[Hiring] Director, Field Medical Affairs - Community Cardiology @Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Role Description

The Director, Field Medical Affairs is a national leadership role responsible for defining and executing the Field Medical strategy for the community segment, aligned to US Medical Affairs and enterprise priorities. This role leads a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and is accountable for translating strategy into disciplined execution, measurable outcomes, and sustained scientific impact.

This leader demonstrates strong executive presence and leadership credibility, serving as a trusted voice of Field Medical in cross-functional and Medical Affairs leadership forums. The Director ensures medical and scientific priorities are effectively and compliantly integrated into regional and national plans, while influencing senior stakeholders and shaping enterprise decisions.

Success in this role requires a balance of strategic thinking and execution rigor, along with the ability to lead through influence, drive alignment across stakeholders, and elevate field medical impact at scale. The Director also plays a critical role in driving performance through KPIs, strengthening coaching and capability development, and building a high-performing national MSL organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a national team of MSLs, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, continuous development, and strong scientific engagement.
• Define and execute the Field Medical strategy for the community segment, ensuring alignment to US Medical Affairs priorities and enterprise objectives.
• Translate strategy into clear field medical plans, execution frameworks, and measurable outcomes across regions.
• Establish and drive KPIs and performance metrics to assess field impact, ensure execution quality, and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality, and compliant execution of field medical activities across the organization.
• Provide ongoing coaching, performance feedback, and leadership development to enhance MSL effectiveness, strategic thinking, and engagement quality.
• Represent and lead the Field Medical voice in cross-functional forums, demonstrating executive presence and influencing stakeholders to ensure appropriate and compliant integration of medical priorities into regional and national plans.
• Shape cross-functional strategies by incorporating field insights, scientific perspectives, and medical priorities, ensuring alignment with US Medical and enterprise strategy.
• Ensure all cross-functional engagement and planning are conducted with strong compliance, scientific integrity, and adherence to Medical Affairs governance standards.
• Serve as a strategic liaison across Medical Affairs and cross-functional partners, proactively aligning priorities, removing barriers, and strengthening coordinated execution.
• Lead national account planning approaches and field deployment strategies to optimize engagement with key healthcare systems and providers.
• Demonstrates resilience, determination, and follow-through in the face of complexity, setbacks, or resistance; maintains focus on strategic priorities; and drives initiatives.
• Oversee budget planning and resource allocation, ensuring disciplined investment aligned to strategic priorities.
• Represent Field Medical in Medical Affairs leadership discussions, bringing forward field insights and strategic perspectives to influence enterprise decisions.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, or DO)
• 12+ years of Medical Affairs experience, including field medical leadership
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing MSL teams at scale
• Demonstrated strength in executive presence, influencing senior stakeholders, and operating effectively in leadership forums
• Strong track record of strategy development, execution, and cross-functional leadership
• Experience with KPI-driven performance management, coaching, and organizational leadership
• Experience in cardiology, rare disease, or specialty biopharma preferred
• Willingness to travel (~50–60%)

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Lifestyle reimbursement program
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• 401(k) with a generous company match
• Paid time off, wellness days, holidays, and two company-wide recharge breaks
• Generous family resources and leave

Company Description

We are the leader in RNAi therapeutics – a revolutionary approach with the potential to transform the lives of people with rare and common diseases. Built on Nobel Prize-winning science, Alnylam has delivered the breakthroughs that made RNAi therapeutics possible and are just at the beginning of what’s possible. Our deep pipeline, late-stage programs, and bold vision reflect our core values: fierce innovation, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, open culture and commitment to people. We're proud to be a globally recognized top employer, where an authentic, inclusive culture and breakthrough thinking fuel one another.