise overall for Medical Affairs, serving as the go-to person for streamlining processes, identifying gaps, and offering solutions for operational efficiency.
• Develop (or co-develop) appropriate Medical Affairs Operations dashboards to assess progress against objectives, provide accurate and comprehensive tracking, and develop and providing reports to leadership as needed
• Contribute to implementation of new processes and systems on behalf of medical affairs, liaising with third parties and providing training opportunities for internal stakeholders
• Provide support for scientific congresses within the functional area, with oversight to ensure quality of work and appropriate compliance with congress requirements
• With direction from Medical Affairs leadership, liaise directly with scientific congress organizers to help ensure robust representation of 4DMT at scientific meetings
• Manage all operational aspects of congress logistics, including room blocks, registrations, contracting for meeting spaces and associated on-site meeting requirements (food and beverage, A/V, signage etc.)
• Provide logistics support to all Medical Affairs external engagements, including advisory boards
• Utilize internal operating system to own the management of contracts for external consultants for all engagements and for other third-party vendors
• Work with Legal Department and business partners to develop and negotiate payment schedules for Medical Affairs projects
• Assist with other duties related to the operations of Medical Affairs, including facilitation and management of cross-functional work-streams
• Other duties as assigned, nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Education: 

• Bachelors in a scientific discipline or equivalent degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant clinical, scientific and/or industry medical affairs; or, equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience: 

• 8+ years of administrative and/or operations experience within the Biotech or similar industry
• Experience working in medical affairs, clinical trial development, and/or research management
• Direct experience in project management with third-party vendors is required
• Direct experience with management of scientific congress activities is strongly preferred, such as management of congress logistics, meeting space planning, consultant contracting, and advisory board logistics planning
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to focus on detailed information required
• Strong project management skills required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required, including professional communication with clinicians
• Must be able to manage many diverse projects

Skills: 

• Excellent organizational/time management skills
• Ability to collaborate and align with diverse, cross-functional teams
• Must be able to work well independently and in teams as necessary
• Demonstrates change agility, maintaining a positive attitude, anticipating and proactively adapting actions to seize opportunities during times of rapid change and/or uncertainly
• Must have strong analytical skills
• Advanced MS Office skills required

Travel: approximately 10-20%, including an occasional weekend for scientific congress support

Base salary compensation range:

National Salary Range: $176,000 - $215,000                                     

Bay Area Salary Range: $188,000 - $226,000

Please note that compensation varies based on a variety of factors including location, experience, etc. 

4DMT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran, and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.   Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Apply