Medical Director

Location: San Diego
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Medical Director Location: Hybrid - San Diego and Remote Position type: FLSA: Full time Exempt Department: Finance ID: Medical Affairs 8200-2025-3 Profoundly Improve People’s Lives by Revolutionizing the Delivery of RNA Therapeutics At Avidity Biosciences, we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. If you are a committed, solution-oriented thinker, join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated, collaborative, agile and focused on the needs of patients. Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity demonstrated the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline, including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information about our AOC platform, clinical development pipeline, and people, please visit www.aviditybiosciences.com and engage with us on LinkedIn and X. The Opportunity The Medical Director will serve as a leader within the North American Medical Affairs team, focusing on shaping and executing medical engagement and communication strategies to support the launch and lifecycle of pipeline assets in the US. Key responsibilities include driving cross-functional stakeholder engagement, developing and aligning medical strategies with brand goals, managing external expert relationships, and overseeing advisory boards and scientific communications. The position also supports field medical teams, contributes to business development efforts, and ensures operational excellence. Ideal for a collaborative leader with deep therapeutic expertise and a passion for scientific innovation and stakeholder impact. What You Will Contribute Provide direction and input into region-specific key external stakeholder identification and engagement plans, in collaboration with US field medical affairs teams and other cross-functional stakeholders. Drive the development of the engagement strategy for key internal and external stakeholders. Develop the medical affairs strategy in preparation for launch of the pipeline assets; ensure support of the brand strategy. Establish and maintain strong working relationships with key external stakeholders, including medical experts, medical societies, and managed care organization clinical and medical stakeholders, within the therapeutic area. Foster effective and compliant working relationships and collaborations between Avidity and key external stakeholders. Ensure alignment and collaboration with other customer-facing teams. Oversee the planning and implementation of Scientific Advisory Boards and Steering Committees; create, channel, and focus the work product of external advisory councils. Work closely with Global Medical Affairs to support, iterate, and innovate a medical communication strategy that appropriately presents the value of products and science. Ensure integration and optimization of the communication strategy at the portfolio level. Execute the communications plan supporting the scientific needs and core strategy (i.e., planning for medical society presence, abstracts, and publications, supporting CME, writing of abstracts/publications, as appropriate and required). Maintain clinical, scientific, and technical expertise in relevant disease states/therapeutic areas. Ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness of all aspects of the business function. Provide strategic input and medical due diligence to BD&L activities where needed. In collaboration and alignment with field medical leadership and Global Medical, help drive the activities and field tactical plan of the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) team. Gather clinical and scientific insight for current and future products through attendance at scientific, technical, and regulatory meetings. Provide medical input to drive budget management pertaining to clinical grants and medical education support activities. Analyze the competitive landscape as it pertains to regulatory affairs, clinical development plans, healthcare systems, and life cycle management to develop robust medical strategies. Cultivate an inclusive, high-performing environment that values and leverages diversity of thinking, style, and experiences. Guide/oversee the medical and scientific training of internal staff (Medical Science Liaisons, Sales, and Medical Information staff) on products and disease-related aspects, as needed. What We Seek MD/DO/PhD/PharmD required. 8 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. 6 years in a management or leadership role of people or function. Experience in the design and implementation of medical affairs studies and robust medical affairs strategies. Strong background in rare diseases, neuromuscular disorders, and/or neuroscience. Experience leading late-stage and post-market medical affairs initiatives. Experience presenting scientific information to key stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to incorporate external intelligence and insights into the medical affairs strategy. Demonstrated ability to direct the activities of a medical affairs team supporting assigned therapeutic areas. Demonstrated ability to manage the ongoing medical strategy and to engage managed markets stakeholders, key opinion leaders, and other key stakeholders to share accurate, balanced, and evidence-based medical information. What We Will Provide To You The base salary range for this role is $251,750 to $278,250. The final compensation will be commensurate with such factors as relevant experience, skillset, internal equity and market factors. Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits, which include the opportunity for annual and spot bonuses, stock options, and RSUs, as well as a 401(k) with an employer match. In addition, the comprehensive wellness program includes coverage for medical, dental, vision, and LTD, and four weeks of time off. A commitment to learning and development which includes a variety of programming internally developed by and for Avidity employees, opportunities for job-specific training offered by industry, and an education reimbursement program. Avidity Biosciences 10578 Science Center Dr. Suite 125 San Diego, CA 92121 O: 858-401-7900 F: 858-401-7901

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