Country Medical Lead- United Kingdom

Country Medical Lead – United Kingdom

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Savara is looking for an intelligent and outgoing candidate to join a team of enthusiastic, creative, and driven individuals to help establish its European footprint. Reporting to the Head of Europe Medical Affairs, the candidate will provide input into Savara’s medical strategy across Europe while maintaining alignment with corporate and global objectives and understanding local needs.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic area and product expertise.
• Build relationships with key external stakeholders including healthcare professionals at key institutions, medical/scientific organizations (e.g., professional societies), patient advocacy groups, and regulators by providing disease‑state education and communicating the clinical value of Savara’s medicines.
• Represent Savara externally as a key technical and scientific contact for clinicians, professional societies, academic and community medical centers.
• Act as a trusted and credible medical/science discussion partner by engaging in scientific/medical exchange with HCPs/stakeholders as appropriate including proactive discussion around relevant disease areas and reactive communication/education on published data.
• Identify academic and community respiratory/pulmonary centers to establish relationships and support identification of autoimmune PAP patients.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the country‑level medical strategy for Savara’s key asset, molgramostim, relevant to local geography and play a central role in medical contribution to brand planning.
• Identify qualified investigators to support participation in company‑sponsored activities (e.g., speaker, investigator, or consultant).
• Work cross‑functionally with colleagues in the field across Commercial, Marketing, Medical, etc. to establish ongoing collaborative internal relationships.
• Operate in a confident and compliant manner within a highly regulated environment.
• Stay up to date with therapy advances, current research, medical scientific knowledge, and detailed knowledge of Savara’s products’ relevant disease areas.
• Design, manage, and execute regional/local advisory boards and support commercial and payer advisory boards.
• Co‑develop and review/approve global medical communications materials for local use.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree (PharmD, MD, DO, PhD) with at least 7 years of previous Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Medical Affairs/MSL experience.
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate scientific and medical information to both internal and external customers.
• Confidence and credibility to partner as peers with commercial counterparts.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to anticipate and adapt to change and strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and strategic planning skills.
• Ability to work independently yet collaborate for decision making to complete tasks in a timely fashion.
• Ability to establish strong relationships with peer groups, professional organizations, and other outside parties.
• Travel willingness of 30‑40% of the time.
• English fluency (written and spoken).

Work Schedule and Location

This role is UK based and remote. Travel to Savara\’s US HQ near Philadelphia is required; other domestic or international travel may also be required 30‑40% of the time. The ability to occasionally attend meetings in US Eastern Time is required.

About Savara

Savara is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases. The company\’s lead program, molgramostim nebulizer solution, is in Phase 3 development for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP). Savara\’s management team has extensive experience in rare respiratory diseases and pulmonary medicine, advancing product candidates to approval and commercialization.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Health Care Provider