Scientific Director, Medical Affairs

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $240k - $260k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👨‍⚕️ Medical Director

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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2014

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. is pioneering a transformational approach to treating cancer by harnessing the human immune system's ability to recognize and attack diverse cancer cells in each patient. The company focuses on T-cell-based immunotherapy, specifically Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, which involves reinvigorating a patient’s TILs to fight cancer. Iovance's TIL therapy is being investigated in clinical trials across multiple advanced solid tumor cancers. Additionally, the company is advancing genetically modified TIL therapies and exploring potential applications of PBL (peripheral blood lymphocyte) therapy for blood cancers. As a leader in cell therapy, Iovance owns a state-of-the-art Cell Therapy Center in Philadelphia for manufacturing their therapies using proprietary GMP. The company is at the forefront of developing personalized and patient-specific cancer treatments.

📋 Description

• Serve as a TIL cell therapy therapeutic area expert in educational, strategic, and tactical discussions and presentations. • Support and educate providers to optimize tumor tissue starting material for lifileucel manufacturing. • Lead engagement and best-practice discussions with surgeons on tumor tissue procurement. • Support ATC medical onboarding for direct patient care and provide ongoing support for patient- and product-specific questions. • Serve as subject matter expert and clinical support for TIL cell therapy. • Provide clinical trial support by engaging surgeons across Iovance and investigator-sponsored trials. • Represent Medical Affairs across internal and external venues, including US and global cross-functional teams, consultants, advisory boards, and steering committees. • Collaborate with Commercial Quality, Market Access, Clinical Development, and Medical Affairs teams. • Participate in Medical Affairs cross-functional working groups. • Represent Iovance at professional meetings, congresses, and local symposia. • Review disease strategy plans, slides, manuscripts, educational materials, IIT protocols, committee and advisory board objectives, response letters, and commercial brand plans. • Partner with Scientific Communications on publication strategies, gap analyses, and key messages. • Interact with internal stakeholders including Medical Affairs, ATC Operations, Commercial, Clinical Science and Operations, Research Alliances, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Project Management, and Training. • Engage external investigators, KOLs, non-physician HCPs, steering committees, and advisory boards.

🎯 Requirements

• A Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with firsthand clinical or surgical experience is required; melanoma, cellular therapy, and/or surgical oncology experience is strongly preferred. • A degree from an accredited and recognized school is required. • A minimum of 7-10 years of academic/industry experience is strongly preferred. • Expertise in the conduct of clinical trials in hematology/oncology is strongly preferred. • Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including presentations to large groups, facilitation of interactive discussions, and 1:1 interaction with surgeons and other HCPs. • Excellent analytical skills and experience translating medical, clinical, and surgical information into Medical Affairs strategies. • Proficiency in critical data review and interpretation, including evaluating surgical variables impacting product quality and outcomes. • Demonstrated customer-focused orientation and credibility with customers. • Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills. • Expertise in developing scientific content and using PowerPoint for presentations. • Knowledge/application of data sources, reports, and tools for creating plans involving surgical workflows and tumor procurement metrics. • Ability and willingness to travel as needed, usually within the US. • Ability to remain stationary standing or sitting for prolonged periods. • Ability to move inside an office and exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or negligible force frequently/constantly. • Visual acuity for preparing and analyzing data and figures, viewing a computer screen, and extensive reading. • Ability to perform repetitive wrist, hand, and finger motions. • Ability to communicate with others to exchange information. • Clear and conceptual thinking, excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem-solving, analysis, discretion, stress management, multitasking, and deadline management.

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote office environment • Equal-opportunity and inclusive work environment • Reasonable accommodation available upon request