Amylyx Pharmaceuticals · 3 days ago
Regional Scientific Director, West
LA Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$222K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ years expAmylyx Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage company focused on treating diseases with high unmet needs. They are seeking a Regional Scientific Director to establish relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and Health Care Providers, contribute to the medical affairs strategy, and engage in scientific education and research initiatives.
BiotechnologyMedicalNeurosciencePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Respond to questions from KOLs and HCPs with fair and balanced scientific, medical responses
Manage questions around safety, adherence and off label data on Amylyx’s products
Provide ongoing medical/scientific education to Amylyx’s field and HQ teams
Support clinical initiatives including site identification, trial recruitment, registry and presentation of final approved data
Conduct regular and extensive reviews of literature, develop presentations and assist with publications and medical communications
Develop and execute prioritized plans for KOLs/institutions/societies
Develop and execute a strategic, innovative territory plan of medical and therapeutic area objectives, in collaboration with Scientific Communication, Real World Evidence and medical directors, to address the specific needs of key institutions and KOLs
Represent Amylyx medical affairs at medical congresses, educating on Amylyx’s pipeline products, collecting competitive intelligence and reviewing data (symposia, abstracts, poster presentations, etc.)
Identify and support data generation projects, content development and review of scientific education materials, clinical site participation and internal publications
Support commercial team functions including facilitating internal training, speaker training programs, internal scientific material review and competitive insights into therapeutic area planning
Conceptual and practical knowledge of local and regional payers within the geography and understands the relationships between those plans and patient care delivery in the region
Maintain compliance with all internal and external legal and regulatory guidelines
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree (e.g., PhD, PharmD, DNP, DHSc, or MD)
8 plus years of experience as a field medical scientist (Medical Science Liaison) preferred OR relevant experience in medical affairs: Regional Scientific Director
Experience driving medical affairs projects [data generation projects, abstracts, education materials]
Excellent presentation, communication, and project management skills
Ability to understand and effectively communicate scientific/medical benefits of pharmaceutical products to the medical community
Strong data analysis skills
Demonstrated ability to effectively facilitate meetings
Ability to work independently and function successfully as a team member
Office is home based. Must be able to travel within assigned region 3-4 days per week including overnight stays
Travel to medical meetings, team meetings and other group meetings (will require some weekends)
Must have a valid driver's license
Preferred
Endocrinology and rare disease experience, Neuromuscular disorders experience beneficial
Well-established networks with endocrinology KOLs
Company
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals specializes in providing solutions for Alzheimer’s and other diseases of the brain.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$623.45MKey Investors
Viking Global InvestorsMorningside
2025-09-10Post Ipo Equity· $175M
2022-10-06Post Ipo Equity· $246.3M
2022-01-07IPO
Leadership Team
Jim Frates
Chief Financial Officer
Camille Bedrosian
Chief Medical Officer
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