Medical Director Jobs in Pharma & Biotech
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Pharma and biotech medical directors are physicians who provide medical leadership for a product, program or therapeutic area. Depending on the team, that can mean designing and overseeing clinical trials in clinical development, setting medical strategy and evidence plans in medical affairs, or evaluating product safety in pharmacovigilance.
Titles run from Associate Medical Director through Medical Director, Senior Medical Director and Executive Medical Director, often with a therapeutic area or program attached. Many roles are global or regional rather than tied to one country.
Most positions require an MD or equivalent medical degree, and many prefer board certification or clinical specialty experience in the relevant therapeutic area. Industry experience helps but physicians moving from clinical practice or academia are often hired at the associate level.
Medical Director salary
Based on the 151 open US listings for this role that disclose pay, annualized (hourly × 2,080). The typical range runs from the 25th percentile of disclosed minimums to the 75th percentile of disclosed maximums.
Top Hiring Companies
AbbVie
60
GSK
25
AstraZeneca
19
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
15
IQVIA
11
Roche
10
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a medical director do in pharma?
It depends on the team. In clinical development a medical director oversees trial design and patient safety; in medical affairs they lead medical strategy and scientific communication; in drug safety they assess safety signals and benefit-risk.
Do you need to be a physician?
Almost always. Most medical director roles require an MD, DO or equivalent medical degree, and many prefer clinical specialty experience in the product area.
Can a practicing physician move into a pharma medical director role?
Yes. Associate medical director roles are a common entry point for physicians coming from clinical practice or academic research.