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About the Role
Latigo Biotherapeutics is seeking an experienced Director, Field Medical Affairs / MSL Field Director to build and lead our Medical Science Liaison (MSL) function. This individual will establish the infrastructure, strategy, and capabilities of the MSL organization while also serving as a working MSL. The role involves engaging key opinion leaders (KOLs), developing scientific relationships, gathering insights, and representing Latigo at scientific meetings. As the MSL organization grows, the role will expand to include broader leadership, coaching, and management responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the Field Medical strategy aligned with the overall Medical Affairs and product strategy.
- Build and scale the MSL organization, including field structure, geographic territories, targeting strategy, external engagement objectives, processes, and performance metrics.
- Identify, map, segment, and prioritize opinion leaders across key specialties relevant to acute and chronic pain.
- Serve as a working MSL during the initial build-out of the Field Medical organization, maintaining direct responsibility for engagement with priority KOLs and institutions.
- Recruit, onboard, train, coach, and develop MSLs as the organization expands.
- Partner with Medical Affairs leadership on MSL resource planning, organizational design, and future expansion of the field team.
- Support launch readiness, including development and delivery of MSL scientific training.
- Establish and maintain standards for high-quality scientific exchange, insight collection, documentation, and communication of field activities.
- Identify emerging clinical trends, unmet needs, evidence gaps, competitive developments, and barriers to adoption.
- Translate field insights into actionable recommendations for Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, HEOR, Market Access, and other cross-functional teams.
- Partner with colleagues on congress strategy, advisory boards, publications, medical education, and evidence-generation activities.
- Represent Medical Affairs at national and regional scientific congresses and other external scientific meetings.
- Support identification of investigators and sites for clinical research and evidence-generation initiatives, as appropriate.
- Ensure all Field Medical activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and industry standards.
Requirements
- Advanced scientific or clinical degree such as MD, DO, PharmD, PhD or equivalent relevant advanced degree.
- 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including significant experience within Medical Affairs or Field Medical.
- Scientific expertise and relevant industry experience in pain, analgesics, CNS conditions, or a closely related therapeutic area is strongly preferred.
- Prior experience as an MSL Lead, with demonstrated leadership experience and experience building, leading, or significantly expanding an MSL organization.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to operate as a hands-on, field-facing leader and working MSL during the early growth of the organization.
- Experience supporting late-stage clinical development, pre-launch activities, and product launch readiness.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing field medical professionals.
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with a strong focus on execution.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial biotech environment.
- Ability to travel approximately 50–70%, including attendance at national and regional scientific meetings.
Skills
- Field Medical strategy
- MSL organization building and scaling
- KOL engagement
- Scientific exchange
- Insight collection and communication
- Launch readiness support
- Team leadership and coaching
- Strategic thinking
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Execution focus
Location
- Field-based
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Director
- 8+ years experience
Education Level
- MD, DO, PharmD, PhD or equivalent advanced degree
About the Company
- Latigo Biotherapeutics is advancing a novel portfolio of non-opioid therapies for acute and chronic pain.