Premier Research

Title: Executive Director, Medical Affairs (Immunology)

Location: United States

Specialties: Immunology, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology

Base: $289,000.00 USD (annualized starting base pay)

401k matching: May include retirement plans

Summary

The Executive Director, Medical Affairs provides medical leadership and safety monitoring on projects, offering expert clinical development strategies, regulatory guidance, and medical/scientific consultation. Responsibilities include liaising with clients and key opinion leaders, mentoring staff, and managing Medical Directors. The role requires a medical degree, board certification or equivalent in Immunology preferred, and extensive experience in Immunology and related therapeutic areas.

Added on: 06/10/2025

Full Job Description

Premier Research is looking for a Executive Director, Medical Affairs (Immunology) to join our General Medicine team.

You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.

We are Built for You. We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires. We are Built by You. Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here. We are Built with You. As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.

Together, we are Built for Biotech™. Join us and build your future here.

What You'll Be Doing

Provides Medical Leadership and Safety monitoring on projects and therapeutic areas Provides expert advice and detailed clinical development strategies for allocated project(s), including RFP/RFI, protocol development, study design, investigator brochure development, regulatory strategy and submission, and study execution strategies Liaises with both internal and external experts, including attending client meetings as needed, to serve the best interest of the client and produce high quality clinical development programs and other deliverables Liaises and identifies suitable Key Opinion Leaders via professional network or feasibility assessment and leverages strategic collaborations with clients to expand the relationship and the services offered by Premier Research Provides Medical/Scientific Data reviews and consultation as well as support/guidance to the operational teams in all relevant aspects of Premier Research projects Mentoring and training of Premier Research staff and Line Manager responsibilities for other Medical Directors, offering both general and therapeutic training, including preparation of training materials

What We Are Searching For

Degree of Medicine; Board certification or equivalent in Immunology preferred 10+ years, Immunology experience preferred, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, as well Previous CRO experience preferred Expert level of knowledge in the main field of interest and/or assigned therapeutic area, together with a thorough working knowledge in pharmaceutical medicine or medical device fields, clinical development, GCP and regulations pertinent to clinical research Fluency in English is essential and working of a second language is preferable

Premier Research is dedicated to providing compensation that is fair and competitive with market standards. The annualized starting base pay for this role is $289,000.00 USD. The actual salary will be influenced based on a variety of factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, which may include health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Premier Research is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is compliant with all federal guidelines. All qualified applicants will receive equitable consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status