[Hiring] Medical Director, Clinical Science @BridgeBio Pharma

Role Description

The Medical Director, Clinical Science will lead high-impact initiatives to advance patient care by identifying clinical opportunities, developing a relevant strategy with supporting scientific programs and high-impact scientific content to accelerate clinical adoption.

• Working cross-functionally and with external scientific collaborators.
• Independently lead initiatives to improve patient outcomes through the interface of patient-product evidence.
• Develop scientific strategies that have the highest patient impact.
• Generate related scientific content, lead external collaborations, and drive clinically meaningful programs from concept through execution.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Strategy
  • Execute opportunity identification and lead high patient-impact clinical initiatives.
  • Develop strategies to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Translate emerging scientific opportunities into actionable clinical programs.
• Scientific Leadership & Content Development
  • Lead development of scientific content, including abstracts, manuscripts, advisory board materials, executive presentations, and scientific communications.
  • Serve as scientific content lead for priority congresses and publication programs, partnering with Publications and Medical Information to maximize scientific impact and content amplification.
  • Develop scientific narratives that support clinicians to optimize patient results.
• Clinical Programs
  • Support and extend the strategy for programs to address latent key clinical challenges.
  • Design prospective observational clinical studies with external investigators with Evidence Generation, leading protocol development with a lens of clinical relevance, supporting study planning, budgets, and execution in collaboration with internal and external partners.
  • Lead strategic scientific collaborations and translate scientific progress into executive and Board-level communications, integrating results and insights into adaptive strategies, publications, and future clinical initiatives.
• Strategic Scientific Partnerships
  • Partner with Field Medical to accelerate priority initiatives through targeted scientific engagement, leveraging strategic relationships to build alignment around key patient-oriented initiatives (e.g., women, comorbid CKD).
  • Support focused advisory boards, scientific roundtables, and targeted regional initiatives and programs to lend clinical expertise.
  • Develop new scientific concepts and collaborations to expand BridgeBio’s patient impact.

Qualifications

• MD, background or experience in the cardiovascular therapeutic area a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to identify latent clinical and patient needs and to develop strategies and tactics to execute.
• Strong publication record with experience independently developing scientific content.
• Experience designing prospective and retrospective observational clinical studies.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial interpretation and evidence development.
• Excellent scientific writing and communication skills.
• Ability to independently lead complex cross-functional scientific and clinical initiatives.
• Demonstrated success building productive external scientific collaborations.

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.