National Medical Affairs Field Director

National Medical Affairs Field Director

Categories: Medical Affairs

Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, developing much-needed therapies for people with rare endocrine diseases. We were founded by a dedicated team of scientists with the simple belief that better therapies developed from rigorous innovation can lead to better lives. Our work continues to make a real difference in the lives of patients. We have a prolific discovery engine and a robust preclinical and clinical development pipeline. We are driven by science with a patient-centric and team-oriented culture. This is an exciting time to join Crinetics as we shape our organization into the world's premier fully-integrated endocrine company from discovery to patients. Join our team as we transform the lives of others

Position Summary:

The National Medical Affairs Field Director (NMAFD) is the leader of a field-based team which is an extension of the US Medical Affairs organization and is responsible for developing and enhancing professional relationships with specified investigators, key thought leaders, institutions, and organizations in their assigned geographical region. The NMAFD focuses on supporting and driving the field teams for medical & scientific engagement with identified healthcare and decision maker stakeholders by providing medical and scientific support via scientific exchange, addressing customers medical and scientific informational needs, and collaborating in mutually identified areas of medical, education, clinical research, and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR). The NMAFD is recognized as an internal subject matter expert and provide appropriate medical and scientific support for internal teams as identified.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

These may include but are not limited to:

• Generate educational materials, training, support, feedback, evaluation, and continuous development of the scientific medical liaison team to support Crinetics mutually collaborative relationships with investigators, thought leaders and key decision makers across the healthcare ecosystem in the areas of medical, education, clinical research, and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), including thought leader and investigator identification engagement and follow-up.

• Provide material and training on delivering medical information through scientific exchange in a fair-balanced manner and clinical/scientific support as identified or requested in addressing the informational needs of the healthcare community, as well as responding to unsolicited requests for pipeline or off-label information.

• Develop and deliver medical presentations to diverse healthcare professional (HCP) audiences including healthcare decision makers, professional medical societies, and identified advocacy groups.

• Maintain cross-functional collaboration with internal & external field teams to provide scientific expertise and medical support within Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, and other internal stakeholders, etc.

• Obtain, assimilate, organize, and report appropriate competitive and scientific intelligence in a concise, clear manner, compliant with all applicable Crinetics policies, procedures, and processes.

• Focus on immediate and short-term (<2 years) strategy that is critical to Medical Affairs.

• Attend and participate in medical/scientific meetings and conferences for the purpose of gaining scientific insights, collecting emerging scientific data, identifying healthcare trends, and supporting the scientific exchange and communication related to Crinetics therapeutic areas of interest and research and development.

• As identified, contribute to internal training for headquarter- and field-based teams and supporting speaker training initiatives.

• Assist with the implementation and engagement of TL participation in advisory boards, consultant meetings and other scientific meetings consistent with all Crinetics policies, procedures, and processes.

• Maintain clinical/scientific expertise and provide strategic insights into emerging scientific data and healthcare trends.

• Collaborate with TLs and Crinetics Medical Communications to support the development of appropriate publications and related medical communications.

• Participate in assigned Regional Medical Affairs projects, initiatives, and activities as identified and requested.

• Perform and complete administrative responsibilities, including reporting requirements in a timely fashion.

• Maintain compliance with all internal and external legal and regulatory guidelines.

• Provide leadership, career management and personal development to direct reports.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Required:

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP) in a related discipline strongly preferred with 13 years of experience.

• At least 5 years of previous Field Medical or Medical Affairs experience in the US or EU pharmaceutical industry strongly preferred.

• Clear understanding of regional and national medical practice, clinical decision-making and healthcare systems affecting patient care.

• A minimum of 12 years prior leadership experience of field medical teams.

• Excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills and proven success working in a multi-functional team-based environment.

• Effective presentation skills to key stakeholders and key decision makers

• Strong Written and Verbal Communication skills.

• Excellent time management skills.

• Self-Starter and able to works independently on issues where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of different factors.

• Ability to work collaboratively with field medical team and cross-functional teams across the organization.

• Flexibility to effectively adapt to changing business needs, conditions, and responsibilities.

• Strong organizational and time management skills in order to balance working on multiple projects in parallel.

• Ability to interact, present, and influence various internal and external audiences, e.g. program teams, Board of Directors, investors, Executive Leadership Team and KOLs.

Preferred:

• 2+ years of active clinical care or clinical research experience preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.

Travel:

Travel may be required up to 40 % of your time.

The Anticipated Base Salary Range: $350,000 - $400,000

In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience and education. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Crinetics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion or similar philosophical beliefs, disability, marital and civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status or any personal attribute or characteristic that is protected by applicable local, state or federal laws

Vaccination requirement:

Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, Crinetics requires that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated and have received the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. "Full vaccination" is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.