Senior Director, Medical Affairs

At Editas Medicine, we are pioneering the possible. Our mission and commitment is to translate the power and potential of the CRISPR/Cas12a and CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing systems into a robust pipeline of medicines for people living with serious diseases around the world. Our goal is to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize transformative, durable, precision genomic medicines for a broad class of diseases.

Why Choose Editas?

At Editas Medicine, we're a team of passionate problem solvers, harnessing the power and potential of CRISPR gene editing to transform the future of medicine. Driven by a shared purpose to serve people living with serious diseases, we succeed together through collaboration, mutual respect, and innovation. If you want to be part of a team where your voice is heard and respected, where you can operate at the forefront of gene editing, and push the boundaries of what's possible in medicine, come join us and become an Editor!

Decoding The Role:

The primary focus of this role is to lead medical and scientific strategic planning and operational execution of core medical affairs activities from early-clinical phase through lifecycle management for our lead in vivo development candidate, EDIT-401, a potential best-in-class, one-time therapy designed to significantly reduce LDL cholesterol levels. This role will build Medical Affairs capabilities while providing scientific leadership and strategic direction across cross-functional teams and strong engagement with external stakeholders.

As the Senior Director, Medical Affairs you will:

• Develop and lead Medical Affairs strategies including medical communications, engagement with opinion leaders, data dissemination, and external collaborations
• Establish and execute a strategic publication and congress plan; work with internal colleagues to develop key messages on unmet need, mechanism of action, and target product profile
• Build core scientific platforms, disease-state education materials, and standard medical response documents working closely with Clinical Development, Regulatory, Research, and Legal to develop a consistent, compliant scientific narrative
• Serve as internal medical-scientific expert, providing scientific interpretation of data (clinical trials, real-world evidence, published literature) and translating insights into actionable medical strategy
• Cultivate and maintain trusted relationships with the medical community by driving scientific exchange with thought leaders, investigators, steering committees, and medical societies.
• Design and lead scientific advisory boards to gather insights on clinical trial designs, patient selection criteria, target product profile and lifecycle planning
• Partner with Clinical Operations and Clinical Development to provide input in design and execution of clinical trial programs and facilitate enrollment of company sponsored clinical trials
• Engage with patient advocacy organizations to build trust and awareness within the community
• Direct external medical communication agencies, manage operational budgets, and mentor internal team members