Associate Director, Medical Affairs

Associate Director, Medical Affairs

About Harrow:

Harrow (Nasdaq: HROW) is a leading provider of ophthalmic disease management solutions in North America. We are an entrepreneurial company that celebrates the ability of every team member to be the CEO of their job. Our values of innovation, patient access to affordable medicines, and our commitment to supporting ophthalmologists doing mission work globally drive our success. Join the Harrow Family and be part of building a truly exceptional company.

Our ophthalmic pharmaceutical portfolio includes:

• An expanding Retina Portfolio
• A broad Dry Eye Disease product line
• A peri-operative Surgical product line
• A Rare and Specialty product line
• A robust internal development pipeline

About the Role:

The Associate Director of Medical Affairs will provide strategic and scientific expertise to support Harrow's portfolio and pipeline. You will play a key role in executing Medical Affairs strategy and tactics, acting as the VP of Medical Affairs' deputy and serving as a subject-matter expert for assigned products while maintaining expertise across the entire portfolio. This role requires a balance of scientific knowledge, organization, strategic thinking, and relationship-building skills.

Core Responsibilities:

• Medical Strategy and Operations:
• Develop and execute medical strategies aligned with corporate objectives and therapeutic areas.
• Maintain therapeutic area expertise across the Harrow ophthalmic portfolio.
• Contribute medical and competitive insights into brand and lifecycle planning.
• Coordinate cross-functional medical projects and manage competing priorities.
• Support and maintain departmental processes, standards, and documentation.
• Evidence Generation & Data Dissemination:
• Analyze Investigator Initiated Study grant requests.
• Oversee the dissemination of scientific data through publications, congress presentations, advisory boards, and symposia.
• Support evidence-generation and key-brand scientific initiatives.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Review medical, regulatory, and legal materials for scientific accuracy and balance.
• Build and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), investigators, medical societies, and external experts.
• Represent the company at scientific congresses, advisory boards, and medical education events.
• Provide scientific and medical expertise to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Terminal Degree (MD/DO/OD/PhD/PharmD) preferred.
• Extensive ophthalmic experience required.
• Minimum 3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in a strategic Medical Affairs or Marketing role required.
• Extensive experience working on promotional and internal review teams (PRC/MRL) required.
• Experience working with broad product portfolios highly preferred.
• Experience in scientific presentations and medical writing preferred.
• Broad knowledge of product development, regulatory requirements, payer landscape, and life cycle management preferred.
• Proven ability to develop and foster credible relationships with Medical Experts.
• Working knowledge of the Healthcare System, research procedures, ICH guidelines, GCP, and other ethical guidelines.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret scientific/clinical literature.
• Proficient with MS Office applications.
• Fluency in English (reading, writing, understanding, and communicating).

Position Type:

• Remote – Must live in the United States.

Travel:

• Up to 30%
• May include early/late meetings and attendance at scientific meetings on holidays and weekends.