Senior Director, Field Medical Affairs

Company: High-Growth Biotechnology Company
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Work Arrangement: Hybrid with Field Travel
Employment Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

Brio has partnered with a high-growth biotechnology company to recruit a Senior Director, Field Medical Affairs. This leader will define and execute the field medical strategy, develop a high-performing Medical Science Liaison team, and ensure external scientific engagement supports the organization’s medical and clinical priorities.

The Senior Director will translate medical strategy into practical territory plans, consistent field execution, and actionable insights from healthcare professionals, investigators, and other scientific stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement the national or regional field medical strategy in alignment with broader Medical Affairs priorities.
• Translate medical objectives into territory plans, engagement strategies, performance expectations, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead the recruitment, onboarding, coaching, development, and performance management of MSLs and other field medical professionals.
• Establish consistent standards for scientific exchange, KOL engagement, insight collection, and field documentation.
• Develop engagement plans for key opinion leaders, investigators, treatment centers, professional societies, and patient organizations.
• Ensure field interactions are scientifically rigorous, clinically relevant, balanced, and compliant.
• Consolidate and communicate actionable field insights to inform medical strategy, evidence generation, educational priorities, and clinical development.
• Support advisory boards, congresses, investigator meetings, educational programs, and other scientific engagements.
• Partner with Medical Information, Scientific Communications, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, and other functions within appropriate medical boundaries.
• Lead field readiness for new indications, product launches, and lifecycle-management initiatives.
• Develop training programs that strengthen scientific expertise, communication skills, and therapeutic-area knowledge.
• Establish performance metrics and operating processes that improve field effectiveness and organizational impact.

Qualifications

• PharmD, PhD, MD, or another advanced scientific or clinical degree relevant to field medical work.
• Significant Medical Affairs experience within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing field medical or MSL teams.
• Strong expertise in scientific exchange, KOL engagement, medical insight generation, and compliant field operations.
• Experience translating medical strategy into territory-level objectives and execution plans.
• Proven coaching, talent-development, and performance-management capabilities.
• Strong understanding of applicable legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements governing Medical Affairs.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, and other functions.
• Excellent scientific communication, executive presence, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Product launch, indication expansion, or field-team buildout experience is strongly preferred.
• Therapeutic-area experience aligned with the company’s portfolio is beneficial.
• Ability to work within a hybrid structure in the San Francisco Bay Area and travel as business needs require.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Field influence: Shape how the organization engages external scientific and clinical stakeholders.
• People leadership: Build, coach, and develop a high-performing field medical team.
• Insight impact: Ensure field intelligence meaningfully informs medical planning and evidence priorities.
• Launch readiness: Prepare the field organization for important clinical, regulatory, and commercial milestones.
• Organizational visibility: Serve as a strategic partner to senior medical and cross-functional leadership.

Interested?

Submit your resume to Brio to learn more about the company, its portfolio, and the position. Additional details regarding compensation, benefits, travel expectations, and the complete job description will be provided following an initial resume review.

Brio Resource Group partners with emerging and high-growth life sciences companies to recruit executives, functional leaders, and specialized professionals.