Director, Field Medical Affairs

🕒 October 23

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Zealand Pharma

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1998

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

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Healthcare • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals

Zealand Pharma is an international biotechnology company headquartered in Denmark with operations in Boston, USA. It discovers, designs, and develops peptide-based and small-molecule medicines focused on transforming metabolic health—particularly obesity—and on treating rare diseases such as congenital hyperinsulinism and short bowel syndrome, as well as chronic inflammatory conditions. Zealand Pharma maintains a clinical-stage R&D pipeline (including petrelintide, survodutide, glepaglutide, ZP9830, and others), engages in partnerships to advance development and commercialization, and is publicly listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen.

📋 Description

• Lead, scale, and evolve the national obesity-focused MSL team • Set goals, KPIs, and strategic territory plans • Serve as senior field medical partner to cross-functional leadership across Medical, Clinical, and Commercial • Contribute to US thought leader engagement strategy • Represent MSL leadership in high-level KOL interactions • Coach, develop, and performance-manage MSLs • Build bench strength and scientific excellence across the team • Lead field medical launch planning for new obesity assets • Ensure field operations meet regulatory, compliance, and budget standards • Maintain full accountability for resource allocation • Advocate for field team needs and ensure readiness to execute medical strategy • Partner with US Medical Affairs leadership, Global Medical Affairs, and cross-functional launch teams • Ensure consistent scientific engagement and field medical strategy execution across the West Coast region • Report directly to Gabe Smolarz, VP of US Medical Affairs • Oversee a geographically defined portion of the combined East/West MSL team

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) required • 7+ years of experience given increased seniority • 3–5 years minimum managing/leading MSL teams • Proven launch experience • Demonstrated success building, scaling, and developing high-performing field teams • Deep understanding of the US regulatory and compliance landscape governing field medical activities • Willingness to travel up to 40% domestically for field rides, national and regional meetings • Excellent people skills; relatable and enjoyable to work with • Values inquiry, transparency, and open communication • Include a few sentences in the CV explaining motivation for applying • Ability to work in a national US field medical role

🏖️ Benefits

• Inclusive recruitment process • Opportunity to work in a biotech culture characterized by excellent teamwork and strong engagement • Opportunity to contribute to obesity and metabolic health drug development and launch activities • Travel up to 40% domestically

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