Medical Director, Clinical Development (Neurology)

This is a high impact position with great visibility across all levels of the Alkermes organization.

This position will have critical responsibilities in the clinical department involved in the development of therapies for neurology and neuropsychiatric indications, including sleep disorders.

Key trial related responsibilities include development of study protocols, medical review of clinical trial data and generation of clinical study reports.

Additionally, the Medical Director will participate in internal strategy regarding future therapeutic priorities and interact externally with key global regulatory authorities, industry and scientific organizations, as well as external key thought leaders.

This position will work cross-functionally to ensure projects are coordinated with partners from multiple departments within Alkermes including regulatory, preclinical research, clinical pharmacology, translational medicine, toxicology, CMC, new product planning, project management, patient engagement, health economics, legal, finance, medical affairs and commercial.

Why Join Team Alkermes?

Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders.

A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases.

We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.

We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts’ Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.

Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.

Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.