Senior Director, Medical Affairs

Core functions include: 

• Ability to demonstrate deep subject matter expertise in APDS/immunology clinical trials and clinical use, pipeline, and competitive products.  

• Develop strategies and implement plans to define and address unmet research and medical needs within the US patient populations affected.

• US customer segments, including traditional Opinion Leaders and HCPs and will include Integrated Medical Systems / Hospitals and Formulary Decision Maker. 

• Prepare presentation materials and present scientific data at internal meetings and external advisory boards. 

• Serve as an information resource and trainer to Pharming colleagues, including medical educational activities, grants and investigator-sponsored/collaborative studies. 

• Support data generation activities through:

  • Critical review of phase 3b and phase 4 study proposals and Investigator-Initiated Trials (IITs). 

• • Review of abstracts and/or manuscripts. 

• • Communication of Pharming’s commitment to scientific excellence through research and education. 

• Provide medical and scientific leadership and support at key scientific meetings (US and International). 

• Provide strategic input to Global/Regional Medical Affairs Plan and Life Cycle Team activities. 

• Assist medical and scientific review of US promotional materials for submission to promotional review committee (PRC), medical review committee (MRC), and social medial governance council (SMGC). 

• Other activities, as assigned, to support rare disease Medical Affairs initiative. 

• This is a fully remote opportunity.  

Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a healthcare field from an accredited university; MD or PhD required. 

• 8+ years’ experience in clinical practice and/or industry, with experience specific to immunology/rare disease/genetic diseases preferred. 

 Preferred Qualifications 

• Industry experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or Research or success in a similar role outside of the biotech/pharmaceutical industry preferred. 

• Experience in product launch, regulatory filings and FDA communications. 

• Cultivate and maintains key relationships with both internal and external customers 

• Strong leadership and management skills.  

• Robust presentation and communication skills to both professional and non-professional audiences; able to provide succinct, strategic, and actionable insights to senior leadership and executives. 

• Proactive self-starter who can lead workstreams independently. 

• Experience successfully managing multiple projects concurrently. 

• Ability  to efficiently work remotely. 

• Commitment and alignment to Pharming’s mission, core values and behaviors.   

Travel Requirements 

• This role will travel both domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time. 

 Salary Range

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work schedule to promote a health work-life balance. 

• Competitive compensation package including annual target bonus. 

• Long-Term Incentive Program  

• 401(k) plan with company match 

• Paid-Time Off Days 

• 13 Company Holidays per year (typically last week of December up until New Year’s Day) 

Other Benefits

• Excellent Healthcare Plans including Medical, Dental and Vision. 

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care. 

• Company-provided Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans. 

• Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans. 

• Pet Insurance Plan 

• Tuition Reimbursement Program. 

• Health & Wellness Program. 

• Choice of Mobile Phone for Work Use or Cell Phone Stipend.  

Additional Information

Pharming Healthcare, Inc. is a merit-based equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected classes. 

An applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request via email to HR-US@pharming.com.  

Unsolicited resumes from agencies should not be forwarded to Pharming.  Pharming will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes through this source. Pharming will only pay a fee to agencies if a formal agreement between Pharming and the agency has been established.  The Human Resources/Talent Acquisition department is responsible for all recruitment activities; please contact us directly to be considered for a formal agreement. 

Please note that we review every submission, and we will keep submissions on file for six months.