Director of Medical Affairs
Posted 1 week ago by Barrington James
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Freelance Medical Affairs Director will lead and support medical affairs activities for UK operations, focusing on shaping scientific strategy and managing external relationships. This role requires a strategic mindset and strong leadership skills to ensure medical governance throughout the product lifecycle. The director will also oversee compliance with regulations and manage medical input for various submissions and discussions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead UK Medical Affairs strategy and execution across designated therapeutic areas
- Oversee development and delivery of medical plans aligned with corporate and product strategy
- Lead external engagement with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals (HCPs), and advisory boards
- Ensure compliance with ABPI Code of Practice and relevant regulatory frameworks
- Oversee review and approval of promotional and non-promotional materials (via copy approval processes)
- Provide medical input for HTA submissions, pricing and reimbursement discussions
- Support clinical development and real-world evidence (RWE) activities as needed
- Manage freelance MSLs, medical writers, or other contract staff if applicable
Key Skills:
- Medical degree (MD, MBBS) or PhD in a relevant life science discipline
- Minimum 8–10 years' experience in Medical Affairs roles, ideally within the UK pharma or biotech sector
- Strong knowledge of UK pharmaceutical regulations and ABPI Code
- Demonstrated ability to lead medical strategy and stakeholder engagement
- Experience working in freelance, consulting, or contract medical roles desirable
- Wide experience across multiple therapeutic areas
- Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
- Able to operate autonomously in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
- Comfortable managing both high-level strategy and operational details
- ABPI Final Signatory status (preferred or required, depending on need)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategically minded Freelance Medical Affairs Director to lead and support medical affairs activities for our UK operations. In this role you will need to play a key leadership role in shaping scientific strategy, managing external relationships, and ensuring medical governance for products across their lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead UK Medical Affairs strategy and execution across designated therapeutic areas
- Oversee development and delivery of medical plans aligned with corporate and product strategy
- Lead external engagement with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals (HCPs), and advisory boards
- Ensure compliance with ABPI Code of Practice and relevant regulatory frameworks
- Oversee review and approval of promotional and non-promotional materials (via copy approval processes)
- Provide medical input for HTA submissions, pricing and reimbursement discussions
- Support clinical development and real-world evidence (RWE) activities as needed
- Manage freelance MSLs, medical writers, or other contract staff if applicable
Qualifications & Experience
- Medical degree (MD, MBBS) or PhD in a relevant life science discipline
- Minimum 8–10 years' experience in Medical Affairs roles, ideally within the UK pharma or biotech sector
- Strong knowledge of UK pharmaceutical regulations and ABPI Code
- Demonstrated ability to lead medical strategy and stakeholder engagement
- Experience working in freelance, consulting, or contract medical roles desirable
- Wide experience across multiple therapeutic areas.
Skills & Competencies
- Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
- Able to operate autonomously in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
- Comfortable managing both high-level strategy and operational details
- ABPI Final Signatory status (preferred or required, depending on need)