Director, Global Medical HAE Strategy

COMPANY:

At BioCryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with complement-mediated and other rare diseases. For over three decades we've been guided by our passion for not settling for "ordinary" in our quest to develop novel medicines. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-inclass or best-in-class oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics, led by the efforts of our team of expert scientists in our Discovery Center of Excellence in Birmingham, Alabama. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, our European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries. We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at www.biocryst.com or follow uson LinkedIn and Instagram.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Director, Global Medical HAE Strategy will drive the global Medical Affairs activities associated with late-stage development, launch, and post-market lifecycle management of the designated BCRX program (HAE). This position will be true scientific expert and an extension of BioCryst Medical Affairs both internally and externally within the external HAE community. This includes accountability for interacting with various research institutions and external stakeholders, internal departments and investigators to orchestrate the Global Medical Affairs objectives, while ensuring the medical and scientific merit of company activities. The Director, Global Medical HAE Strategy will work collaboratively with other key disciplines across the company, such as Clinical Development, Commercial, HEOR, Market Access, Communications, Regulatory Affairs, Safety, Finance, Legal and Research.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Provide strategic medical/scientific expertise for the assigned program and relevant therapeutic area(s) and develops and drives execution of strategic medical plan along with key functional and cross functional partners.
* Works closely with regional medical affairs leads and local country medical directors to collaboratively develop an integrated global medical strategy for the program(s) of responsibility, while ensuring alignment with the program development and lifecycle strategy.
* Provides scientific expertise in support of Global Evidence Teams (GETs) to co-develop real world evidence plan.
* Drives planning and execution of global medical affairs evidence generation initiatives, including alignment and collaboration with appropriate cross-functional stakeholders.
* Work with clinical development, market access and program teams to support inclusion of appropriate trial endpoints and outcome measures to address unmet needs and enable patient access.
* Leads projects with a global scope by taking full responsibility including alignment on goals with internal colleagues, exhibiting a problem-solving approach, assessment and coordination of resources, management of timeline, budget and vendors, conduct debriefing and recommend process improvements (Cross Functional Projects, Medical Information, Medical Communication etc.).
* Participates and collaborates on projects led by regional teams to support regional needs and ensure alignment with global imperatives (i.e. Visiting Professor Program, advisory boards, evidence generation)
* Provide leadership in identifying innovative research that may align with R&D capabilities and interest.
* Enhances organizational collaboration by encouraging dialog amongst team members to address issues, actively seeks solutions that improve the organization at the regional and national level.
* Maintains a positive attitude, anticipates and proactively adapts actions to seize opportunities during times of rapid change and/or uncertainly. Helps others during change through positive, solution-oriented approach.
* Provide support at professional meetings and congresses, collecting insights and competitive intelligence, and developing tools that support medical functions at the meeting.
* Acts as a representative to BioCryst and works to maintain peer to peer relationships with top global KOLs and research institutions

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

* Advanced degree (Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D) required. 10+ years of related work experience (clinical, managed care, or industry experience) or a combination of education and experience; prior rare disease experience preferred.
* Proven track record of consistent success within a strategic medical affairs role, including consistent and exemplary demonstration of core competencies and behaviors.
* Demonstrated mastery of core technical and/or clinical competencies and consistent, acknowledged contributions to BCRX medical/scientific efforts.
* Demonstrates advanced technical acumen within therapeutic area and recognized via external relationships.
* Proven track record of success establishing, building and maintaining scientific engagement with influential academic and clinical experts.
* Ability to think strategically; apply knowledge and analytical skills in a highly regulated environment and align medical and commercial strategies.
* Ability to summarize complex information and present in a clear, concise, and scientifically accurate manner to a range of audiences.
* Outstanding business acumen; knows the industry, BioCryst's value proposition, key competitors, and other marketplace factors/dynamics.
* Proven track record of excellent communication and collaboration skills, including recognition by cross-functional partners; work well independently while exhibiting professional maturity, confidence, and competence.
* Adherence and compliance with all required regulatory guidelines
* Ability to travel and must possess a valid driver's license. Weekend travel may be required.

The statements in this position description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The manager may assign additional responsibilities and assignments from time to time.

BioCryst is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Veteran status, disability and/or other protected class characteristics. Additionally, BioCryst is committed to achieving its business objectives in compliance with all federal, state and local law.