[Hiring] Associate Director, Medical Advisor @BridgeBio Pharma

Role Description

As Associate Director, Medical Advisor, EU West, you will report to the Medical Director EU West and provide scientific leadership for three rare-disease launch programs in achondroplasia, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, and genetic hypocalcaemia. You will translate global strategy into a focused country medical plan, build trusted partnerships across the French rare-disease ecosystem, and ensure high-quality, compliant execution in an agile affiliate environment. The main focus will be France.

Responsibilities

• Co-develop and execute the France Medical Affairs plan for the three portfolio programs, with clear priorities, milestones, KPIs, resource needs, and budget assumptions.
• Maintain deep expertise in the diseases, patient journeys, standards of care, competitive environment, and emerging evidence; translate complex data into accurate and relevant scientific narratives for French stakeholders.
• Build and sustain peer-to-peer relationships with key experts, multidisciplinary care teams, scientific societies, rare-disease networks, and patient organizations while preserving the independence and integrity of scientific exchange.
• Identify and segment relevant centers and stakeholders, characterize referral and treatment pathways, and help quantify patient populations and unmet medical needs across France.
• Capture, document, analyze, and communicate actionable field insights to the local and global organization, and close the loop by showing how validated insights inform strategy and execution.
• Deliver balanced, non-promotional scientific exchange; lead advisory boards, expert meetings, congress activities, internal training, and other medical education initiatives.
• Contribute to the local evidence plan, including real-world evidence, registries, epidemiology, outcomes research, collaborative studies, and investigator-sponsored research; support protocol and publication review as appropriate.
• Support pre-launch and launch activities by clarifying unmet need, patient identification and referral pathways, multidisciplinary care requirements, and evidence gaps; contribute medical input to early or compassionate access activities when applicable.
• Provide robust medical review of scientific, educational, market access, and promotional materials through the appropriate review process, ensuring scientific accuracy, fair balance, and consistency with approved information and company standards.
• Work closely with Regulatory Affairs, Market Access, Commercial, Patient Advocacy, Pharmacovigilance, Compliance, and global or regional Medical Affairs while maintaining the appropriate separation between medical and promotional activities.
• Identify and report adverse events, product complaints, and other safety information within required timelines; maintain complete documentation and complete all required training.

Qualifications

• MD, PharmD, PhD, or another advanced scientific or healthcare degree.
• At least 3-5 years of Medical Affairs experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including meaningful experience in France.
• Demonstrated ability to engage healthcare professionals in high-quality scientific exchange and to convert field insights into medical actions.
• Experience developing and executing country medical plans, preferably in a launch or pre-launch setting.
• Sound understanding of the French healthcare system, hospital and expert-center environment, and the compliance framework governing interactions with healthcare stakeholders.
• Strong scientific writing, presentation, and data interpretation skills.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to manage several priorities in a small, fast-moving organization.
• Fluent French and professional English, both written and spoken.

Requirements

• Experience in rare diseases and at least one of the following areas: skeletal dysplasia or pediatrics, neuromuscular disease, endocrinology, or mineral metabolism.
• Established relationships with French rare-disease expert centers, networks, scientific societies, or patient organizations.
• Experience with real-world evidence, investigator-sponsored research, publications, or early access programs.
• Experience in a biotechnology company or an affiliate being built from the ground up.

Benefits

• Market-leading compensation.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit and parking).
• Referral bonus for hired candidates.
• Subsidized lunch and parking on in-office days.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions, plus Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Fertility & family-forming benefits.
• Expanded mental health support (therapy and coaching resources).
• Hybrid work model with flexibility.
• Flexible, “take-what-you-need” paid time off and company-paid holidays.
• Comprehensive paid medical and parental leave to care for yourself and your family.
• Career pathing through regular feedback, continuous education and professional development programs via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, & BetterUp Coaching.
• Celebration of strong performance with financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities.