The Director, Field Medical Affairs - West Region will provide leadership for medical and scientific engagement with opinion leaders (OLs) across Arcutis' therapeutic portfolio, reporting to the Executive Director, Field Medical, North America. The successful candidate will be accountable for deploying and managing a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) located in the West Region to compliantly engage the scientific community with relevant clinical data and insights important to Arcutis. This candidate will also ensure appropriate clinical and scientific collaboration with Medical Affairs, Commercial, Clinical, and Regulatory colleagues, while supporting the pull-through of medical affairs strategic imperatives.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Recruit and develop the MSL Field Team located in the West Region to support Medical Affairs strategic priorities.
• Manage hiring, deployment, development, evaluation of personnel as well as management of budgets, timelines, and team activities.
• Ensure medical comprehensiveness, scientific accuracy, and compliance of all MSL activities.
• Drive the development of OL engagement through sustainable scientific engagements.
• Partner with Market Access leadership to provide scientific expertise to key accounts.
• Provide input into the strategy and direction for the field-based MSL team by collaborating with both Medical Affairs and cross functional teams.
• Develop a communication plan that will include regular updates on team activities to Management, presentations to internal customers/stakeholders, and territory updates to the MSL team.
• Coordinate and delegate training for MSLs and other internal colleagues.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of medical advisory boards to inform Medical Affairs strategic decisions.
• Participate in Arcutis research activities such as site/investigator identification and evaluation, and study/project management, as determined by Clinical Development and Medical Affairs teams.
• Contribute to activities in support of investigator-initiated trials and educational programs.
• Support collaborative research initiatives in alignment with Medical Affairs objectives.
• Support medical value and outcome strategies, including health economics and outcomes research efforts.
• Contribute to Medical Affairs content creation, such as scientific materials, presentations, and educational resources.
• Collaborate with Medical Information and Operations teams to implement support/coverage of national, regional, and local medical meetings and congresses.
• Support the pull-through of Medical Affairs strategic imperatives by ensuring regional execution and alignment.
• Other duties that may be assigned.

Education & Licenses and Experience

Typically requires a doctorate level or relevant advanced degree (M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., D.O.) degree in scientific discipline; 8+ years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Competencies & Skills

• Excellent leadership and management skills, passion for building a successful team
• Strict ethics
• Ability to anticipate and adapt to change while maintaining the momentum of an overall strategic plan
• Strong understanding of the cultural dynamics and unique aspects of field medical affairs
• Excellent strategic planning, organizational, and communication skills
• Understand the importance of meeting corporate goals
• Ability to recognize and cultivate appropriate collaborative opportunities with key internal stakeholders
• Strong presentation and teaching skills
• Proven skills to develop, lead, and direct a team
• Strong conflict resolution skills
• Competent business planning
• Financial/budgetary experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information effectively
• Ability to work independently and function in a rapid paced, high pressure environment
• Ability to lead and influence key decision makers
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships
• Proficient in the use of business productivity software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Remote work close to major airport. Travel may be required up to 50% of time worked

Why Join Us? 
   
Arcutis is a pioneering medical dermatology company dedicated to revolutionizing the treatment of serious skin diseases and our pipeline is one of the more robust and exciting in the industry. Our vision is to revitalize the standard of care for dermatological diseases and conditions through novel therapies that simplify disease management for physicians and patients. We are focused on filling the innovation gap in medical dermatology drug development by applying our deep clinical, product development and commercial expertise in dermatology to develop best-in-class therapies against biologically validated targets. Arcutis is uniquely positioned to become the preeminent innovation-driven medical dermatology company, and we are looking for top talent to join our team. We are nimble, collaborative, and passionate about achieving our mission!
  
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