Associate Director, Medical Portfolio Management (Neurology)

Accountabilities

• Lead the design and development of integrated Annual Medical Plans for the Neurology portfolio, ensuring initiatives align with strategic objectives, business value, and patient outcomes.

• Facilitate strategic workshops, planning sessions, and cross-functional discussions that align teams around priorities, dependencies, resources, and expected outcomes.

• Lead cross-functional forums such as Quarterly Medical Reviews and annual U.S. Business Reviews, synthesizing complex programmatic, operational, and financial information into executive-ready reports and presentations.

• Establish frameworks for measuring benefit realization and ensure medical initiatives translate into meaningful organizational and patient impact over the long term.

• Oversee the Neurology medical portfolio to identify cross-project dependencies, systemic risks, resource constraints, and opportunities for optimization.

• Proactively lead organizational and programmatic change to maintain alignment with evolving corporate strategies and portfolio priorities.

• Develop and maintain governance frameworks for medical asset teams, promoting accountability, efficient decision-making, transparency, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

• Oversee the annual Medical Affairs budgeting process, including quarterly forecasting, resource modeling, and financial optimization aligned with strategic milestones.

• Support end-to-end contracting and strategic vendor management for the Neurology portfolio, including Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, performance monitoring, and timely execution.

• Lead high-performing cross-functional teams through influence across Medical Strategy, Field Medical, Pharmacovigilance, HEOR, Scientific Communications and Publications, Medical Operations, and Patient Affairs.

• Provide matrix leadership while preparing to assume direct people-management responsibilities as the function continues to grow.

• Champion operational excellence by introducing digital tools such as Veeva and project dashboards and by improving processes that increase efficiency and visibility.

• Provide strategic insights to Medical Leadership through portfolio analysis, risk assessment, financial planning, and cross-functional coordination.

Requirements:

• Hold an advanced degree such as a PharmD, PhD, MBA, or MS in Life Sciences; an advanced degree is preferred.

• Bring at least 8 years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology project management, Medical Affairs operations, or a closely related field.

• Demonstrate strong experience managing complex, cross-functional pharmaceutical or biotech programs and portfolios.

• Have a proven track record in Oncology, Neurology, Rare Disease, or closely related therapeutic areas.

• Possess deep knowledge of GxP requirements, the PhRMA Code, and applicable global medical compliance standards.

• Demonstrate expert proficiency with MS Project, Veeva Medical, and budget management tools.

• PMP training or certification is highly desirable.

• Have strong strategic planning, portfolio management, financial planning, risk management, and operational excellence capabilities.

• Be highly effective at facilitating strategic workshops, cross-functional forums, and senior-level discussions.

• Demonstrate the ability to synthesize complex data and operational information into clear recommendations, executive reports, and presentations.

• Possess strong matrix leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence teams without direct authority.

• Have strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders and diverse functional teams.

• Be comfortable working in a rapidly evolving organization and leading change across programs, processes, and teams.

• Be willing to travel approximately 15% as required.

• Boston-based candidates are preferred for a hybrid arrangement, although remote work may be considered for the right candidate.

Benefits:

• Salary range of $176,000–$208,000, with final compensation based on factors including education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and organizational needs.

• Eligibility for short-term and long-term incentive programs.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible time off, including unlimited sick time and flex time without accrued time-off balances.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Employee recognition programs.

• Comprehensive benefits package subject to eligibility requirements.

• Hybrid work opportunity for Boston-based employees, with remote flexibility available for qualified candidates.

• Opportunity to lead strategic Medical Affairs portfolio planning within Neurology and collaborate across multiple specialized functions.

• Exposure to portfolio strategy, medical operations, governance, financial planning, vendor management, and organizational change.

• Approximately 15% travel, supporting cross-functional engagement and strategic initiatives.