Senior Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs, Nephrology

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Be a part of a global team that is inspired to make a difference in the lives of people living with rare disease.

At Travere Therapeutics, we recognize that our exceptional employees are vital to our success. We are a dedicated team focused on meeting the unique needs of rare patients. Our work is rewarding – both professionally and personally – because we are making a difference. We are passionate about what we do.

We are seeking talented individuals who will thrive in our collaborative, diverse, fast-paced environment and share in our mission – to identify, develop and deliver life-changing therapies to people living with rare disease. We stick by our values centered on patients, courage, community, and collaboration to pursue our vision of becoming a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the delivery of innovation and hope to patients in the global rare disease community.

At Travere Therapeutics, we are in rare for life. We continue to courageously forge new paths as we move toward a common goal of elevating science and service for rare patients.

Position Summary
The Senior Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs, Nephrology is a senior strategic leadership role that requires prior Medical Director-level experience in nephrology within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry. This individual will own and drive key Medical Affairs initiatives, providing strategic and tactical leadership for Travere’s nephrology programs while ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and overall nephrology strategy.

As a senior leader within the Nephrology Therapeutic Area, the successful candidate must bring substantial prior experience as a Medical Director, deep knowledge of nephrology, the clinical landscape, and healthcare delivery, and the ability to integrate these insights to shape Travere’s Medical Affairs efforts. The ideal candidate will own strategic initiatives, lead cross-functional scientific programs, drive evidence generation, and foster external expert relationships, ensuring the success of Travere’s nephrology portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

1.    Strategic Leadership and Launch Execution
The Medical Director will drive, develop, and execute medical strategies, including leading the strategic planning and execution of the launch for FSGS. Ensure alignment with corporate goals and optimize pre-launch and post-launch activities to drive sustained market impact.
2.    Scientific Engagement and Communication
Lead interactions with external experts, including advisory boards and scientific meetings, while providing direction on scientific communication to ensure consistent messaging and a robust communication strategy.
3.    Evidence Generation
Oversee evidence-generation strategies by identifying data gaps, prioritizing needs, and guiding study designs (e.g., clinical studies, HEOR/RWE analyses). Manage the Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) process and chair relevant committees to ensure impactful and compliant scientific activities.
4.    Content and Field Medical Support
Ensure consistent scientific messaging across all materials, while collaborating with field medical teams to execute external expert interactions, evidence-generation activities, and training programs aligned with emerging evidence and medical strategies.
5.    Cross-functional Collaboration and Compliance
Partner with Commercial, Market Access, and Clinical Development teams to provide medical insights, ensuring cohesive cross-functional initiatives. Represent Medical Affairs in review committees to maintain regulatory compliance and strategic alignment.

Education and Experience Requirements:

•    Advanced Degree: An MD, MD/PhD, or PharmD/PhD is required, with a strong preference for a focus in nephrology.
•    Nephrology Expertise: A minimum of 8+ years of Medical Affairs experience, with significant involvement in nephrology within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
•    Drug Development Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of drug development and commercialization, with a particular emphasis on nephrology preferred.
•    Launch Experience: Proven experience in developing and executing both pre-launch and post-launch strategies.

Additional Skills/Experience:

 
•    The ideal candidate will embody Travere’s core values: Courage, Community Spirit, Patient Focus, and Teamwork.
•    Demonstrated ability to influence important customers, challenge common perceptions, and implement medical affairs tools to improve patient care and outcomes.
•    Exemplary verbal and written communication skills, including formal presentation skills, and well-developed interpersonal skills.
•    Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and execute against key objectives and deliverables, on time and within budget.
•    Understanding of compliance matters with the ability to interpret appropriately.
•    Must possess ethical standards of the highest level and have the knowledge and ability to comply with all relevant ethical, regulatory, and legal standards.
•    Resourceful, flexible, and able to adapt to changing conditions in a fast-paced organization.
•    Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage shifting responsibilities in a dynamic, cross-functional teamwork environment.
•    Excellent collaboration skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to multi-task and manage complexity.
•    Ability to travel (ASN, ERA-EDTA, NKF, KOL symposiums, etc.) and manage a rigorous schedule which may require some evenings and weekend availability (anticipated travel up to 40%)
•    All positions have an essential job function to perform face-to-face work with colleagues and/or onsite in San Diego. No role is expected to be 100% remote.
 

Total Rewards Offerings:
Travere provides comprehensive total rewards offerings that demonstrate our commitment as a diverse, equitable, people-centric, and pay-for-performance organization.    

Benefits: Our benefits include premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents, wellness and employee support programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with employer match and generous paid time off.

Compensation: Our competitive compensation package includes a combination of both cash compensation (base pay and short-term incentive) and long-term incentive compensation (company stock), designed to recognize, retain, and reward employees.

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*This information is current as of the date of this posting and may be modified in the future. Actual pay offered to a candidate will depend on a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, education, skills, and location. 

Travere will accept applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected for the position.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us by sending an email to accommodations@travere.com. Please note that this email address is to be used exclusively to request an accommodation with the online application, interview or hiring process only. Travere HR will not reply to emails sent to this address for any other reason.