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MapLight Therapeutics, Inc. · 8 hours ago

Executive Director, Medical Affairs

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$270K/yr - $311K/yr

10+ years exp

MapLight Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotech company focusing on drug discovery for central nervous system disorders. The Executive Director, Medical Affairs will provide medical and scientific expertise, collaborating across therapeutic areas to support medical strategy and evidence generation.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyLife ScienceMedical

Responsibilities

Lead and support medical affairs activities, data generation, and dissemination in alignment with the overall medical and scientific strategy

Provide medical leadership and scientific expertise across pre-launch activities, including development of scientific communications platforms, scientific messaging, and launch planning

Engage key opinion leaders (KOLs), fostering strong scientific relationships and ensuring insights from external experts inform medical strategies and cross-functional initiatives

Oversee or support the design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of scientific content for:

Investigator Brochures

Clinical Study Reports

Regulatory submissions

Publications and other scientific communications

Standard Response Letters

Field Medical Tools

Ensure the high-quality development of scientifically accurate and clinically relevant:

Marketing materials

Medical education programs, including any symposia

Advisory board engagements

Participate in educational grant reviews to ensure scientific rigor and therapeutic relevance

Coordinate and lead scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders (commercial, clinical development and operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory) related to ongoing medical affairs projects

Serve as a trusted scientific interface for regulatory discussions and provide medical education to investigators, clinicians, and internal teams

Stay abreast of advances in therapeutic areas, medical literature, and innovations in technology and healthcare delivery

Ensure budgets, timelines, and compliance requirements are incorporated into program scientific activities

Qualification

Medical writingPsychiatry experienceNeurology experienceHEOR/RWE project managementScientific communicationsRegulatory knowledgeLeadership skillsMicrosoft OfficeOral communicationWritten communication

Required

MD or PhD required

Minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including pre-launch experience

Proven medical writing skills, including experience writing standard response letters and demonstrated ability to generate high-quality scientific content with established record of publications

Extensive experience in psychiatry and neurology, with preference for schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease experience

Experience managing HEOR/RWE projects and contributing to evidence generation

Experience with scientific communications platforms, scientific advisory boards, grant review processes, launch planning and phase IV/lifecycle planning

Knowledge of regulatory requirements, medical strategy development, and scientific communications

Proven leadership skills in cross-functional, global team environments

Prior experience working with external partners

Excellent oral and written communication skills; mastery of Microsoft Office

Preferred

Experience growing and managing direct reports

Benefits

Annual bonus opportunity

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D

Short term and long term disability

401(K) plan with match

Stock options

Flexible non-accrual paid time off

Parental leave

Company

MapLight Therapeutics, Inc.

Maplight is a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel therapeutics for patients with disorders of the central nervous system (CNS).

Founded in 2018

Palo Alto, California, USA

51-200 employees