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Lundbeck

Medical Affairs Director – Movement Disorders

Lundbeck

. Provide strategic medical leadership for Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • United StatesLead💰 $260,000 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide strategic medical leadership for Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
  • Support launch readiness and execution across the U.S. Medical Affairs organization
  • Shape and advance U.S. medical strategy using scientific evidence and external stakeholder insights
  • Co-create launch strategy with Commercial, Patient Advocacy, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, and other stakeholders
  • Support launch readiness, lifecycle planning, and integrated evidence generation strategies
  • Translate clinical data and scientific insights into stakeholder engagement and brand-planning strategies
  • Build and maintain relationships with investigators, KOLs, advocacy leaders, and healthcare professionals
  • Represent U.S. Medical Affairs in scientific forums and stakeholder engagements
  • Monitor disease-area trends, competitor activities, and policy developments
  • Develop and execute an integrated U.S. medical communications strategy
  • Co-create the scientific narrative, clinical value story, lexicon, data story, key messages, evidence summaries, and communication themes with Global Medical Affairs
  • Own U.S.-specific publication strategy and priorities
  • Plan and execute U.S. congress activities, including data rollouts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, symposia, booths, and communications
  • Develop stakeholder mapping and engagement plans
  • Oversee U.S. medical materials, slide decks, FAQs, scientific response documents, congress assets, field medical materials, training content, data visualizations, and digital scientific content
  • Support Field Medical scientific readiness and training
  • Serve as medical reviewer in the promotional review process
  • Manage medical writing agencies, publication vendors, freelancers, congress vendors, budgets, timelines, and deliverables
  • Drive cross-functional alignment, scientific excellence, external engagement, and execution of the U.S. medical strategy

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Accredited advanced scientific or clinical degree (MD, PharmD, PhD or MS)
  • 5+ years of progressive, non-field-based Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry or at an agency supporting the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
  • Minimum 2+ years contributing to medical strategy development, launch readiness, scientific communications, publication planning, and congress management
  • Experience designing and executing Medical Education programs (CME and non-CME)
  • Strong understanding of clinical trial data, evidence generation, publication practices, and therapeutic-area strategy
  • Experience developing publication plans, congress materials, scientific platforms, and medical content
  • Knowledge of compliance requirements, publication ethics, and medical/legal/regulatory review processes
  • Experience serving as a medical reviewer for promotional materials
  • Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills
  • Experience building collaborative cross-functional relationships and influencing without authority
  • Experience managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Exceptional communication skills for conveying complex scientific information clearly and persuasively
  • Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and commitment to ethical standards
  • Authentic, long-term engagement within the rare disease community
  • Ability to collaborate with patient advocacy groups, patients, caregivers, clinicians, and industry stakeholders
  • Deep understanding of rare disease best practices, access and policy considerations, media engagement, and patient support ecosystems
  • Strong external network across rare disease leaders, clinical societies, and alliances
  • Highly proactive and adaptable leadership in evolving, data-limited environments
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 35% domestically; occasional international travel may be required

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Eligibility for a 25% bonus target based on company and individual performance
  • Eligibility to participate in the company’s long-term incentive plan
  • Flexible paid time off (PTO)
  • Medical, dental, and vision health benefits
  • Company match 401k
  • Reasonable accommodations during the employment application process
  • Equal employment opportunity workplace