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Executive Medical Director, GI, Europe

Revolution Medicines
Full-time
Remote friendly (Basel, BS)
Worldwide

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Revolution Medicines seeks an Executive Medical Director, GI, Europe, based in Switzerland, hybrid, full-time, to lead regional GI oncology medical strategy, reporting to the VP Medical Affairs Europe and coordinating with Global Medical Affairs, R&D, Market Access, Commercial and Regulatory to enable successful pre-launch and launches across Europe. Candidates need an MD or PhD, 15+ years in Medical Affairs with oncology and biomarker experience, hands-on expertise in training, medical communications, evidence generation, and publications, plus a proven European oncology launch track record. Must excel in matrix leadership, influence without authority, and KOL network, with strong communication and travel openness. Apply by tailoring your CV to regional strategy, citing concrete launch and evidence-generation wins, and emphasize compliance and patient-centricity.


Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies to inhibit frontier targets in RAS-addicted cancers.  The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins, and RAS Companion Inhibitors for use in combination treatment strategies. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding Revolutionaries in a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the VP, Medical Affairs, Europe the Executive Medical Director, GI, Europe provides strategic medical leadership across the European region for the GI oncology portfolio. This role will be responsible for defining and executing the Regional medical strategy in alignment with global objectives ensuring scientific excellence, patient- centricity, and compliance. The position serves as a key medical partner to global team, regional leadership, and external stakeholders, and acts as a medical expert in GI Oncology. A key focus of the position is to prepare and support the upcoming launches, working in close collaboration with the full cross functional team, including Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Development, and Global Medical Affairs. As such the role requires a highly collaborative leader who can effectively operate in a matrix environment, influence without authority, and foster strong partnerships to ensure successful and compliant launches.  The role will be based in Switzerland.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development and execution of the Regional GI medical strategy and medical objectives including activities related to scientific engagement and communication, evidence generation, internal education, and patient advocacy.

  • Act as a strategic partner to Global Medical Affairs, R&D, Market Access, Commercial, and Regulatory teams.

  • Translate global medical strategy into impactful regional plans aligned with European market needs and scientific priorities.

  • Oversee European Medical input into clinical development, real-world evidence, and publication strategy by leading the development and execution of a Healthcare Professional engagement strategy to gather insights to shape internal programs.

  • Serve as the senior medical authority for GI oncology in Europe, ensuring high scientific and ethical standards.

  • Participate in the Regional Medical Affairs Team to execute medical strategies, contribute to the operations and oversight of medical activities, and work cross-functionally to support associated pre-launch activities in GI.

  • Contribute to the execution of routine gap assessments leading to the development/refinement of launch strategy, an evidence generation plan, and tactical plan as part of the overall regional medical plan.

  • Guide scientific exchange activities including advisory boards, congress strategy, investigators interaction, and medical education.

  • Communicate clinical and scientific data to Key external experts and other healthcare professionals through presentations, educational programs, and scientific discussions.

  • Represent various medical affairs functions in cross-functional strategy team meetings including Clinical and Safety sub-teams, Regional and Global Brand Team, Regional and Global GI Team, Patient Advocacy, Market Access, and other cross-functional strategic discussions.

  • Partner with the Clinical and MSL teams to provide enrollment, scientific, and engagement support to ensure clinical trials meet study timelines.

  • Partner with RWE/HEOR strategy and activities as part of the Regional medical Plan.

  • Partner with the Patient Advocacy and Grants teams to incorporate the patient voice and define external medical education strategies for independent grants, respectively.

  • Provide medical expertise for scientific symposia and medical congresses and collaborate across relevant functions to develop, review, and align on key scientific communication points and medical information response documents within legal and compliance guidelines.

  • Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory, pharmacovigilance, and medical governance requirements.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

  • An advanced degree (MD, PhD) in medical/scientific area is required.

  • 15+ years of relevant experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry focused on Medical Affairs, with regional cross-functional in-house experience and on field-based teams.

  • Must have a strong scientific background in oncology with a good understanding of biomarker-driven disease and ability to effectively analyze, synthesize, and communicate complex scientific information.

  • Direct, hands-on experience executing the activities of various functions within medical affairs (training, medical communications, medical information, expanded access programs, evidence generation, publications).

  • Proven track record of clinical trial support including protocol development/review, site selection support, enrollment support, and data analysis.

  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex scientific data with a strong point of view to diverse audiences.

  • Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environment and ability to multi-task independently with limited supervision.

  • Ability to travel in Europe and international congresses.

  • Strong networking skills with deep existing relationships with oncology healthcare professionals including regional top key opinion leaders required.

  • Strong stakeholder management and ability to collaborate with internal and external partners.

  • Proven experience supporting oncology product launches in a European country.

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