Director, Medical Affairs Strategy and Education

1w1 week ago

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Irvine, US · Full-time · $203,200 – $284,600

About this role

The Director, Medical Affairs Strategy and Education provides medical leadership and owns the development, execution, and evolution of U.S. medical strategy. This role is accountable for transforming multi-source medical insights into actionable strategies that inform scientific engagement, medical education, evidence generation, and cross-functional decision-making.

Serves as the Medical Affairs lead for KOL engagement and congress strategy, directing scientific exchange, advisory boards, and high-impact congress presence. Leads insight synthesis, interpretation, and downstream action across Medical Affairs initiatives. Directly manages an Associate Director responsible for operational execution, integration, and analytical support.

Acts as a senior strategic partner across Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, and Clinical Development. Provides strategic oversight of HCP consultant engagement and leads strategy for HCP consultants. Oversees practice-based and field-based education initiatives in partnership with the MSL team.

Defines annual medical congress strategy across Ophthalmology and Optometry meetings, leading high-impact scientific exchange and post-congress insight synthesis. Masters Tarsus Leadership Competencies for Leading People, including decision making and collaboration and team building.

Requirements

Demonstrates strong decision-making by applying structured analysis to complex challenges, balancing competing priorities and long-term impacts
Promotes collaboration and team building
Expertise in transforming multi-source medical insights into actionable strategies
Experience leading KOL engagement, advisory boards, and scientific exchange
Knowledge of congress strategy in Ophthalmology and Optometry
Ability to provide executive-facing insight summaries and strategic updates

Responsibilities

Own U.S. Medical Affairs strategy informed by multi-source insights, including MSL field insights, scientific engagements, advisory boards, congresses, and cross-functional inputs
Lead monthly and quarterly insight synthesis and strategic interpretation to identify knowledge gaps, refine KITs/KIQs, and evolve scientific messaging
Translate insights into actionable recommendations across education strategy, evidence needs, and scientific engagement priorities
Define and lead KOL engagement strategy across Medical Affairs
Set objectives and scientific priorities for Medical Advisory Boards and other scientific engagement forums
Define annual medical congress strategy, objectives, and engagement models across Ophthalmology and Optometry meetings
Define Medical Affairs education strategy aligned with insight-driven priorities
Directly manage and develop the Associate Director, Medical Affairs