Global Medical Senior Director PTH

at  Ascendis Pharma

Are you passionate about bringing Global Medical Affairs strategy and tactics into live? Do you have extensive experience within Endocrinology and Bone Disease?
If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Global Medical Senior Director PTH.
Ascendis Pharma is a fast-growing biopharmaceutical company with locations in Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France and the United States.
We are applying our TransCon technology to build a leading, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of patients, science, and passion, we use our TransCon® drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new and potentially best-in-class therapies to address unmet medical needs. Today, we have a growing pipeline of prodrug therapies in development, each designed to be a best-in-class therapy.
We are seeking a passionate Global Medical Senior Director PTH to join our growing team. As a key member of the Ascendis Pharma team, you will play a crucial role for leading the development and execution of the Global Medical Affairs strategic and tactical plans for PTH program (Brand Team Medical Lead) as well as providing medical input for evaluating new indications to expand into (Core Team Medical Lead).
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.
You will be joining the Global Medical Affairs team consisting of 30 colleagues across US and Europe, and report directly to Anne Bro Bjørnelund, Head of Global Medical Affairs Strategy, who is based in Hellerup, Denmark. You will be based in the Hellerup office.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

You hold a relevant academic degree – preferably a MD or MD/Ph.d. – and 8+ years of medical affairs combined with clinical practice experience.
Experience from the Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry from both local and global roles, with strong understanding of endocrinology drug, development and medical affairs function is required.
A background in Endocrinology or Bone Disease is highly preferred.

• Develop and ensure execution of the overall global medical strategy for PTH and responsible for driving Global Medical affairs tactics.
• Collaborate with the Country Medical teams and ensuring that the Country Medical strategy is aligned with Global Medical strategy.
• Serve as point-of-contact for Country Medical enquiries, support execution of Country Medical Tactics as well as medical material development consistent with global strategy.
• Help identify and effectively interact with key thought leaders, global/regional patient advocacy groups and institutions to engage in scientific and medical exchange to meet the needs of patients, advance the field of study and PTH programs
• Serve as the Global Medical Affairs lead on lifecycle strategy, including evidence generation strategy development.
• Assure appropriate close coordination with Global Commercial and Global Marketing teams to support their efforts, including medical expert support of product pre-launch/launch/post launch.
• Works closely with Compliance, Legal and Regulatory to ensure that all Global Medical Affairs activities and services are fully compliant with Ascendis SOPs as well as global regulatory and compliance rules/law.