Executive Director - Global Scientific Marketing Affairs, Companion Animal

Rahway, NJ (Hybrid)

$232K/yr – $365K/yrDirector/Executive15+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the global Medical Affairs program for Animal Health, from launch to mature products, coordinating cross-regional teams and data generation to differentiate therapy and drive external partnerships.

  • Lead medical thought leadership and scientific programs with KOLs, veterinary schools, and academia.
  • Align data generation plans with Clinical Development and post-marketing studies to differentiate therapy and support partnerships.
  • Shape a culture of veterinary excellence, advisory boards, and cross-functional coordination to maximize scientific impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement a global Medical Affairs strategy across the lifecycle of our Company's Animal Health products from launch to maturity.
  • Lead customer-centric thinking and craft scientific programs to build our company’s leadership position and advocacy among thought leaders, KOLs, veterinary academia, and veterinarians.
  • Support business expansion and strategic partnerships through medical leadership, including input into due diligence, in-licensing opportunities, and evaluation of external assets and commercial partners.
  • Represent the medical voice of the company, and champion medical thought leadership to inspire the broader marketing organization
  • Lead and develop a growing Medical Affairs team supporting therapeutic franchises and matrix relationships with Medical Directors in regions and key markets.
  • Oversee and expand the Scientific Communications, Publications, Congresses as part of long-term medical capability development.
  • Create a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and veterinary excellence.
  • Collaborate and partner with veterinary medical organizations, veterinary schools, policy makers, researchers, and thought leaders to gain insights.
  • Maintain consistent communications throughout the companion animal veterinary medical affairs teams to ensure effective world-wide coordination.
  • Lead and oversee the development and execution of data generation plans, including Phase IV studies, real-world data, and investigator-initiated studies.
  • Collaborate with Clinical Development to design post-marketing studies and led strategies to better understand therapeutic response and therapy differentiation.
  • Drive strategic planning and delivery of strategically aligned scientific data to global congresses, publications, preceptorships.
  • Develop and oversee CME activities that advance disease and therapy awareness and support optimal pet care.
  • Enable advisory boards and peer-to-peer programs that expand awareness of disease management innovations and treatment value.
  • Champion new solutions to enhance pet management, including integration of wearable technologies, remote monitoring, and digital monitors.
  • Collaborate across functions to explore predictive markers and data-driven tools to improve treatment outcomes.
  • Pilot novel technologies in partnership with academic institutions and innovation hubs to stay ahead of clinical practice evolution.
  • Ensure business practices and policy in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
  • Ensure all activities, materials and external communications follow internal SOPs and industry standards for ethical engagement.
  • Ensure optimal allocation of resources across global medical activities to align with corporate goals and maximize scientific and patient impact.
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