Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs

4 weeks ago


Bedford, United States Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Lantheus is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts with offices in New Jersey, Canada, and Sweden. For more than 60 years, Lantheus has been instrumental in pioneering the field of medical imaging and has helped physicians enhance patient care with its broad product portfolio.

Lantheus is an entrepreneurial, agile, growing organization that provides innovative diagnostics, targeted therapeutics, and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that empower clinicians to find, fight and follow disease. At Lantheus our purpose and values guide our behaviors in all interactions and play a vital role in creating a dynamic environment that contributes to our success. Every employee is crucial to our success; we respect one another and act as one knowing that someone’s health is in our hands. We believe in helping people be their best and are seeking to bring together a diverse group of individuals with different viewpoints and skill sets to be a part of a productive and inclusive team.

Summary of Role:

The Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs will lead the Medical Affairs function including Medical Science Liaisons, Clinical Science Liaisons, Medical Affairs Operations, Global Medical Information, Clinical Science Communications, and Investigator Sponsored Trials for all therapeutic indications for all marketed products, products in development (responsibility shared with Clinical R&D for products in development) and provide expertise in business development as required.

As part of the responsibilities, this person will also strongly contribute to all life cycle management activities of commercialized products, as well as to closely interact with the R&D team and support the Clinical R&D teams in registrational and non-registrational sponsored trials. This individual will lead a team of 30+. The SVP will set the direction of the Medical Affairs organization to ensure the right balance of in-house, partnered and outsourced expertise to meet Lantheus’ current and future requirements. The SVP of Medical Affairs will work with the R&D Department to support the publication and promulgation of clinical and pre-clinical data as well as other important information. This position will have a strong outward facing presence and will support Investor Relations initiatives by representing the company in different capacities as required.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Create and voice an integrated medical vision for how Medical Affairs can contribute most meaningfully to address unmet medical needs. Create and operationalize a strategy that addresses both scientific and operational issues in partnership with R&D and Commercial leadership.
  • Lead and manage the Company’s Medical Affairs function, allocating and directing internal resources and effectively utilizing outsourcing to achieve project and business goals in a timely manner.
  • As part of the Research and Development leadership team, collaborate with the pharmaceutical research, clinical development, isotope strategy and regulatory departments to support the planning, execution, and management of clinical trials activities.
  • Maintain positive professional relationships with the medical community, to identify current and future business opportunities and emerging medical and health care practices.
  • Maintain a working knowledge of local/regional health planning issues and trends. Lead a Medical Affairs organization, by developing strategy and hiring key contributors.
  • Work closely with R&D organizations to ensure that appropriate publication and Investigator Sponsored Trials policies are in place.
  • Work closely with the Regulatory and Commercial organizations to ensure timely, accurate and compliant preparation and review of promotional and educational material.
  • With her/his team, provide medical and scientific training to the rest of the organization, and as well as, guidance to Commercial/Marketing Organizations on promotional material and campaigns.
  • Help define and lead strategy as a senior member of the research and development organization and be a member of the Research and Development leadership team.
  • Support the medical governance of the Company

Basic Qualifications:

  • Advanced life science degree, including Ph.D., and/or Pharm.D.
  • Minimum of 15 years of medical affairs or clinical research experience within the pharmaceutical industry, CRO health-related consulting company, or biomedical/clinical experience within academia (or a combination of aforementioned).
  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience in leading a Medical Affairs function; prior experience with new product launch strongly preferred.
  • Previous Medical Affairs expertise within solid tumor oncology (prostate, neuroendocrine, breast, melanoma) strongly preferred.
  • Track record of success in building and leading teams. Strong managerial experience essential.
  • Collaborative Medical leader who is able to establish and drive strong cross-functional partnerships and scientific exchange with diverse stakeholders.
  • Experience in the US health care marketplace is required.
  • Extensive travel is required as part of this position (50%)
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and to operate in the role with the highest of ethical standards and professionalism is required

Other Requirements:

  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills are necessary.
  • Goal-oriented self-starter with an acute attention to detail. Must be team-oriented, able to work independently and proactively, and able to multitask. Lead others by building consensus.
  • Well-grounded in drug development with extraordinary leadership competencies and the strategic business perspective needed to bring products forward and to maximize their commercial value.
  • This position is site-based and requires a presence on-site three days per week.

Lantheus is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Lantheus is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Lantheus will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the Lantheus Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@lantheus.com.



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