The Medical Director, US Hematology Medical Affairs, will facilitate clinical and scientific understanding and bring in key insights from the oncology community to help inform and align with the Medical Affairs strategy of one of Sobi's products. This person will support the Executive Medical Director and help implement the US brand medical strategy for one product. The Medical Director will partner with Field Medical to engage and educate health care providers (HCPs), medical organizations, payers and patient advocacy groups, enhancing access to clinicians and the quality of discussion. They will also partner with other units in the organization on cross functional initiatives.

The successful candidate will require an MD, PhD, PharmD, or DO with hematology and oncology training.   A deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical and biotech industry is not required, but an open mind and strong desire to learn is. Other important characteristics desired include excellent communication and analytical skills, the ability to partner with others to achieve team/business unit goals and objectives while fitting into a “one team with a common purpose” culture.

Major Responsibilities:

• The primary emphasis of this role is to provide medical leadership for the external engagement of clinicians (academicians, community practitioners, advanced practice professionals, pharmacists, nurses, etc) around the products medical strategy
• Become a disease state and product expert, providing feedback and insights to medical affairs deliverables
• Work closely with Field Medical Team to develop/enhance KOL and key institution engagement plans.  Establishing Sobi Inc as a scientific partner of choice, while also engaging community oncology practices and organizations
• Partner with Field Medical Team to identify key resource needs and collaborate on development of field materials and tactics
• Help plan and execute advisory boards and educational activities (webinars, medical roundtables, symposium, congress presence)
• Generate medical insights, partnering with the field team, and share them internally.  Help analyze insights for adjustment to strategy and tactics
• Develop and foster strong collaborative relationships with internal partners including Market Access, Medical Information, Clinical Development, Sales and Marketing
• Support the market access team as needed with medical expertise and in discussions/presentations to payers
• Develop career through exposure to evidence generation projects, real-world evidence studies and publications

• This role can be at the Associate Medical Director or Medical Director level depending on the candidate’s prior experience
• MD, PhD, PharmD, or DO degree with hematology and oncology training is required
• Prior pharmaceutical or biotech experience is not required, but is preferred
• Ability to travel approximately 50% of the work week
• Excellent communication and presentation skills required, including ability to understand and articulate complicated scientific concepts
• A strong ability to form meaningful bi-directional relationships with the Medical Community
• Willingness to partner with internal colleagues, and a motivation to work effectively in a cross functional team environment of individuals at all levels
• Strong Scientific and clinical acumen as well as strategic and analytical abilities
• Drive for results with urgency, solution-orientation, innovation
• Open to the opportunity for career growth: Learning key areas of Medical Affairs such as evidence generation, publications, medical education and strategy development
• Demonstrated self-starter and team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Adept, nimble, energetic and comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic and collaborative environment
• Capable of taking a hands-on approach and willing to “roll up one’s sleeves”
• Patient focus a must!

The base salary pay range for this role is $180,000 — 235,000 USD annually. Actual pay for this position will take into account factors such as experience and location. In addition to a base salary, this position is also eligible for a competitive 401k match, short and long-term incentives, medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD and life insurance benefits, in addition to other health and wellness programs and offerings.

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us?

We are a global company with over 1,700 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.