Medical Affairs Manager

Job Title: Medical Affairs Manager

Location: Scottsdale, AZ (Onsite)

Job Type: Direct Hire – Fulltime

Position Overview

This is a unique opportunity to help build and scale Medical Affairs capabilities, drive innovation, and contribute meaningfully to bringing transformative therapies to patients. Our products literally are “Food is medicine” and this medical and policy leader will help us realize its potential by leveraging this market opportunity.

The Medical Affairs Manager will lead the development and execution of scientific communication and medical education initiatives in a fast-growing pharmaceutical environment. This role ensures the delivery of accurate, impactful, and compliant scientific and medical information to healthcare professionals, patients, and other key external audiences.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Serve as a medical and health policy thought partner
• Help shape evidence strategy, value narratives, and policy positioning for pipeline and marketed products
• Educate a range of external stakeholders to support Our products and drive sales from physicians to legislators.
• Develop and manage marketing and professional relations plans as well as clear, compliant medical and policy materials (briefs, FAQs, presentations, responses)
• Engage with external stakeholders including HCPs, payers, policymakers, and advocacy groups
• Support cross-functional planning and decision-making in a fast-moving, resource-lean environment
• Ensure all activities meet legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements

Qualifications

• Proven leadership, delf-driven, yet empathetic
• Positive outlook, high integrity and believe in doing what is best for patients.
• Advanced degree preferred (MD, PharmD, PhD, MPH, or equivalent)
• Experience in Medical Affairs or related pharma, biotech, clinical nutrition, or medical device roles
• Ability to simplify complex scientific and policy topics for diverse audiences
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and building processes as you go without relying on big pharma paradigms and processes
• Strong collaboration skills, great work ethic, and a “roll-up-your-sleeves” mindset