Regional Director, Medical Science Liaison

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Regional Director, Medical Science Liaison based in the United States. This is a high-impact medical affairs leadership role supporting the advancement of innovative ophthalmic therapies. You will lead scientific engagement across a defined U.S. territory while contributing to Phase 3 clinical development and future commercialization efforts. The role combines field-based medical leadership, investigator engagement, clinical trial support, and strategic account development. You will build trusted relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare providers, investigators, and major healthcare organizations. Working cross-functionally with Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Commercial, and Regulatory teams, you will translate scientific insights into meaningful business and clinical impact. This is also an opportunity to help establish a scalable field medical organization and shape its future growth. The position offers significant visibility, autonomy, and the chance to contribute to improving outcomes for patients with chronic ophthalmic conditions. Lead regional medical affairs activities supporting Phase 3 clinical trial execution, investigator engagement, protocol education, and clinical site support. Build and maintain strong scientific relationships with investigators, key opinion leaders, healthcare providers, academic institutions, integrated delivery networks, HMOs, and strategic ophthalmology accounts. Support clinical trial sites through trial awareness, protocol education, patient identification strategies, referral initiatives, and ongoing scientific and clinical guidance. Establish and execute quarterly engagement objectives across priority accounts, healthcare systems, and strategic customer groups. Help establish a scalable field medical organization, including contributing to future organizational design, team expansion, and leadership of additional Medical Science Liaison professionals. Represent the organization at scientific congresses, advisory boards, investigator meetings, clinical insight sessions, and other relevant medical events. Support congress planning, scientific exchange activities, meeting coordination, and systematic collection of field medical insights. Facilitate compliant scientific exchange with healthcare professionals regarding clinical data, disease-state education, pipeline development, and relevant scientific information. Collaborate with Commercial and Medical Affairs leadership on speaker bureau identification, onboarding, and training initiatives. Gather field insights, competitive intelligence, unmet medical needs, and emerging clinical perspectives, communicating actionable findings to internal stakeholders. Partner closely with Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Commercial, and Medical Affairs teams to ensure alignment between field activities and broader clinical and medical strategies. Maintain current and comprehensive scientific knowledge of ophthalmology, glaucoma, ocular hypertension, and related therapeutic areas. Ensure all field activities comply with applicable regulatory requirements, internal policies, GCP principles, and industry standards. Travel extensively within the assigned territory and nationally as needed for conferences, investigator meetings, corporate meetings, and other strategic engagements. Requirements Advanced scientific or clinical degree preferred, such as PharmD, PhD, OD, MD, NP, or PA. At least 8 years of experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device industry, including meaningful field medical affairs or MSL leadership experience. Experience in ophthalmology, retina, glaucoma, ocular hypertension, or closely related therapeutic areas is strongly preferred. Previous experience supporting Phase 3 clinical programs, investigator-sponsored research, clinical trial sites, or related clini