United States onlyArvinas is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to improving the lives of patients suffering from debilitating and life-threatening diseases through the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies that degrade disease-causing proteins. Arvinas uses its proprietary PROTAC® Discovery Engine platform to engineer proteolysis targeting chimeras, or PROTAC® targeted protein degraders, that are designed to harness the body’s own natural protein disposal system to selectively and efficiently degrade and remove disease-causing proteins.
The company is progressing multiple investigational drugs through clinical development programs, including vepdegestrant, targeting the estrogen receptor for patients with locally advanced or metastatic ER+/HER2- breast cancer; ARV-102, targeting LRRK2 for neurodegenerative disorders; and ARV-393, targeting BCL6 for relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
In April 2024, Arvinas entered into a transaction with Novartis, including a global license agreement for the development and commercialization of the clinical stage PROTAC® androgen receptor protein degrader ARV-766 for the treatment of prostate cancer. The transaction closed in May 2024.
#TeamArvinas is made up of approximately 450 passionate and curious employees, whose diverse thoughts and perspectives are highly valued. Arvinas employees embrace the freedom to pursue innovation, think creatively, and give back. They are driven by the company’s values and mission – to improve the lives of patients with serious diseases by pioneering therapies created with our revolutionary PROTAC® protein degradation platform. We’re really excited about the work we’re doing inside and outside of Arvinas, and think you will be, too. But don’t just take our word for it – learn more about life at Arvinas and what employees have to say.
For more information, please visit www.arvinas.com.
Position Summary
The Director, Medical Affairs Operations plays an integral role within the Medical Affairs organization. This position will be responsible for executing strategy and ensuring operational excellence for Medical Affairs. The focus of this role will include leadership in medical affairs program management and oversight of field medical operations.
This position reports to the Senior Director, Medical Affairs Operations, and can work remotely from any location within the U.S.
Principal Responsibilities
Key responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
Medical Affairs Program Management
- Manage the Medical Affairs Book of Work, ensuring operational efficiency by overseeing project timelines, tracking deliverables, and producing comprehensive status reports and dashboards.
- Lead operational planning and coordination of Medical Affairs meetings (e.g., advisory boards, team meetings, and events).
- Provide operational management of internal and cross-functional Medical Affairs communications and related platforms (e.g., MS Teams and MS SharePoint).
- Oversee the contracting process for external consultants, including conducting Fair Market Value (FMV) assessments.
Field Medical Operations
- In partnership with US Field Medical leaders, develop and oversee US Field Medical launch excellence framework and processes to ensure optimal readiness for and execution of product launches.
- Provide operational management in the development of field medical territory and engagement plans.
- Lead the analytics process and reporting framework for field medical activity data and provide reporting on key performance indicators, including via dashboards.
- Oversee field medical insights capabilities, processes, and tools, to ensure effective insights management.
- Provide operational oversight for field medical IT systems.
- Manage the planning and coordination of field medical congress activities and deliverables.
- Continuously assess field medical capabilities, processes, and systems to enhance operational efficiency.
Qualifications
- 10+years’ relevant experience with 3-5 years working in pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry or related fields.
- Prior field medical experience required.
- Data analytics experience is preferred.
- Demonstrated planning, organization, and time management skills, including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed team environment with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with cross-functional team members.
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Applications (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, and PowerBI) is required.
- Arvinas will not be providing VISA sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for a current or future VISA sponsorship.
- The duties of this role are generally conducted in a home office environment. Employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.
Education
- MD, PhD, or PharmD, or equivalent terminal degree in a relevant scientific or healthcare discipline required.
Arvinas is proud to offer a competitive package of base and incentive compensation as well as a comprehensive benefits program designed to support the health, wellness and financial security of our employees and their families. Benefits include group medical, vision and dental coverage, group and supplemental life insurance, and much more. To learn more about Arvinas, please visit www.arvinas.com
Arvinas is an Equal Opportunity Employer
