About The Role

At Insmed, every moment and every patient counts — and so does every person who joins in. As a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases, you’ll be part of a community that prioritizes the human experience, celebrates curiosity, and values every person’s contributions to meaningful progress. That commitment has earned us recognition as Science magazine’s No. 1 Top Employer for five consecutive years, certification as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., and a place on The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list in the UK.

For patients, for each other, and for the future of science, we’re in. Are you?

About the Role

The Global Medical Affairs Head, Neuro/Other Rare is a senior medical leader responsible for defining and executing the integrated medical strategy for the Neuro/Other Rare Therapeutic Area (TA) to maximize scientific leadership and support Program success. This role provides enterprise-level medical leadership across the product lifecycle and oversees a global organization comprising Medical Directors, Medical Communications, U.S. Field Medical (MSL) teams, and Integrated Evidence generation and ensures coordinated external engagements across functions and geographies.

Reporting to the SVP, General Manager, of the Neuro/Other Rare TA, the Global Medical Affairs Head will serve as a strategic partner to Commercial, Global Program Teams, Clinical Development, Market Access, and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure scientific integrity, patient-centricity, and alignment with business objectives. The Global Medical Affairs Head is expected to be a recognized scientific and clinical authority in the therapeutic area and to represent the company with external stakeholders globally.

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities

Drives execution of the medical strategy, ensuring timely delivery of key milestones and outcomes
Drives the synthesis and translation of scientific data/clinical situations into strategy and solutions, appreciating and navigating trade-offs within and beyond medical.
Oversees therapeutic level Integrated Evidence Planning integrated evidence planning (IEP) including data generation priorities (e.g., Phase IV, RWE), serving as the executive sponsor
Oversees Field Medical, including ownership of the therapeutic area-level engagement plan for KOLs and scientific experts
Acts as medical interface to Commercial counterparts to align on scientific priorities & ensure compliant collaboration
Defines and reinforces the scientific narrative and key messages across data generation, publications, & field engagement
Partners with central Medical capabilities (e.g., Medical Information, Medical Excellence, HEOR) to ensure consistent, high-quality execution
Identifies and escalates cross-asset or systemic risks within Medical to the therapeutic area and enterprise leadership
Provide strategic direction for Field Medical activities, ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific exchange with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders, and external experts.
Personally engage with top-tier global and U.S. KOLs, academic leaders, and professional societies as a scientific ambassador for the organization.
Ensure insights from the field are systematically captured and inform strategy across Medical, Commercial, and Development functions
Drive the synthesis and translation of scientific data/clinical situations into strategy and solutions, appreciating and navigating trade-offs within and beyond medical.
Proactively bring feasible options for evidence generation, medical communications, and customer engagement, with an understanding of unmet medical needs, and ensure execution aligned with the shared disease area strategy, TA priorities, and integrated customer plan.

Medical Strategy & Leadership

Define and lead the global medical strategy for the therapeutic area, aligned with corporate and franchise objectives.
Provide strategic medical input across the full product lifecycle, including early development, launch, lifecycle management, and post-marketing activities.
Serve as the senior medical voice for the therapeutic area, ensuring scientific rigor, ethical conduct, and compliance with regulatory standards.
Act as a trusted advisor to the General Manager and executive leadership on clinical, scientific, and medical matters.

Global Medical Organization Oversight

Lead and develop a high-performing global Medical Affairs organization, including:
Global and Regional Medical Directors
Medical Communications
U.S. Field Medical Liaison (MSL) organization
Integrated Evidence Planning
Foster a culture of collaboration, scientific excellence, accountability, and talent development.
Ensure clear governance, prioritization, and alignment across global and regional medical teams.
Collaborate across therapeutic areas and with the functional Medical Affairs teams to drive strategic and operational excellence

Evidence Generation & Scientific Communication

Oversee the development and execution of integrated evidence plans, including clinical data dissemination, RWE, HEOR, and investigator-initiated research.
Ensure timely, accurate, and impactful scientific communications, including publications, medical education, congress presence, and scientific exchange.
Guide medical input into label strategy, study design, and post-marketing commitments in partnership with Development and Global Program Teams.

Field Medical & External Engagement

Provide strategic direction for Field Medical activities, ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific exchange with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders, and external experts.
Personally engage with top-tier global and U.S. KOLs, academic leaders, and professional societies as a scientific ambassador for the organization and set the expectation of pro-active effective external engagement for the Medical Affairs team.
Ensure insights from the field are systematically captured and inform strategy across Medical, Commercial, and Development functions.

Cross-Functional Partnership

Partner closely with Commercial leadership to ensure strong medical-commercial collaboration while maintaining appropriate scientific independence and compliance.
Collaborate with Global Program Teams, Regulatory, Market Access, Pharmacovigilance, and R&D to support asset strategy and execution.
Provide medical leadership in governance forums, brand teams, and portfolio discussions.

Compliance & Governance

Ensure all Medical Affairs activities adhere to global regulations, company policies, and industry standards.
Champion ethical conduct, patient safety, and data integrity across all medical activities

Who You Are

Education and Experience

MD (required); board certification or clinical practice experience strongly preferred. Ideal candidate has sub-specialty training in Neurology
Minimum of 15+ years of combined clinical, academic, and/or pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience.
Significant senior leadership experience in Medical Affairs, preferably at the global or franchise level.
Drug development experience – Understanding of research and drug development and the ability to communicate data in an impactful way. The ability to connect the “internal” science to the “external” unmet medical need and communicate complex clinical data in a user-friendly way is critical. Functional understanding of drug development with hands-on experience designing and executing clinical trials would be considered a plus.
Demonstrated experience leading large, multidisciplinary global medical organizations.
Deep expertise within the relevant therapeutic area.
Proven leadership of large medical affairs teams inclusive of field based MSL teams
Deep understanding of Medical Affairs strategy, evidence generation, and lifecycle management
Experience leading national or regional medical strategy and executing on evidence generation, KOL engagement, and medical governance
Strong understanding of FDA and other U.S. regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and ethical standards
Strategic thinker with the ability to translate medical insight into actionable business plans
Excellent cross-functional collaboration, executive communication, and external stakeholder engagement skills
Recognized as a medical thought leader with a proven track record of influencing both internal and external stakeholders
Strong strategic thinking, influencing, and decision-making abilities.

Pay Range

$365,000.00-497,000.00 Annual

Life at Insmed

At Insmed, you’ll find a culture as human as our mission—intentionally designed for the people behind it. You deserve a workplace that reflects the same care you bring to your work each day, with support for how you work, how you grow, and how you show up for patients, your team, and yourself.

Highlights of our U.S. offerings include

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage and mental health support, annual wellbeing reimbursement, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Generous paid time off policies, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and flexible work schedules with purposeful in-person collaboration
401(k) plan with a competitive company match, annual equity awards, and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and company-paid life and disability insurance
Company Learning Institute providing access to LinkedIn Learning, skill building workshops, leadership programs, mentorship connections, and networking opportunities
Employee resource groups, service and recognition programs, and meaningful opportunities to connect, volunteer, and give back

Eligibility for specific programs may vary and is subject to the terms and conditions of each plan.

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