Associate Director, MLR Governance

Amylyx Pharmaceutical$184K — $207K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience in life sciences MLR.
  • Experience supporting MLR review, promotional review committees, or related governance processes.
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. prescription drug promotion regulations and FDA expectations.
  • Experience with digital content review platforms like Veeva PromoMats.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional meetings and track decisions effectively.
  • Strong project management, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Experience with AI tools for workflow and quality improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Chair and facilitate the weekly MLR review meeting.
  • Own the end-to-end content approval workflow across multiple stakeholders.
  • Partner with IT to maintain and enhance the electronic content review system.
  • Support timely review of materials for healthcare professionals and patients.
  • Ensure outbound communications meet regulatory and compliance standards.
  • Develop and improve MLR governance processes and documentation.
  • Deliver analytics on review performance to inform leadership decisions.
  • Identify opportunities to integrate AI responsibly within MLR processes.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule with preference for New England candidates.
  • Remote work opportunities across the U.S., with some location restrictions.
  • Collaborative environment focused on cross-functional engagement and support.
  • Potential for travel to the Cambridge, MA office for company events.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

Reporting into the Vice President, Commercial Operations, the Associate Director, Medical, Legal and Regulatory Review Governance will lead Amylyx's Medical, Legal and Regulatory (MLR) review governance process for promotional, disease education, patient, healthcare professional, and other external-facing content. This highly cross-functional role will chair the once-weekly MLR review meeting and serve as the operational owner of the review process, helping ensure that materials developed by Marketing and other content-generating teams are reviewed, approved, documented, and distributed in a compliant, efficient, and audit-ready manner.

The role will be hybrid in Amylyx's Cambridge, MA office, with preference for candidates located in New England.

Responsibilities
  • Chair and facilitate the weekly MLR review meeting, including agenda development, meeting administration, decision documentation, follow-up tracking, and clear communication of review outcomes to content owners and cross-functional reviewers
  • Own the end-to-end promotional and external content approval workflow across Medical, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, Commercial Operations, Marketing, and other stakeholder groups, ensuring materials are routed, reviewed, approved, and archived in accordance with company standards
  • Partner with IT to administer and maintain Amylyx's electronic content review system, including workflow configuration, reviewer assignments, status tracking, version control, metadata quality, audit trails, and process documentation
  • Partner with Medical, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, Commercial, Market Access, Patient Services, agencies, and other content-generating teams to support timely, high-quality review of materials intended for healthcare professionals, patients living with PBH, caregivers, and other external stakeholders
  • Help ensure outbound communications remain truthful, balanced, accurate, appropriately substantiated, and aligned with applicable FDA/OPDP expectations, 21 CFR Part 202 requirements, approved labeling, company policies, and relevant industry standards
  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve MLR governance processes, including SOPs, work instructions, review standards, escalation pathways, reviewer training, launch-readiness processes, and inspection-ready documentation
  • Consolidate and deliver analytics related to review volume, cycle times, approval timelines, bottlenecks, content types, reviewer workload, rework trends, and process performance to inform leadership decisions and improve operational efficiency
  • Identify appropriate opportunities to use artificial intelligence responsibly within the MLR workflow, such as meeting preparation, minutes drafting, workflow triage, metadata tagging, completeness checks, analytics, trend detection, and process automation, while maintaining human review, confidentiality, compliance controls, and auditability

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience in life sciences MLR.
  • Meaningful experience supporting Medical, Legal and Regulatory review, promotional review committees, commercial operations, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, compliance, or related governance processes
  • Strong working knowledge of U.S. prescription drug promotion requirements, FDA/OPDP expectations, fair balance, risk communication, substantiation standards, approved labeling considerations, and internal promotional review controls
  • Experience administering or optimizing an electronic content review, digital asset management, or promotional materials workflow system; experience with Veeva PromoMats or a similar platform preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional meetings, manage agendas and minutes, track decisions and action items, and drive accountability across senior and peer stakeholders
  • Strong project management, process improvement, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex governance requirements into clear, practical ways of working
  • Comfort developing dashboards, metrics, and executive-ready insights related to workflow performance, operational risk, launch readiness, and continuous improvement
  • Experience using artificial intelligence-enabled tools or automation to improve workflow efficiency, meeting documentation, content operations, analytics, or quality control preferred, with a strong understanding of appropriate governance, confidentiality, and human oversight
  • High degree of initiative, judgment, curiosity, and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment preparing for a potential product launch

Work Location and Conditions
  • At Amylyx, we proudly support remote work opportunities within the United States. However, due to business considerations related to health insurance coverage and state tax regulations, we are unable to hire employees who reside and/or work in certain states. Currently, we are not considering applicants from Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Michigan and Tennessee.
  • You will be expected to travel to our corporate location in Cambridge, MA several times a year and attend other company-related events as necessary and requested.
  • You must have access to work in setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at your remote location.


Compensation

The pay range posted below represents our good faith estimate of compensation for this role, based on market data and internal benchmarks. The final offer may vary depending on a candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications, as well as considerations of internal equity.

Estimated Pay Range

$184,000-$207,000 USD

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About Amylyx Pharmaceutical

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases. The company's lead product candidate, AMX0035, is a combination therapy designed to reduce the death of motor neurons. Amylyx was founded in 2013 by Joshua Cohen, Justin Klee, and Justin Yang, and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Amylyx Pharmaceutical
Size
50 employees
Market Cap
$2.3 billion
Industry
NASDAQ

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