Medical Director, Market Access

Job Description: Medical Director, Market Access

This position can be based remotely (working from home) or at our headquarters in Stamford, CT. 

About Lockwood: Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through market access communications. Our clients count on us to challenge their assumptions and help them creatively navigate around obstacles. From strategy through execution, we focus on accuracy, transparency, and scientific value to create programs that are evidence-based, clinically relevant, and contribute to the development of our clients’ brands. Over a third of our staff hold advanced scientific, pharmacy, or medical degrees, and most work from where they live. Because our flexible structure provides better work-life balance, we attract the best talent, facilitate their best work, and as a result, are more responsive to our clients, wherever and whenever they do business.

Summary: The Medical Director (MD) is responsible for the planning, development and oversight of strategic clinical content for an assigned account or accounts across a range of therapeutic categories and brands, addressing different access stakeholders. Reports to a Senior Scientific Director or VP, Group Scientific Director to provide clients with strategic market access recommendations that support the achievement of brand access goals in the marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Independently develops high-quality, medically accurate content for assigned projects, sometimes for multiple accounts, and incorporates feedback accordingly through collaboration with internal medical and account team members
• Presents own work to internal and external stakeholders
• Effectively manages own projects
• Leads discussions and manages relationships with clients
• Partners with Client Services counterparts in timeline development; begins to gain budgeting skills
• Participates in the development of and research for brand planning and business development
• Monitors competitive landscape, market access trends, and marketplace events, and demonstrates the ability to understand brand strategy related to competitive landscape when engaged in impromptu discussions by client
• Develops and demonstrates creative approach when faced with challenges in data, competitors, and client requests
• Demonstrates the ability to know when to escalate business related issues up to SSD, GSD, and GVP

Education: Advanced degree in Science (PhD or PharmD) required

Professional Skills and Requirements:

• Five or more years relevant job experience at a market access agency or related healthcare communications agency developing payer and access-focused content (payer advisory boards, payer value propositions, PIE decks, leave behinds, etc.)
• Ability to analyze and interpret scientific data and translate it to appropriate access stakeholder audience (payer, specialty pharmacy, hospital system, etc.)
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task, work independently, manage projects with limited direction and work within tight deadlines
• Well versed in established professional medical editorial processes (eg, AMA style) and ethical guidelines.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint is required.

This position can be performed remotely in all but the following locations: Colorado, New York City, San Francisco County, CA.