Associate Director, International Medical Affairs
MISSION
Mirum Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the treatment of rare diseases. We are passionate about advancing scientific discoveries to become important medicines for rare disease patients. We are collaborative, creative, and experienced professionals and we’re looking to augment our team with other individuals who embody our values: care, be real, get it done, and have fun, seriously.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position reports to the Head of International Medical Affairs and is responsible for conceiving, planning and implementing the medical affairs tactics in the assigned therapeutic area. He/she will also contribute to establishing the international medical strategy through cross‑functional interaction, in alignment with medical leads in the Countries and sitting in the Global medical Affairs Team (GMAT). He/she will lead the scientific initiatives within the European countries that Mirum directly supports and with our distributor partners.
JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
* Coordinate the international medical plan development and execution for the assigned area, ensuring consistency with the country level plans and with the GMAT.
* Lead the development of scientific symposia at congresses and other medical education initiatives.
* Plan and execute EU congress related medical activities: KOL engagement, advocacy engagement, scientific booths in alignment with product strategy.
* Organize and support scientific advisory boards.
* Present scientific data at key congresses and provide input/feedback into final congress presentations.
* Represent Int Med Affairs in EU PAG engagement/advocacy; collaborate with and support Int PAG strategy and develop/execute related tactics.
* Support commercial on various tactics (e.g., EU and Global Brand Plans and commercial training).
* Support distributor markets on medical strategy, scientific education and contribute to country visits as appropriate.
* Support externally sponsored research (ESR) and Phase IV studies assessment to ensure strategic alignment and scientific and methodologic robustness.
* Support and collaborate with relevant cross‑functional International and local stakeholders such as but not limited to market‑access, clinical development/operations.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education / Experience
* Medical Degree, Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate (e.g., RN, BS/BA, MS/MA, PharmD) level of degree from an accredited university/program.
* 10+ years of biopharmaceutical experience, with an understanding of the current regulatory and compliance environment for pre‑launch and post‑launch initiatives for an investigational asset.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
* Highly organized individual, who possesses the ability to work in a fast‑paced agile environment.
* Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy across assets and launches.
* Ability to coordinate matrix working groups operating across multiple geographies, roles and backgrounds.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Team player with a hands‑on / can‑do mindset.
* Ability to interact with and coordinate appropriate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders (e.g., commercial, clinical operations, statistics, regulatory, publications, chemistry, manufacturing, controls ‘CMC’ etc.) as they relate to ongoing medical affairs projects.
* Ability to work independently with limited supervision and guidance.
* Sound judgment within well‑defined practices and policies.
* Ability to manage budget for assigned projects.
* Clinical experience/research background or knowledge in one of the following areas: liver diseases, metabolic diseases or pediatrics is preferred.
* Proficient in Microsoft OneNote, Teams and Office 365 (proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel is essential).
* Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally is required; it is anticipated that this will be 40% of work time.
Mirum Pharmaceuticals is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, age, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition or characteristics, disability, veteran’s status or any other classification protected by applicable State/Federal/Local laws.
Mirum Pharmaceuticals provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures.
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