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The Executive Director, U.S. Medical Affairs, Prescription Dermatology, is the senior U.S. medical leader accountable for setting the strategic direction and ensuring excellence in execution for the Prescription Dermatology Medical Affairs franchise. This role leads the U.S. medical strategy across the product lifecycle, integrating scientific, clinical, patient, and market insights to support appropriate use and high-quality evidence generation.
As a member of the U.S. Medical Affairs leadership team, the Executive Director provides enterprise-level leadership across cross-functional partners, represents Medical Affairs in senior internal and external forums, and ensures that all activities are scientifically rigorous, patient-focused, and compliant with applicable laws, regulations, approved labeling, and Galderma policies. The role has significant people, budget, vendor, and operational accountability.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Establish and lead the integrated U.S. Medical Affairs strategy and annual operating plan for Prescription Dermatology, aligned with global strategy, U.S. business priorities, patient needs, and the product lifecycle.
Serve as the senior medical strategic partner to U.S. Commercial, Regulatory, Market Access, R&D, Pharmacovigilance, and other cross-functional leaders.
Shape medical strategy through a deep understanding of the therapeutic landscape, disease state, evolving clinical practice, patient journey, evidence gaps, and stakeholder needs.
Translate scientific and medical insights into actionable strategic recommendations for launch readiness, lifecycle management, evidence generation, and scientific communications.
Represent U.S. Medical Affairs in senior leadership discussions, governance forums, external engagements, and key cross-functional decision-making bodies.
Medical Affairs Excellence and Evidence Generation
Provide oversight for all U.S. Prescription Dermatology Medical Affairs functions, including medical strategy, field medical, medical information and communications, patient relations and engagement, and training and capabilities.
Lead development and execution of the U.S. evidence-generation plan, including clinical research, real-world evidence, investigator-sponsored research, publications, and other scientifically appropriate activities.
Ensure medical plans and evidence-generation activities address meaningful unmet needs and are aligned with the approved product profile, scientific standards, and compliance requirements.
Oversee scientific exchange, medical education, medical information, publication planning, and external scientific engagement activities.
Guide development and review of scientifically accurate, balanced, substantiated, and compliant medical and promotional materials in partnership with Legal, Regulatory, and Commercial stakeholders.
Scientific, Safety, and Regulatory Leadership
Ensure appropriate processes for scientific information distribution, documentation, labeling support, and promotional review.
Provide senior medical leadership for safety surveillance, adverse-event reporting, and product complaint escalation in close collaboration with Pharmacovigilance and relevant internal partners.
Support the appropriate collection and communication of scientific insights from healthcare professionals, investigators, patient communities, and other stakeholders.
Ensure all U.S. medical activities are conducted in…