Associate Director Medical Affairs, Operations

Who is BlueRock?

BlueRock Therapeutics LP is a clinical stage cell therapy harnessing the power of cell therapy to create a pipeline of new medicines for people suffering from neurological and ophthalmic diseases. Two of our novel investigational cell therapies, bemdaneprocel (BRT-DA01) for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and OpCT-001 for the treatment of primary photoreceptor diseases are clinical stage programs. BlueRock was founded in 2016 as a joint venture of Versant Ventures and Leaps by Bayer. Our culture is defined by the courage to persist regardless of the challenge, the urgency to transform medicine and deliver hope, integrity guided by mission, and community-mindedness with the understanding that we are all part of something bigger than ourselves.

What Are We Doing?

Our foundational science harnesses the ability to create and then direct the differentiation of universal pluripotent stem cells into authentic, functional cells that can be used as allogeneic cellular therapies to treat a broad array of diseases. We can also further engineer these cells, enabling them to produce enzymes, antibodies, and other proteins for additional therapeutic benefit.

We are passionate about delivering on the promise of cellular and gene therapy, shaping the future of cellular medicine, and delivering new therapies to millions of patients with treatment options.

We are seeking individuals who are collaborative, thrive in a fun and dynamic culture, and are steadfast in the commitment to advance cutting-edge cellular therapies to impact patients’ lives.

The Medical Affairs Operations Associate Director will be responsible for direct operational and logistics support of BlueRock Therapeutics’s pipeline from a Medical Affairs perspective and will be working cross-functionally.  The role will report directly to the Vice President of Medical affairs. Additionally, the successful candidate will lead both short and longer-term projects in alignment with key business and team initiatives.

This role will help drive execution of key tactics and deliverables while providing project management and logistics support (budgeting, analytics/metric reporting, medical materials creation/submission, etc.) for cross-functional activities and programs as well, which require a high-level of collaboration within the BRTx and Bayer organizations globally, as well as with external vendors. This leadership role ensures alignment with corporate goals, goals of the medical affairs team and timelines, while fostering cross-functional collaboration and operational excellence in the advancement of next-generation cell therapies.

• Lead, contribute to, and track activities on product-specific and above-brand programs to ensure strategic focus and timely execution of deliverables. This includes coordination of internal and external timelines and deliverables, leadership of team efforts and progress monitoring, and collaborating cross-functionally within the BRTx and Bayer organizations to ensure seamless execution of the Medical Affairs Plans for bemdaneprocel and OPCT-001.
• Provide operational efficiencies by implementing process improvements, providing guidance and support to team members, quickly identifying resolutions to issues, and developing communication plans to engage key stakeholders and increase program-related communication across the organization. This role also will act as a resource for strategy/plan related inquiries and will provide insights that will aid decision-making.
• Optimize achievement of overarching program strategy, including identifying process improvements, instituting best practices, supporting development of tools, templates and reports, and implementing feedback from team members.
• Management of the medical affairs Sharepoint and Team site and project tracking tools to maximize communication updates and ensure content maintenance in-line with industry best practices; assessing user feedback on an ongoing basis to prioritize future enhancements and improvement areas.
• Support medical conference planning and execution: logistics including compliance submissions, booth registrations/logistics, medical materials delivery, pre and post meeting activity tracking and reports
• Oversee medical education grant proposals from intake through compliance submission and contracting.
• Project management of specific medical plan deliverables, including coordinating strategy/scope development, logistics and vendor management, and coordinating logistics and content development for events and trainings, as applicable.
• Provide contract support with external vendors which may include defining project scope, negotiation, and execution.
• Lead the planning and execution of ad hoc projects by ensuring that projects are aligned with corporate objectives, supported by executive leadership, and have timely completion.
• Lead Metrics tracking and reporting, contracts, software implementation, and product launch/integration related activities.
• Deliver advisory board support from venue logistics through compliance documentation and HCP contracting/payment.
• Contribute to RWE programs including, but not limited to, planning, contracting, technical execution, and study reports (abstracts, posters, manuscripts).
• Contribute to the development of processes and tools that continuously improve resource utilization and quality of clinical study activities and deliverables.
• Contribute to general operational MA activities including but not limited to budget management, vendor oversight, external meeting coordination, Medical Information and Pharmacovigilance operational activities, Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences, business, or related field.
• 5-10 years project management experience on cross-functional projects in a pharmaceutical environment with significant experience in Medical affairs.
• Experience managing external service providers.
• Experience in headquarters, affiliate, and/or contract research organization environments.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and awareness of cross-functional business needs/implications.
• Proven strategic problem-solving ability and degree of creativity.
• High level of business acumen and emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Project, PowerPoint, Excel, & Word.
• Ability to foster teamwork by actively participating in and supporting an environment that cultivates professional growth and organizational effectiveness.
• Excellent interpersonal skills as both a leader and subject matter expert in a team setting.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate business processes and solutions in writing, in person, and virtually.
• Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with senior management.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving professional environment.
• Previous Medical Affairs Experience, preferably in neurology or gene/cell therapy
• Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to operate in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving professional environment.
• Ability to navigate collaboration with cross-functional partners within BRTx and Bayer
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Excellent project management skills including negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to travel up to 20%

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BlueRock Therapeutics Company Culture Highlights

Winner of Boston Business Journal's Best Places to Work (Mid-size Company) 2023

Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity 2022

Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Women 2022

Winner of Comparably's Award for Best CEO 2022

BlueRock Therapeutics is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Overall Culture on Comparably.

Engineering Department is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Overall Culture on Comparably.

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Equal Opportunity Workplace: At BlueRock, we welcome and support differences and diversity and we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  Please let us know if you require disability-related accommodation or other grounds protected by human rights legislation during the recruitment process so that we can work with you to meet your needs.