Director, Field Medical Affairs - Community Cardiology

The Director, Field Medical Affairs is a national leadership role responsible for defining and executing the Field Medical strategy for the community segment, aligned to US Medical Affairs and enterprise priorities. This role leads a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and is accountable for translating strategy into disciplined execution, measurable outcomes, and sustained scientific impact.

This leader demonstrates strong executive presence and leadership credibility, serving as a trusted voice of Field Medical in cross-functional and Medical Affairs leadership forums. The Director ensures medical and scientific priorities are effectively and compliantly integrated into regional and national plans, while influencing senior stakeholders and shaping enterprise decisions.

Success in this role requires a balance of strategic thinking and execution rigor, along with the ability to lead through influence, drive alignment across stakeholders, and elevate field medical impact at scale. The Director also plays a critical role in driving performance through KPIs, strengthening coaching and capability development, and building a high-performing national MSL organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop anational team of MSLs, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, continuous development, and strong scientific engagement.
• Define and execute theField Medical strategy for the community segment, ensuring alignment to US Medical Affairs priorities and enterprise objectives.
• Translate strategy intoclear field medical plans, execution frameworks, and measurable outcomes across regions.
• Establish and driveKPIs and performance metricsto assess field impact, ensure execution quality, and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Ensureconsistent, high-quality, and compliant executionof field medical activities across the organization.
• Provide ongoingcoaching, performance feedback, and leadership developmentto enhance MSL effectiveness, strategic thinking, and engagement quality.
• Represent and lead the Field Medical voice in cross-functional forums, demonstrating executive presence and influencing stakeholders to ensure appropriate and compliant integration of medical priorities into regional and national plans.
• Shape cross-functional strategies by incorporatingfield insights, scientific perspectives, and medical priorities, ensuring alignment with US Medical and enterprise strategy.
• Ensure all cross-functional engagement and planning are conducted withstrong compliance, scientific integrity, and adherence to Medical Affairs governance standards.
• Serve as a strategic liaison across Medical Affairs and cross-functional partners, proactivelyaligning priorities, removing barriers, and strengthening coordinated execution.
• Lead national account planning approaches and field deployment strategies to optimize engagement with key healthcare systems and providers.
• Demonstrates resilience, determination, and follow-through in the face of complexity, setbacks, or resistance; maintains focus on strategic priorities; and drives initiatives.
• Overseebudget planning and resource allocation, ensuring disciplined investment aligned to strategic priorities.
• Represent Field Medical in Medical Affairs leadership discussions, bringing forwardfield insights and strategic perspectives to influence enterprise decisions.

Core Requirements:

• Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, or DO)
• 12+ years of Medical Affairs experience, includingfield medical leadership
• Proven ability to lead and develophigh-performing MSL teams at scale
• Demonstrated strength inexecutive presence, influencing senior stakeholders, and operating effectively in leadership forums
• Strong track record ofstrategy development, execution, and cross-functional leadership
• Experience withKPI-driven performance management, coaching, and organizational leadership
• Experience in cardiology, rare disease, or specialty biopharma preferred
• Willingness to travel (~50-60%)

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U.S. Pay Range

$214,200.00 - $289,800.00

The pay range reflects the full-time base salary range we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. Base pay will be determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, and education. This role is eligible for an annual short-term incentive award (e.g., bonus or sales incentive) and an annual long-term incentive award (e.g., equity).

Alnylam's robust Total Rewards package is designed to support your overall health and well-being. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, a lifestyle reimbursement program, flexible spending and health savings accounts and a 401(k)with a generous company match. Eligible employees enjoy paid time off, wellness days, holidays, and two company-wide recharge breaks. We also offer generous family resources and leave. Our commitment to your well-being reflects our belief that caring for our people fuels the impact we create together.

Learn more about these and additional benefits offered by Alnylam by visiting the Benefits section of the Careers website: https://www.alnylam.com/careers

AboutAlnylam

We are the leader in RNAi therapeutics- a revolutionaryapproach with the potential to transform the lives of people with rare and common diseases. Built on Nobel Prize-winning science, Alnylam has delivered the breakthroughs that made RNAi therapeutics possibleand are just at the beginning of what's possible. Our deep pipeline, late-stage programs, and bold vision reflect our core values: fierce innovation, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, open culture and commitment to people. We're proud to be a globally recognized top employer, wherean authentic, inclusive culture and breakthrough thinkingfuel one another.

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