Medical Director, Postpartum Depression

Job Summary:

The Medical Director of Postpartum Depression (PPD) is responsible for driving the strategic and scientific direction of Supernus PPD program. This role is responsible for providing expertise and cross-functional leadership to support the successful development, launch, and commercialization of products within the PPD portfolio. The Medical Director will contribute to strategic planning, evidence generation, and scientific communications with alliance partners and will collaborate cross functionally with clinical development, Regulatory Affairs, Commercial and Marketing teams, and other teams to develop and execute the Medical Affairs strategy for postpartum depression products and neuroactive steroid pipeline assets.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leads the development and execution of the Medical Affairs strategy for the postpartum depression portfolio.
• Develop and review Medical Affairs brand planning, medical communications, publications, field medical strategies, and lifecycle strategies.
• Collaborates and leads within an alliance partnership structure.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, Sales, Corporate Accounts, Legal, Human Resources, and other departments to ensure alignment of Medical Affair strategies.
• Acts as internal and external expert on clinical and medical information relevant to postpartum depression and related products.
• Establishes and collaborates through cross functional efforts with the Medical and Commercial Teams, including R & D, Marketing, Sales, Corporate Accounts, Regulatory, New Business Development, Legal, HR, and other departments.
• Assists Medical Affairs with internal and external management/development of medical materials for Managed Markets.
• Assists with identification of appropriate company grant/CME/sponsorship opportunities.
• Oversees the Internal Controls in Areas of Responsibilities.
• Engages appropriate vendors and consultants relevant to various Medical Affairs strategic initiatives.
• Represents Supernus with various national thought leaders and at scientific and clinical congress meetings.
• Other responsibilities and projects assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and management in an effective manner consistent with Company Values towards defined Corporate Objectives.
• Understands Company Policy and procedure to be able to guide direct reports appropriately.

Knowledge & Other Qualifications:

• MD, PharmD, PhD, or other doctoral level degree and seven years of related experience required.
• Demonstrated expertise in translating clinical and scientific data into impactful strategies and communication initiatives.
• Experience in psychiatry or neuroscience preferred.
• Proven experience engaging with key opinion leaders, scientific experts, and external stakeholders.
• Experience in medical affairs, clinical development, or medical communications in the pharmaceutical industry or healthcare a plus.
• Previous experience with Commercial or market with product launches, medical affairs, and real-world evidence a plus.
• Previous experience of pharmaceutical industry experience required.

Other Characteristics:

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and maintain high ethical standards of integrity and quality.
• Ability of having an innovative and dynamic approach to work.
• A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment.
• Ability to consistently exhibit Supernus Values in interactions with employees at all levels of the organization, vendors, customers and others.
• Capable of performing other duties as assigned by Management.
• Authorized to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:

• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or carrying objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer screen, iPad, or other electronic device; and extensive reading
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Compensation:

At Supernus, we offer a competitive compensation package that reflects your experiences and contributions. The expected salary range for fully qualified candidates applying for this role is $200,000 to $243,000. This range is what the Company reasonably expects to offer for the position and is not reflective of the full compensation scale of the role. This range may be modified in the future. An individual's salary within the range is based on multiple factors, which may include and are not limited to education, relevant experience, knowledge, length of industry experience and organizational needs.

Base salary is one part of the overall compensation package, which includes the opportunity to participate in employee stock purchase programs and performance-based bonus programs.

Supernus Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by law.