M4M4 — Director
Senior Manager / Director
Senior manager or director with responsibility for leading the Medical Affairs function and influencing organizational strategy.
What this level means
Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.
- Scope
- A function or department
- Autonomy
- Owns area strategy and budget
- Complexity
- Strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment
- Impact
- Function-level results
- Decision rights
- Owns strategy, budget, and org design for the area
- Leadership
- Leads managers; sets direction for the function
- Typical experience
- 10–15 yrs
What you'd do
- Lead the Medical Affairs function and influence organizational strategy.
- Develop and implement regulatory strategies.
- Ensure alignment of medical insights with business objectives.
- Lead Medical Affairs function
- Influence organizational strategy
- Develop regulatory strategies
- Align medical insights
- Ensure business alignment
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Organizational leadership
- Strategic influence
- Regulatory strategy development
- Business alignment
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- Analytical skills
- Organizational leadership principles
- Strategic influence techniques
- Regulatory strategy development
- Business alignment strategies
- Industry standards
- Clinical development
- Corporate strategy
- Regulatory frameworks
- Organizational leadership
- Strategic influence
- Regulatory Strategy
What good looks like
- Advanced degree in a life sciences or medical field
- Experience in organizational leadership and strategic influence
- Experience in developing regulatory strategies
- Strong business acumen
Common titles
Director, Medical AffairsMedical Affairs DirectorSenior Manager / Director
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 19-0000 — Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (inferred)