Vice President/Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs

At Kailera, we are bold, authentic and committed to our mission of developing therapies that give people the power to transform their lives and elevate their overall health. Rooted in an entrepreneurial spirit and a team-oriented culture, we are working together to advance Kailera’s mission to advance novel therapies for obesity and related conditions.
 
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes collaboration, integrity, and excellence. As we expand, we seek the most talented individuals with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to join our team.

What You’ll Do:

This is a critical leadership role within the medical organization, working cross-functionally with clinical development, commercial and payer. The Head of Medical Affairs leads the development and execution of the global medical strategy, and Kailera’s scientific engagement with the healthcare community. This organization gathers insights and plays an integral role in evidence generation necessary for successful launch and commercialization.

Responsibilities:

• Build, oversee, and refine the global medical affairs organization
• Develop and execute global medical strategy
  • Disease state education
  • Engagement with scientific/medical opinion leaders, patient groups, and professional societies
  • Congress planning
  • Publication strategy
  • Global, regional, and local evidence generation and advisory boards
• Communicate product value to patients, physicians, and payers
  • Unmet need and value
  • Efficacy and safety/ tolerability
  • Differentiation
• Lead actionable insight identification and consolidation to inform development and brand strategies
• Coordinate efforts with clinical development, commercial, and payer organizations to ensure successful launch and commercialization

Qualifications:

• MD (preferred), PhD, or PharmD
• At least 15 years of global or regional medical affairs experience with proven track record of developing and executing medical affair strategies
• Experience in obesity and/or metabolic disease strongly preferred
• Prior leadership experience, budgeting and resource management experience required
• Uncompromising ethics, passion for teamwork and people, solution focus, and strong communication skills
• Ability and willingness to fly at necessary altitude to get job done
• A drive for problem solving, continual learning, and attracting, mentoring, and retaining best people

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION: 

Kailera Therapeutics, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, creed, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age (40 and over), sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, domestic victim status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

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