Medical Affairs Director, Medical Affairs Scientific Exchange - Remote Massachusetts

Orbis Clinical is seeking a remote-based Contract Director, Medical Affairs Scientific Exchange for 6-months with opportunity to extend.

Job Title: Contract Director, Medical Affairs Scientific Exchange

Location: Remote

Contract: 6-months with opportunity to extend

Position Summary:

• The Director, Medical Affairs Scientific Exchange will support company’s Medical Affairs organization as the program lead for a high-priority OJEMDATM scientific exchange initiative.
• This role will focus on the planning, coordination, and execution of Medical Affairs-led, non-promotional scientific exchange activities supporting dissemination of the FIREFLY-1 3-year follow-up data. The initiative is intended to provide credible, compliant, medically led education to appropriate healthcare professionals, with emphasis on scientific understanding of key data, including progression-free survival, time to next treatment, and treatment-free interval.
• The individual will serve as a central point of coordination across Medical Affairs, Field Medical, Medical Communications, Medical Operations, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, and external vendors to ensure that scientific exchange activities are executed efficiently, appropriately resourced, aligned with Medical Affairs strategy, and consistent with applicable guidance on Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses (SIUU).
• This is a contingent assignment designed for an experienced Medical Affairs leader who can balance scientific judgment, operational execution, compliance awareness, and cross-functional coordination.
• This position reports to the Senior Director, Medical Affairs Strategy —OJEMDATM.
• This position is fully remote. Travel will be required, approximately 30–35%, for scientific exchange programs, medical conferences, and in-person meetings.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Scientific Exchange Program Leadership

• Lead day-to-day orchestration of the FIREFLY-1 3-year scientific exchange initiative.
• Support execution of a tiered Medical Affairs-led engagement model, including:
• MSL-led deep scientific exchange with priority HCPs and accounts.
• Targeted peer-to-peer scientific exchange forums.
• Third-party educational programs, such as webinars or case-based discussions.
• Approved scientific dissemination activities.
• Ensure activities are grounded in scientific need, medically credible, and appropriately differentiated from promotional activities.
• Partner with Medical Affairs leadership to align execution with OJEMDATM strategy, approved materials, SIUU principles, and company policies.
• Identify risks, execution gaps, compliance considerations, and resource needs; escalate and help resolve issues appropriately.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as a central coordinator across Medical Affairs, Field Medical, Medical Communications, Medical Operations, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, and external vendors.
• Partner with Medical Communications to support development, review, approval, and deployment of scientific exchange materials.
• Coordinate with Medical Legal Review (MLR), Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance stakeholders to ensure scientific exchange activities remain balanced, appropriate, and non-promotional.
• Work with Field Medical leadership and MSLs to support account prioritization, appropriate Heath Care Provier (HCP) engagement, and external expert involvement.
• Help ensure Commercial involvement, where applicable, remains appropriately limited and does not influence scientific content, audience selection, or Medical Affairs decision-making.

Field Medical and External Expert Support

• Support MSL-led engagement planning while helping reduce operational burden on the Field Medical team.
• Coordinate with MSLs on identification of appropriate accounts, HCPs, and external experts based on scientific need and access considerations.
• Support planning for local or regional peer-to-peer scientific exchange forums, including speaker coordination and program logistics.
• Help ensure external expert participation is appropriate, scientifically credible, and aligned with approved program parameters.

Program and Vendor Management

• Manage execution plans, timelines, milestones, workstream trackers, and status updates.
• Coordinate with vendors on logistics, timelines, speaker support, program operations, reporting, and issue escalation.
• Support planning and execution of in-person, virtual, and third-party scientific exchange activities.
• Track deliverables and ensure follow-through across workstreams.
• Maintain clear documentation of key decisions, open questions, approvals, risks, and action items.

Metrics and Reporting

• Track program execution, engagement quality, field feedback, vendor performance, and key milestones.
• Develop regular updates for Medical Affairs leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support key performance indicator (KPI) tracking in a way that evaluates educational execution and engagement quality, not promotional volume.
• Capture lessons learned and identify opportunities to improve future Medical Affairs scientific exchange activities.

Additional Medical Affairs Support

• Support additional OJEMDATM Medical Affairs strategic or tactical initiatives as business needs and capacity allow.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a biomedical science PharmD, PhD, MD, or MPH) required.
• Minimum of 10+ years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, including significant experience in Medical Affairs.
• Oncology and rare disease experience strongly preferred; pediatric oncology, neuro-oncology, rare oncology, or solid tumor experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional Medical Affairs initiatives in a matrixed environment.
• Strong understanding of Medical Affairs scientific exchange, Medical Communications, Field Medical engagement, MLR review, and Legal/Regulatory/Compliance collaboration.
• Familiarity with FDA guidance on SIUU, and non-promotional scientific exchange principles preferred.
• Experience supporting peer-to-peer programs, external expert engagement, congress-related scientific communications, publication-related education, or Medical Affairs educational programs.
• Experience partnering with MSLs, Field Medical leadership, vendors, agencies, and external experts.
• Strong project management, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment with strong judgment, accountability, and attention to detail.

Compensation Details:

• Orbis Clinical is an equal opportunity employer that provides a reasonable range of compensation for our positions. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience and specific office location.
• The Pay Range for this position is $116.00 – $136.66 per hour, can vary depending on employment status.
• Orbis Clinical offers eligible employees health benefits (medical, dental, and vision), employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance, and a partial employer match on a 401(k). 

EEO and Reasonable Accommodation Statement:

Epic Staffing Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact us.

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