Senior Vice President, Global Medical Affairs

Why Join Us?   Be a hero for our rare disease patients   At Ultragenyx, we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do. To achieve this goal, our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us, this means going where other biopharma companies won’t go – challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from life-changing treatments. We do this by following the science, applying a novel rapid development approach, making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices, and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them.    Our commitment and care for patients extends to our people, so culture is an essential cornerstone for Ultragenyx. We remain continuously focused on creating a supportive and inclusive environment of profound learning and growth – so employees can thrive in all areas of their lives, in and outside of work. Ultimately, we want to be an organization where we would be proud for our family, friends and children to work.   If you want to have a meaningful impact, do the best work of your career, and grow a lot, both professionally and personally, come join our team.

Position Summary:

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The Senior Vice President, Global Medical Affairs will set all Global Medical Affairs strategies and is accountable for management of all Global Medical Affairs initiatives in support of all Development and Commercial programs. This leader will be responsible for development and strategic oversight of the company’s post-approval activities, building robust Key Opinion Leader partnerships, building and managing a high functioning global medical affairs MD’s, Medical Science Liaisons and Patient Diagnosis teams.  The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in global drug development, managing investigator research and supporting long-term disease monitoring/registry programs, KOL development and successful track record in patient community relationships.  The role reports to the Chief Medical Officer.

Work Model: 

Remote: Officially documented as working full-time from home, with travel to Ultragenyx's offices or other locations on occasion as needed.

 

Responsibilities:

• Lead Medical Affairs strategic input and direction for marketed products globally; provide critical strategic and day-to-day management support in the area of Medical Affairs management. Provide strategic input into the development plans for drugs to support Commercial needs when marketed.
• Drive creation and oversee execution of the following global strategic plans: Publication Plan, KOL/Advisory Board Plan, Investigator-Initiated Research Plan, and Continuing Medical Education and Grant Plan to optimize the product profile to build product awareness and gain strategic insights for marketing and development strategy.
• Grow and manage a high-functioning Medical Affairs organization with a focus on staff development and appropriate succession planning. Ensure that company practices are compliant with relevant drug regulations.
• Provide Medical Affairs leadership to the MSL and PDL teams and overall accountability for the development and management of relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs). Serve as a senior representative to KOLs, working in collaboration with Senior R&D colleagues similarly involved providing strong medical and scientific presence.
• Provide strategic leadership and collaboration for Disease strategy plans, abstracts, posters, slides, manuscripts, educational materials, Investigator-Initiated study protocols, Advisory board meeting objectives, Medical information letters, Commercial Brand plans, scientific educational grant requests and patient advocacy grant requests.
• Serve as a senior representative of Medical Affairs to interact with key internal stakeholders: Commercial, Business Development, Market Access, Clinical Operations, Clinical Sciences, Regulatory, and Program and Portfolio Leadership.
• Provide medical leadership and support to the Commercial Team to assist in the development and execution of compliant commercial activities; provide Medical Affairs strategic input for the elaboration of the brand plan(s); ensure execution of the Medical Affairs Strategy in line with the Brand Strategy and the execution of compliant Commercial activities.
• Utilizes medical/scientific, technical, and managerial experience to support research programs, clinical development programs and licensed product maintenance, including developing the strategy for advisory Board and KOL meetings.

Requirements:

• M.D. required with minimum 15+ years in biotech/pharma industry in Clinical Drug Development and/or Corporate Medical Affairs.
• Minimum 12+ years of managing and leading post commercial clinical and medical teams.
• Previous experience managing a global medical affairs function and/or demonstrated success implementing Medical Affairs program(s) at a biotech/small pharma strongly preferred
• Product pre-launch/successful launch experience required
• Demonstrated knowledge of FDA requirements, industry compliance, ISS design and strategies, commercial and publication strategy and medical information processes
• Working knowledge of current legal and promotional regulatory requirements, demonstrated appreciation of the global compliance landscape
• Ability to interact and communication with a high degree of professionalism and scientific credibility to the Thought Leader community
• Ability to establish strong working relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of corporate objectives
• Possess strong and dynamic leadership skills. Successful and superior influencing skills across all levels of the organization and external collaborators.
• Ability to travel up to 25% #LI-CS1 #LI-Remote

The typical annual salary range for this full-time position is listed below. This range reflects the characteristics of the job, such as required skills and qualifications and is based on the office location noted in this job posting. The range may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.

This position is eligible for annual bonus and equity incentives. Actual individual pay is determined by demonstrated experience and internal equity alignment.

Pay Range$416,800—$514,800 USD  Full Time employees across the globe enjoy a range of benefits, including, but not limited to:   ·         Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company ·         Volunteer days ·         Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings ·         Employee wellbeing benefits ·         Fitness reimbursement ·         Tuition sponsoring ·         Professional development plans   * Benefits vary by region and country

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