Medical Affairs Manager - final signatory
CompanyAlnylam Pharmaceuticals
Location
Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/10/2026
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Description
The role requires development of a deep understanding of the relevant therapy area, as well as the clincal development and data supporting Alnylam medicines within the scope of the Medical Affairs Manager role.
As a true subject matter expert the Medical Affairs Manager has a high degree of credibility both internally and externally. They are expected to develop a strategic KOL network and to use engagements with these individuals to systematically gather relevant insights for Alnylam and, where appropriate, to challenge and influence the thinking of leading clinicians.
The Medical Affairs Manager provides compliance support in respect of activities and materials generated across the cross-functional Brand Team and will be expected to undergo ongoing training and validation in their ABPI final signatory role. They will also play a key role in assimilating and sharing insights gathered from HCPs to influence cross-functional brand strategy and develop the medical tactical plan. They will be responsible for developing and delivering a range of Medical activities, including insight gathering (incl advisory boards), Medical Education, Scientific Communication and Real World Evidence Generation.
The Medical Affairs Manager may be required to support Patient Advocacy and Engagement (PAE). This would be to enhance Alnylam’s patient-focused culture, collaborating with the PAE team to enable communications, gain insight and identify collaboration opportunities with patient advocacy groups and patients.
This role has a predominant focus on field based activities (roughly 70%), with responsibility for all key external stakeholders in the Medical Affairs team at National level in the designated Therapeutic Areas (TAs). The successful candidate will be required to travel, including spending a minimum of a day per week in the Maidenhead office and including possible overnight stays to balance field and office based activities.
As a true subject matter expert the Medical Affairs Manager has a high degree of credibility both internally and externally. They are expected to develop a strategic KOL network and to use engagements with these individuals to systematically gather relevant insights for Alnylam and, where appropriate, to challenge and influence the thinking of leading clinicians.
The Medical Affairs Manager provides compliance support in respect of activities and materials generated across the cross-functional Brand Team and will be expected to undergo ongoing training and validation in their ABPI final signatory role. They will also play a key role in assimilating and sharing insights gathered from HCPs to influence cross-functional brand strategy and develop the medical tactical plan. They will be responsible for developing and delivering a range of Medical activities, including insight gathering (incl advisory boards), Medical Education, Scientific Communication and Real World Evidence Generation.
The Medical Affairs Manager may be required to support Patient Advocacy and Engagement (PAE). This would be to enhance Alnylam’s patient-focused culture, collaborating with the PAE team to enable communications, gain insight and identify collaboration opportunities with patient advocacy groups and patients.
This role has a predominant focus on field based activities (roughly 70%), with responsibility for all key external stakeholders in the Medical Affairs team at National level in the designated Therapeutic Areas (TAs). The successful candidate will be required to travel, including spending a minimum of a day per week in the Maidenhead office and including possible overnight stays to balance field and office based activities.
- Develop and continuously maintain the highest scientific and medical expertise within the designated therapeutic area and be acknowledged internally and externally as an expert in this area, developing peer-to-peer scientific relationships with HCPs and giving medical support to the corresponding cross-functional disease area teams.
- UK registered MD (Medical Doctor) and/or UK registered Pharmacist
- Detailed understanding of the ABPI and IPHA Codes of Practice
- - ABPI and IPHA final signatory status is Excellent fluent and verbal English
- Prior experience in rare and specialty disease areas.
- Proven basic science and/or clinical background to enable engagement of Health Care Professionals in a scientifically meaningful exchange.
- Good analytical skills as applied to medical, scientific and technical information
Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.
At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients.