Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Director, Global Medical Affairs Technology

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals$187K — $253K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant technical or business discipline.
  • 10+ years in life sciences technology or related roles in regulated environments.
  • Experience owning enterprise product roadmaps and lifecycle management.
  • Strong understanding of Medical Affairs processes including field medical and scientific communications.
  • Experience with data platforms, analytics enablement, and data governance.
  • Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
  • Experience in regulated industries with compliance and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technology strategy and portfolio for Global Medical Affairs.
  • Manage the product and platform lifecycle for Medical Affairs technologies.
  • Define and govern the Medical Affairs data strategy in partnership with Data & AI.
  • Enable omnichannel scientific engagement through technology and data foundations.
  • Promote simplification and reuse across the Medical Affairs ecosystem.
  • Lead cross-functional delivery of technology investments to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Govern vendor performance and operations for reliability and compliance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance offerings.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • 401(k) with a generous company match.
  • Paid time off, wellness days, and holidays.
  • Family resources and generous leave policies.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Director, Global Medical Affairs Technology is accountable for the strategy, roadmap, lifecycle, and governance of the platforms, data products, and integrations that enable Global Medical Affairs. This role serves as the primary technology leader and business partner for Medical Affairs across field medical, medical insights, omnichannel scientific engagement, medical information, scientific communications, KOL/HCP engagement, and real-world evidence enablement.

This is an individual contributor role that will partner closely with Medical Affairs, Data & AI, Security, Privacy/Compliance, external partners, and contractors as needed to simplify the technology landscape, strengthen data foundations, and deliver scalable, governed, reusable capabilities that improve scientific exchange, insight generation, and medical impact measurement worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Business Partnership
• Own the Medical Affairs technology strategy and portfolio by serving as the primary technology leader and trusted business partner to Global Medical Affairs, translating business priorities across field medical, medical insights, omnichannel engagement, medical information, scientific communications, KOL/HCP engagement, and RWE into a clear, enterprise-aligned technology roadmap.

Product, Platform & Data Leadership
• Own product and platform lifecycle management for Medical Affairs technology capabilities, including roadmap, standards, architecture principles, lifecycle planning, and governance, ensuring platforms are scalable, compliant, reusable, and aligned with enterprise technology and data strategy.
• Define and govern the Medical Affairs data strategy in partnership with Data & AI, including data ingestion, integration, reusable data assets, governed access, analytics enablement, and measurement frameworks that support medical insights generation, longitudinal analysis, RWE, and decision support.

Omnichannel, Field Medical & Scientific Engagement Enablement
• Enable connected, compliant scientific engagement by building the technology and data foundation that links content, interactions, and insights across MSL/MOSL engagement, scientific communications, medical information, medical web and digital channels, and broader omnichannel medical capabilities.
• Advance simplification and reuse across the Medical Affairs ecosystem by reducing fragmentation, manual work, siloed reporting, and bespoke solutions, while promoting shared platforms, standardized data products, and enterprise-aligned design patterns.

Delivery, Adoption & Value Realization
• Partner on intake, prioritization, and cross-functional delivery for Medical Affairs technology investments, working with Medical Operations & Insights and other Medical Affairs stakeholders to translate business needs into platform capabilities, roadmap decisions, and measurable releases that improve user experience, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.
• Jointly define adoption, performance, and value realization measures with Medical Operations & Insights, Data & AI, and business stakeholders by establishing KPIs, monitoring usage and platform health, and using evidence to refine priorities, communicate impact, and ensure Medical Affairs technology investments deliver measurable value.

Operations, Governance & Vendor Leadership
• Govern operations, compliance, and vendor performance to ensure Medical Affairs platforms and data products are reliable, secure, auditable, and well-supported, with strong accountability for privacy, security, documentation, quality, service delivery, and partner performance.

Qualifications

Required
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Health Informatics, Business, or a related technical or business discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in life sciences technology, Medical Affairs technology, commercial/medical platform leadership, digital product management, or related roles in regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience owning enterprise product or platform roadmaps and lifecycle management for shared capabilities rather than one-off projects or localized solutions.
• Strong understanding of Medical Affairs processes and capabilities, including field medical, medical insights, medical information, scientific communications, omnichannel engagement, KOL/HCP engagement, and/or real-world evidence.
• Experience with data platforms, integrations, analytics enablement, and data governance, with the ability to partner effectively with Data & AI and enterprise technology teams.
• Proven ability to define priorities, standards, KPIs, and governance mechanisms that drive measurable business outcomes, simplification, and reuse.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills, with the ability to influence across Medical Affairs, Technology, Data & AI, Legal/Compliance, Privacy, Quality, and external partners in a matrixed global organization.
• Experience engaging vendors, managed service providers, and contractors as needed to coordinate delivery across internal and external teams, without direct people management accountability.
• Experience operating in biotech, pharma, healthcare, or another regulated industry with strong understanding of compliance, privacy, security, documentation, and auditability requirements.

Preferred
• Advanced degree in life sciences, business, informatics, data, technology, or a related field.
• Direct experience supporting Global Medical Affairs, Field Medical, Scientific Communications, Medical Information, or other scientific or evidence-based functions.
• Experience with platforms and capabilities such as CRM, medical engagement tools, medical information/communications systems, digital publishing, KOL planning, content management, or medical web platforms.
• Experience enabling AI-ready data products, knowledge management, analytics, or decision-support capabilities for Medical Affairs.
• Experience supporting global organizations across regions, therapeutic areas, and country-specific regulatory or privacy requirements.

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U.S. Pay Range

$187,400.00 - $253,600.00

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

About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that focuses on RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. The company's products are designed to silence specific genes that cause diseases. Alnylam's pipeline includes products for the treatment of genetic, cardio-metabolic, and hepatic infectious diseases. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Size
1,665 employees
Market Cap
$28.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$858.2 million
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+78.1%
Revenue
$492.8 million
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