Director, Medical Affairs

Bausch + Lomb Director, Medical Affairs Concord, New Hampshire Apply Now

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE / TSX : BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world from the moment of birth through every phase of life.

Our mission is simple, yet powerful : helping you see better, to live better.

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Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives.

Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing, and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe.

We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

Position Summary

The Medical Affairs Director provides support to the Medical Affairs / Clinical Affairs Group for the Pharma and Consumer products portfolio.

He or she specifically supports Product Lifecycle Management and is responsible for ensuring scientific execution of key medical strategies related to the ocular surface portfolio.

Functions in a medical / scientific leadership role within assigned therapeutic area supporting new approvals / disease states, competitive intelligence and pipeline products.

Maintains current therapeutic expertise necessary to serve as scientific, medical, and clinical expert to field medical teams, brand teams and R&D partners.

The Medical Director reports directly to the Executive Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Provides scientific guidance and assessment as Medical Affairs representative on Product Lifecycle Management project teams for Ideation through Maintenance of Business stages.
• Actively contributes to and drives Medical planning including Medical Education, HCP engagements; and provides strategic medical input into product strategies.
• Works to ensure external communication strategies and tactics align with both Medical Affairs and Commercial Strategies.
• Responsible for implementing a strategically aligned tactical plan, as appropriate for pipeline products including new products / disease states.
• Provides input into externally facing materials for use (i.e., Congress Booth, Ad Boards, Med Ed) with Prescribers, Payer, and Patients;

as well as educational initiatives (Medical Education, data, guidelines, and value proposition).

• Implements focused and impactful internal training programs aiming to shape scientific understanding of etiology, mechanism of action, clinical trial data, etc.
• Responsible for performing accurate and detailed medical review of materials for therapeutic area within Medical Affairs.
• Generates clinical, scientific and real-world data per evidence gap assessment.
• Responsible to manage vendor relationships.
• May support field teams with subject matter expertise.
• Initiates Medical Affairs activities and generation and dissemination of data supporting overall product scientific and business strategy.

Contacts (Internal And External)

Internal : U.S. Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Research & Development / Life Cycle Management project teams, U.

S. Marketing Departments.

External : Third-party vendors, Regulatory agencies, Eye Care Practitioners

Education / Competency requirements

Education : OD, MD (Ophthalmology), PhD (Eye Sciences), or PharmD degree in scientific / biological / clinical discipline.

Preference that advanced degree has experience in Ophthalmic and / or Nutritional Consumer product development.

Experience :

• Minimum 2 years in clinical, scientific / research, or industry related experience or equivalent required, demonstrating strong leadership competencies and proven team-building skills.
• Substantial understanding of Consumer business area required.
• Minimum 3 years in Medical Affairs in the field of Eye science.
• Flexibility and adaptability to organizational change and market demands.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• High sense of urgency and commitment to excellence in the successful achievement of objectives.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and ability to demonstrate good business judgment.
• Experience in conducting clinical trials, analyzing clinical outcomes, and publishing clinical research.
• Strong operational / strategic thinking and networking skills.
• Analytical expertise in understanding complex issues and the consequences.
• Abilities to recognize potential obstacles and work to resolve them within set timelines.
• Resourceful and flexible in accepting change in priorities.
• Excellent team player with experience in cross-functional teams.

We offer competitive salary & excellent benefits including :

• Medical, Dental, Eye Health, Disability and Life Insurance begins on your hire date
• 401K Plan with company match and ongoing company contribution
• Paid time off vacation (3 weeks - prorated upon hire), floating holidays and sick time
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with company match
• Employee Incentive Bonus
• Ongoing performance feedback and annual compensation review

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting pay for this role is between $160,000 and $245,000 .

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and / or long-term incentives. They may also be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, a tuition reimbursement program (select degrees), company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others.

U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive sick time, floating holidays and paid vacation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

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