About Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.

We are a rare disease therapeutics company leading with science to make life-changing therapeutics available to patients with significant unmet needs. We involve key thought leaders, physicians, patients, care partners, and advocacy groups in all of our clinical and regulatory development strategies.

With a keen understanding that drug development often requires creative solutions, we have the insight and expertise to forge new pathways to success that others have missed. By following the data without bias, our transparent narratives and common-sense perspective have successfully overcome complex development challenges to make much-needed therapies available to patients.

Nimble and dauntless, we push boundaries beyond what is thought to be possible and advance new therapies that have the potential to bring meaningful improvement to patients’ lives.

About the role

The Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs will report to the VP, Medical Affairs and Advocacy and will provide medical leadership for MIPLYFFA (NPC) and OLPRUVA (UCDs).  The role will be responsible for building and refining the medical affairs strategy as well as executing the tactical activities for MIPLYFFA (NPC) and OLPRUVA (UCDs) as well as future Zevra pipeline assets.  The ideal candidate will be a highly self-motivated, collaborative, scientifically-oriented, and accomplished Medical Affairs leader with a flexible, hands-on and team-oriented style. They will provide medical support and leadership to partners in field medical affairs, HEOR and evidence generation, marketing, sales, market access and payer engagement. Key activities will include: establishing and leading the global medical strategy for MIPLYFFA and OLPRUVA, leading execution of relevant medical communications and engagement activities, supporting evidence generation, including support of expanded access programs, engaging with key opinion leaders, supporting payer-engagement strategy, compliantly supporting pre-commercial activities, and patient advocacy initiatives.

The position is based on-site in Boston, MA.

What you'll do

• Develop, refine and lead the medical affairs strategy including data dissemination plan, scientific communications, congress planning, advisory board planning, medical education, publications planning, and payer engagement
• Serve as the cross-functional medical affairs lead to support marketing, sales, advocacy, market access, and other collaborative planning and tactical execution across the company
• Maintain high level of scientific and medical expertise in NPC and UCD and serve as key medical resource in the diagnosis, treatment and management of targeted disease areas and associated products
• Collaborate closely with Field Medical Leadership to develop and support the successful execution of the field medical engagement strategy and ensure alignment with the product strategy
• Lead/support the development of content and resources to support external engagement activities by the field medical affairs team and support/oversee the training of the team.
• Serve as the MIPLYFFA and OLPRUVA medical reviewer for abstracts, publications, disease-related and product related promotional materials and non-promotional scientific materials, including reimbursement dossiers and payer materials
• Lead and support clinical studies and evidence generation activities including Phase IV clinical studies, registries, and expanded access programs
• Develop and communicate medical information and scientific communication content and key findings externally and within the company
• Provide medical expertise to the commercial organization to compliantly assist in the development and execution of commercial activities, including training
• Ensure medical affairs compliance with all corporate, legal and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate or serve on cross-functional global teams as directed by the SVP of Medical Affairs and Advocacy
• Help attract talent to the organization

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in scientific discipline required (e.g., PhD, PharmD, MD)
• Strong strategic and business acumen as evidenced by at least 8 years in Medical Affairs, with at least 5 years building and leading medical affairs plans and supporting drug launches
• Developing and leading medical communications plans and deliverables
• Expertise in rare diseases and rare disease drug development
• Medical affairs planning and execution
• Building and leading medical launch plans
• Cross-functional engagement, support and collaboration
• Evidence Generation
• KOL Engagement
• Stakeholder management

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Zevra is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. 

Notice to External Recruiters
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