[Hiring] Senior Director, Field Medical Affairs @Zealand Pharma

Role Description

As Senior Director, Field Medical Affairs – Obesity, you will lead our national obesity-focused field medical organization through two regional Field Directors (East and West), shaping how we translate scientific strategy into field impact. You'll be a senior voice across US Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, and Commercial, driving KOL engagement and launch readiness for our obesity and metabolic pipeline. This is a role for an experienced leader of leaders ready to build, scale, and elevate a high-performing field team.

• Set the vision, goals, KPIs, and strategic territory plans for the national obesity-focused MSL organization, and lead its scale and evolution.
• Lead, coach, and performance-manage the East and West Field Directors, holding them accountable for regional execution and team performance.
• Serve as the senior field medical partner to cross-functional leadership across Medical, Clinical, and Commercial.
• Shape US thought leader engagement strategy and represent Field Medical leadership in high-level KOL interactions.
• Build leadership bench strength and scientific excellence across both regions through talent development and succession planning.
• Lead field medical launch planning and readiness for new obesity assets.
• Ensure field operations meet regulatory, compliance, and budget standards, with full accountability for resource allocation, and advocate for the needs of the field organization.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) required.
• 10+ years of Medical Affairs experience, including 5+ years leading MSL teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading leaders, including managing Field Directors or equivalent people managers.
• Proven US launch experience, including development of field medical launch plans.
• Demonstrated success building, scaling, and developing high-performing field organizations.
• Deep understanding of the US regulatory and compliance landscape governing field medical activities.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% domestically (field rides, national and regional meetings).
• Excellent people-skills, relatable, and fun to work with. Values inquiry, transparency, and open communication.

Company Description

Zealand Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ZEAL) is a biotechnology company focused on advancing medicines for obesity and metabolic health. Combining more than 25 years of peptide R&D expertise with a proprietary data platform that leverages advanced data-driven and AI/ML approaches, Zealand Pharma aims to lead a new era in obesity and metabolic health. To date, more than ten Zealand Pharma-invented drug candidates have entered clinical development, of which two products have reached the market and three candidates are in late-stage development. The Company has collaborations with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners for research, development, and commercialization. Founded in 1998, Zealand Pharma is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a U.S. presence in Cambridge, Massachusetts.