Medical Excellence & Innovation Lead, Global Rare Diseases

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $143k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Chiesi Group

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Pharmaceuticals

Chiesi Group is a global pharmaceutical company that focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of innovative medicines. Known for its commitment to improving the lives of patients, the company specializes in areas such as respiratory diseases, special care, and rare diseases. Chiesi Group emphasizes sustainability and corporate responsibility, aiming to enhance health and well-being across the globe while also being dedicated to environmental stewardship.

📋 Description

• Translate global and regional priorities into an integrated US Medical strategy, execution roadmap, and measurable outcomes • Lead and optimize annual planning and launch readiness processes • Coordinate advisory boards, congresses, stakeholder engagement, medical education initiatives, and strategic portfolio priorities • Provide program leadership for cross-functional initiatives across Medical Strategy, Field Medical, RWE, Scientific Communications, Medical Information, Clinical Development, Patient Advocacy, and Market Access • Monitor execution progress, identify risks or dependencies, and drive timely resolution • Strengthen field medical strategic planning, insight generation, territory reviews, and execution against medical priorities • Establish processes connecting field activities and stakeholder insights to regional and global strategy • Facilitate field leadership meetings, workshops, offsites, and strategic planning sessions • Coordinate capability development, onboarding, and best-practice sharing across the field organization • Establish governance, operating rhythms, performance reviews, decision rights, and ways of working across Medical teams • Facilitate cross-functional alignment and represent Medical Strategic Operations in key forums • Drive continuous improvement of Medical Affairs processes while ensuring compliance • Develop KPIs, dashboards, and reporting measuring execution, effectiveness, and medical impact • Translate data, field insights, and business context into recommendations for senior Medical Affairs leadership • Implement innovative and AI-enabled approaches to planning, insight generation, decision making, and organizational effectiveness • Manage external partners supporting analytics, capability development, advisory boards, meetings, and strategic initiatives • Develop and manage the US Medical budget and resource plan • Monitor forecasts, commitments, accruals, and spend • Oversee vendor selection, contracting, scope development, and performance management

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Healthcare, Business, or a related field • 7+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Operations, Field Medical Excellence, Strategy, Program Management, or related pharmaceutical/biotechnology roles • Demonstrated success supporting Medical Affairs strategy and execution in partnership with field-based medical teams • Strong program and project leadership capabilities, with experience translating strategy into execution and measurable business outcomes • Experience leading medical planning, congress activities, advisory boards, stakeholder engagement, budget management, and launch readiness initiatives • Strong understanding of Medical Affairs governance and compliance requirements within a regulated healthcare environment • Exceptional facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across a matrix organization • Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities, and navigate ambiguity with a high degree of accountability • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require • Advanced scientific or business degree preferred • Experience in rare diseases, specialty pharmaceuticals, or high-growth organizations preferred • Experience serving as a strategic operations partner to a Medical Head or senior Medical Affairs leadership team preferred • Experience supporting launch planning, integrated evidence generation planning, or cross-functional asset teams preferred • Experience developing Medical Affairs KPIs, performance dashboards, field insight frameworks, or field effectiveness approaches preferred • Experience leading organizational change, capability-building initiatives, and new ways of working across matrixed organizations preferred • Experience managing agencies, consultants, and other external partners preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare programs • Work-life balance initiatives • Robust relocation support • Performance bonuses • Flexible working arrangements • Remote work options • Tax assistance services for foreign colleagues • Access to resources and training • Benefits benchmarked against the external market