Vice President & Head US Medical Affairs, Oncology

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February 28, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
R-20197
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* Title:

** Vice President & Head US Medical Affairs, Oncology
** Company:
** Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
** About Ipsen:
** Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas:
Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation. Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries.

We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

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* Job Description:

** The VP, Head of Medical Affairs, Oncology, will be a strategic partner for the assets under his/her responsibility, and will lead a dynamic US-based group overseeing the medical strategy and operational execution of all the multiple functions and therapeutic indications for all marketed products, products in development and provide expertise in business development, as required.  As part of the responsibilities, this person will also oversee all life cycle management activities related to on-going Phase IV studies, as well as to closely interact with the R&D team and global medical teams to support registrational trials or global medical affairs sponsored trials.

This individual will collaborate with a team of more than 30 professionals, including medical leads, medical directors, publication and communications teams, external scientific collaborators, and Field Directors overseeing 19 MSLs, to lead the strategy and execution of Medical Affairs Oncology initiatives.
** Global Asset responsibilities
*** Provide input and influencing the global therapeutic area and each asset strategy, by providing expertise and ensuring strategic alignment between the US and the Global Medical Oncology
* Oversee and ensure alignment with the US medical lead as member of the Asset Team and the Global Oncology Medical team
* Build the evolution of the global and US business strategy to expand on the increasing number of assets and impact to the overall organization
* Accountable for preparing arrival of new assets, from input into business development to contribution to registration studies, when required and preparing the strategy and organizational readiness and team structure ready for launch
* Ability to influence internal and externally, manage and navigate complexity and display of leadership skills across the organization
** Direct all the activities in US medical affairs, which include:
*** Build, update and maintain the US organization for the therapeutic area according to the strategic business needs
* Lead the medical strategy and medical planning for US NA Oncology Ipsen products.
* Medical Directors for Clinical Studies and Early Access programs in the therapeutic area.
* Develop in-depth knowledge of Ipsen’s programs in order to support and facilitate integration of evidence portfolio into grey literature, medical publications, presentations at scientific meetings, and other forms of external communications.
* Coordination and development of appropriate medical plans in collaboration with global medical affairs and other relevant internal partners
* Oversight of the Phase IIIb/IV US studies, Investigator Sponsored Studies and R& D studies with US involvement in close collaboration with the global R& D and medical affairs teams
* Accountable for the development and communication of appropriate…