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Billerica, Massachusetts

Senior Medical Director, Immunology

Medical AffairsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$230k-$382k

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Job Description

  • Work Location: Billerica, Massachusetts
  • Shift: No
  • Department: HC-RD-OC Clinical Development Immunology
  • Recruiter: Omar de Bary

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Your Role

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Provide medical leadership across rheumatology/immunology clinical development programs, ensuring scientific rigor and patient-centric development.

Lead clinical development planning and contribute to target product profile, indication strategy, and evidence generation plans.

Drive protocol development and medical oversight through execution (population, endpoints, dosing rationale, safety monitoring, biomarkers as applicable).

Lead governance preparation and decision-making, documenting recommendations, rationale, key risks, and mitigation/contingency plans.

Partner cross-functionally (Clinical Operations, Safety, Biostats, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, Business Franchise) to ensure integrated strategy and high-quality delivery.

Support regulatory submissions and interactions (briefing packages, responses, meeting participation) as medical lead.

Interpret clinical data and communicate results via CSRs, publications, congress materials, and internal updates.

  • Engage external experts (investigators/KOLs) compliantly to inform scientific strategy and study design.
  • Provide matrix leadership and mentoring; may manage direct reports depending on organizational needs.
  • Matrix leadership across global cross-functional teams.

Talent development: mentoring and coaching Clinical Scientists/medical staff; direct reports may be included based on organization needs.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications

  • Medical Degree (MD) or international equivalent
  • Board Certification in Rheumatology and/or Clinical Immunology and/or advanced degree (MD/PhD)

Preferred Qualifications

Significant clinical experience in Rheumatology and/or Clinical Immunology (typically 5–7+ years), including prior hands-on patient care

5+ years medical leadership in pharmaceutical/biotech clinical development, including regulatory submissions and interactions (FDA/EMA/others)

Experience designing clinical development plans and leading global clinical trial execution in a matrix environment

  • Strong track record of delivering milestones under tight timelines
  • Deep knowledge of drug development and clinical trial methodology in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases/rheumatology
  • Strong understanding of GCP, ICH, FDA/EMA requirements
  • Sound clinical judgment and ability to make decisions with incomplete/ambiguous data; clearly communicates rationale and trade-offs
  • Excellent cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and influence without authority
  • Strong medical writing and document review skills (protocols, IBs, CSRs, briefing books)
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills for governance and external forums
  • Willingness to travel as needed (domestic/international)
  • Ability to work at a computer for extended periods (reading/writing/reviewing documents, virtual meetings).
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to travel as required (including navigating airports/hotels/sites).
  • Ability to attend in-person and virtual meetings, including occasional early/late meetings across time zones.
  • Pay Range for this position: $229,800 - $381,700

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors.

Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately.

The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

Key Responsibilities

Provide medical leadership for rheumatology and immunology clinical development programs, including protocol design and regulatory submission support. Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure scientific rigor, high-quality trial execution, and effective communication of clinical data.

Requirements

Requires an MD or equivalent with board certification in Rheumatology or Clinical Immunology. Candidates must have at least 5-7 years of clinical experience and 5+ years of medical leadership in pharmaceutical or biotech clinical development.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

ICH guidelinesData interpretation

Medical Affairs — Physician Career Context

Medical Affairs pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$306k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $289k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Medical Affairs listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 233 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Billerica

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$699k≈ 3.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,750/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.