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Associate Director, Field Medical Excellence & Operations at BridgeBio

Senior Hybrid Posted about 3 hours ago RemoteFirstJobs Product
Healthcare

AI summary: Scientific expert who communicates medical information to stakeholders, develops field medical strategy, conducts trainings, and delivers scientific presentations for rare disease therapeutics.

Description

Mavericks Wanted

When was the last time you achieved the impossible? If that thought feels overwhelming, you might want to pause here, but if it sparks excitement…read on

In 2015, we pioneered a “moneyball for biotech” approach, pooling projects and promising early-stage research from academia together under one financial umbrella to reduce risk and unleash innovation. This model allows science and small teams of experts to lead the way. We build bridges to groundbreaking advancements in rare disease, and develop life-changing medicines for patients with unmet needs as fast as humanly possible.

Together we define white space, push boundaries, and empower people to solve problems. If you’re someone who defies convention, join us and work alongside some of the most respected minds in the industry. Together, we’ll ask ”why not?” and help reengineer the future of biopharma. At BridgeBio, we value curiosity and experimentation—including the ethical & thoughtful use of AI to improve clarity, speed, and quality of work.

What You’ll Do

The Assoc. Director, Field Medical Excellence & Operations is a remote/field-based scientific expert responsible for communicating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, providing medical and scientific information on the appropriate utilization of therapy(s), and advancing therapeutic disease state knowledge. The Assoc. Director/Director, Field Medical Excellence & Operationsis a core member of the Medical Affairs Team, leveraging a scientific approach aligned with medical affairs objectives and therapeutic area medical plans.

The Assoc. Director, Field Medical Excellence & Operationswill be experienced, working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment, specifically with product launch planning, rare disorders, or underdiagnosed patient populations.  This includes developing and executing a comprehensive field medical strategy plan, planning coverage and attending conferences, conducting trainings for field medical team and other cross-functional counterparts, delivering scientific presentations, and scientific exchange with physicians and other healthcare providers.  This role will be critical to compliantly evolving field medical initiatives, analytical reporting (insights and field activity), content development, conference coverage, and training for new hires across the organization.

This position reports to the National Head, Field Medical Affairs, and will require extensive travel, sometimes involving weekends.

Key Responsibilities

Assigned responsibilities for the Assoc. Director, Field Medical Excellence & Operations

  • Partner with Head of Medical Affairs to define field medical strategy, HCP engagement plans, and coverage approach to meet company-defined goals within corporate and regulatory guidelines for products both marketed and in development

  • Assist with development and implement frameworks for field effectiveness, including KPIs, activity metrics, and qualitative impact measures

  • Support field medical launch readiness (territory design, targeting, resource planning)

  • Support and drive coordination of a robust conference plan, coverage, and reporting with an expectation to attend and providing active coverage/reporting for global/national/regional conferences

  • Maintain clinical/technical expertise in specific therapeutic areas; review scientific journals, attend scientific and key technical meetings in territory and share learnings with key stakeholders

Operations, Insights & Analytics

  • Evolve and manage core operational systems (CRM, insights platforms, dashboards)

  • Establish scalable processes for field planning, interaction reporting, and compliance

  • Design and operationalize a field insights generation, reporting and dissemination model

  • Partner cross-functionally (Clinical, Commercial, HEOR) to synthesize insights into actionable recommendations

  • Assist with developing reporting dashboards to track trends, engagement quality, and strategic impact

Training & Capabilities

  • Partner with Medical Training to identify capability gaps and support ongoing development of the field medical team

  • Create tools and resources to improve field execution (e.g., engagement guides, scientific narratives)

  • Fostering a team culture of accountability and develop a proactive approach to growing skillsets

  • Ensure high quality presentations and interactions through quantitative and qualitative field medical data tracking

  • Fostering a team culture of accountability and develop a proactive approach to growing skillsets

  • Developing relationships with various healthcare professionals and providing them with credible, fair, balanced, scientific information about product development, research activities, and therapy(s)

  • Be a extended source of balanced medical information for HCPs and will be skilled in issues management and addressing unsolicited questions about safety and potential off-label use of products based on available scientific data

Career Development:

  • BridgeBio/QED offers comprehensive career development programming, including guidance, targeted training opportunities, and mentorship programming. A career development pathway for MEDICAL AFFAIRS has been defined and is available to employees of BridgeBio/QED

Where You’ll Work

This is a remote, field-based position based in the United States.

Who You Are

  • Candidates with a PharmD, Ph.D., MD, as well as other advanced healthcare degrees or relevant experience, will be considered

  • 5+ years of medical affairs or field medical excellence experience with a verifiable record of high performance is preferred

  • Prior experience in rare diseases and/or skeletal dysplasia is preferred

  • Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills (including networking)

  • Able to participate in a scientific dialogue with KOLs and researchers

  • Excellent teaching skills and ability to present and discuss scientific material clearly and concisely

  • Proven ability to create and sustain relationships with industry leaders

  • Skilled in clinical research and an understanding of the process of pharmaceutical product development and approval

  • Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively with minimal supervision in a constantly changing environment

  • Travel 50-70% of the time depending on territory size; overnight and weekend work will be involved with some variation based upon the demands of the business imperatives

  • Occasional international travel may be required

  • All candidates must reside in the United States

Rewarding Those Who Make the Mission Possible

We have high expectations for our team members. We make sure those working hard for patients are rewarded and cared for in return.

Financial Benefits:

  • Market leading compensation

  • 401K with 100% employer match on first 3% & 50% on the next 2%

  • Employee stock purchase program

  • Pre-tax commuter benefits

  • Referral program with $2,500 award for hired referrals

Health & Wellbeing:

  • Comprehensive health care with 100% premiums covered - no cost to you and dependents

  • Mental health support via Spring Health (6 therapy sessions & 6 coaching sessions)

  • Hybrid work model - employees have the autonomy in where and how they do their work

  • Unlimited flexible paid time off - take the time that you need

  • Paid parental leave - 4 months for birthing parents & 2 months for non-birthing parents

  • Flex spending accounts & company-provided group term life & disability

  • Subsidized lunch via Forkable on days worked from our office

Skill Development & Career Paths:

  • People are part of our growth and success story - from discovery to active drug trials and FDA pipelines, there are endless opportunities for skill development and internal mobility

  • We provide career pathing through regular feedback, continuous education and professional development programs via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, Spring Health & BetterUp Coaching

  • We celebrate strong performance with financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities

At BridgeBio, we strive to provide a market-competitive total rewards package, including base pay, an annual performance bonus, company equity, and generous health benefits. Below is the anticipated salary range for candidates for this role who will work in California. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type, and length of experience within the industry, educational background, location of residence and performance during the interview process. BridgeBio is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions based in other states.

As a global company, our comprehensive benefits may vary based on location.  We have high expectations for our team members. We make sure those working hard for patients are rewarded and cared for in return.

For USA based roles:

Financial & Rewards

  • Market-leading compensation

  • 401(k) with employer match

  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

  • Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit and parking)

  • Referral bonus for hired candidates

  • Subsidized lunch and parking on in-office days

Health & Well-Being

  • 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents

  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions, plus Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

  • Fertility & family-forming benefits

  • Expanded mental health support (therapy and coaching resources)

  • Hybrid work model with flexibility

  • Flexible, “take-what-you-need” paid time off and company-paid holidays

  • Comprehensive paid medical and parental leave to care for yourself and your family

Skill Development & Career Paths:

  • People are part of our growth and success story - from discovery to active drug trials and FDA pipelines, there are endless opportunities for skill development and internal mobility

  • We provide career pathing through regular feedback, continuous education and professional development programs via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, & BetterUp Coaching

  • We celebrate strong performance with financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities

At BridgeBio, we strive to provide a market-competitive total rewards package, including base pay, an annual performance bonus, company equity, and generous health benefits. Below is the anticipated salary range for candidates for this role who will work in California. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type, and length of experience within the industry, educational background, location of residence and performance during the interview process. BridgeBio is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions based in other states.

Salary

$210,000—$250,000 USD

As a global company, our comprehensive benefits may vary based on location.  We have high expectations for our team members. We make sure those working hard for patients are rewarded and cared for in return.

For USA based roles:

Financial & Rewards

  • Market-leading compensation

  • 401(k) with employer match

  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

  • Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit and parking)

  • Referral bonus for hired candidates

  • Subsidized lunch and parking on in-office days

Health & Well-Being

  • 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents

  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions, plus Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

  • Fertility & family-forming benefits

  • Expanded mental health support (therapy and coaching resources)

  • Hybrid work model with flexibility

  • Flexible, “take-what-you-need” paid time off and company-paid holidays

  • Comprehensive paid medical and parental leave to care for yourself and your family

Skill Development & Career Paths:

  • People are part of our growth and success story - from discovery to active drug trials and FDA pipelines, there are endless opportunities for skill development and internal mobility

  • We provide career pathing through regular feedback, continuous education and professional development programs via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, & BetterUp Coaching

  • We celebrate strong performance with financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities