Field Medical Affairs, Team Lead - Eastern US – Pulmonary Hypertension

Overview

Lead a team of Field Medical Affairs Professionals in the US Medical Affairs organization, guiding, coaching and developing them to execute high-quality scientific and medical activities aligned with USMA and enterprise priorities.

What you'll do

• Provide clear direction, vision and alignment to USMA strategy and enterprise priorities.
• Foster team cohesion, morale and resilience through effective communication, recognition and accountability.
• Create a culture of trust and psychological safety that promotes continuous learning and growth.
• Empower team members to lead, take ownership and drive innovation.
• Serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders, offering insights that shape decisions and strategic planning.
• Set clear, measurable objectives aligned to USMA goals and monitor progress against performance expectations.
• Ensure accountability through disciplined performance documentation and timely addressing of gaps.
• Act as a responsible data steward, using data, metrics and reporting tools to inform decisions and demonstrate impact.
• Model integrity and ensure team adherence to compliance, medical governance and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to annual budget planning and manage the team budget as a financial steward of company resources.
• Ensure team understanding and execution of medical and scientific strategies within assigned therapeutic areas or functions.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable engagement plans and measurable team deliverables.
• Monitor execution quality, scientific accuracy and compliance with regulatory, legal and governance requirements.
• Guide teams to engage confidently in scientific exchange, asserting the company's evidence-based perspective with fair balance and professionalism.
• Integrate field insights into strategic planning to refine USMA medical and scientific priorities.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members through structured feedback, goal setting and individualized development plans.
• Recruit, onboard and train team members, providing ongoing coaching and performance management.
• Identify growth opportunities to strengthen team capability.
• Partner with HR and leadership to ensure succession readiness within the team.

What you'll need

• MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP or DO.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific/medical colleagues at all skill and knowledge levels.
• 3 years in a customer-facing, field medical affairs role or relevant experience.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong personal integrity, teamwork abilities (including the ability to lead a therapeutic team across a geographical area), business acumen, and focus on scientific education and dialogue.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and work effectively in a constantly changing environment and to motivate a team to do the same.
• Desire to develop and manage a team in an environment of belonging, engagement and empowerment, including navigating change in an evolving healthcare landscape, leveraging to ensure business value per global strategy, ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture, and strengthening foundational elements.
• Reside in the Eastern US region.

Nice to have

• 5 years of experience in a field-facing role plus prior people management experience.
• Relevant therapeutic area knowledge and/or knowledge of the US healthcare delivery system.
• Previous management experience, especially field-based medical professionals.
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and ability to interface effectively with a variety of technical platforms, including Gen AI.
• Scientific/medical research experience, including scientific/medical publications.

Details

• Location: USA, remote.
• Flexible work arrangement: Remote.
• Travel requirement: 50%.
• Valid driving license required.
• No relocation provided.
• No visa sponsorship.
• Salary range for the primary location: $210,400 - $331,100 per year; eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.