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title: 'Associate Director/Director, Medical Operations at Scholar Rock'
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# Associate Director/Director, Medical Operations at Scholar Rock

- **Company:** Scholar Rock
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA
- **Compensation:** $175k–$255k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/scholarrock/4a7ef518-dfd6-4cbb-9ca0-9fd22bf06dca

## Job description

Scholar Rock is a late-stage global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing apitegromab for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other rare, severe, and debilitating neuromuscular diseases. As a global leader in myostatin biology, a field focused on proteins that regulate muscle mass, the Company is named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures. Our commitment to unlock fundamentally different treatment approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients through its highly innovative anti-myostatin program, including opportunities in additional rare neuromuscular diseases. Learn more at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock on X and on LinkedIn.

Summary of Position:

Reporting to the SVP, Global Head of Medical Affairs, the Associate Director/Director, Medical Affairs Operations will provide project management operations support across a variety of exciting initiatives for the Medical Affairs department aligning to the growth and strategy of the function. Drawing on your medical affairs knowledge and project management skills, you will develop project plans, oversee budgets, and ensure the successful completion of key milestones and deliverables. This role will be a key partner within Medical Affairs and partner with cross-functional leaders including Commercial, Patient Advocacy, Clinical Development, and Market Access to act as a central point of coordination, ensuring seamless communication and effective collaboration. This role necessitates a comprehensive understanding of medical affairs and a strong emphasis on project management and strategic thinking.

Position Responsibilities

- Provide strategic project management skills to support activities across Medical Affairs and cross-functionally
- End to end operational management of Company Sponsored Phase 4 study including oversight of CRO and driving cross-functional alignment with internal stakeholders.
- Operationalize the Medical Affairs planning process inclusive of budget planning with Medical Directors.
- Provide support to ongoing congress planning initiatives including formatting and finalizing reports and congress specific training materials.
- Maintain content and have oversight for Medical Affairs SharePoint databases including budgets, medical resources and other departmental reports repositories.
- Monitor the progress of strategic projects by creating project timelines and ensuring deliverables are met on time and within budget.
- Provide project support to advisory boards, publications, and congress meetings.
- Lead development of monthly Medical Affairs dashboard.
- Develop and maintain calendar of meetings across programs, including congresses and internal meetings.
- Plan, implement, and maintain new and existing departmental platforms.
- Maintain quarterly business updates and support medical affairs management with preparation for presentations at Executive Leadership Team and Senior Leadership Team
- Author and maintain Medical Affairs operating processes and SOPs, ensuring the function is audit-ready and launch-ready.
- Build operating processes and systems in a fast-moving, high-growth environment with limited infrastructure
- Provide operational efficiencies by establishing process improvements, providing guidance to incorporate new technologies, and developing communication tools to engage and inform cross-functional partners.
- Collaborate to support publication process within available platforms.
- Support content creation and material development for internal meetings utilizing PowerPoint, Smartsheet, and other tools.
- Other duties as assigned.

Candidate Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant operational experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
- Project management, and resource planning/management experience. PMP or other project management certification is a plus.
- Minimum of 8 years of company sponsored study management experience within Clinical Operations or Medical Affairs or combination.
- Strong knowledge of and ability to implement Medical Affairs concepts and operational practices.
- Proven experience with successful management and interaction with medical affairs vendors.
- Ability to effectively represent Medical Affairs project management activities with a broader Project Management team and at the cross-functional team level.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Proficiency in the use of project management software and tools, Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Smartsheet
- Passion for operationalizing a medical affairs function in keeping with Scholar Rock’s values
- Excellent written, verbal, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently, prioritize complex information, and problem solve
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with strong ability to simultaneously handle multiple activities, prioritizing and pivoting as necessary.
- A minimum of 10-20% travel is required.

Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

## About Scholar Rock

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Scholar Rock is a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing selective therapies targeting growth factors for serious diseases with high unmet need.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: SRRK)
- **Headquarters**: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Biotechnology / Biopharmaceuticals
- **Target customers**: Patients suffering from neuromuscular disorders, cancer, fibrotic diseases, and hematologic conditions; healthcare providers and payers
- **Mission**: “Turning scientific discoveries into a pipeline of investigational therapies aimed at diseases where growth factors play a central role.”

## Products & Services
- **Apitegromab (SRK-015)**: A selective anti‑latent myostatin antibody in Phase 3 for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). BLA resubmission and U.S. launch anticipated in 2026.
- **SRK‑181**: A selective anti‑latent TGFβ1 antibody for locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors (immuno‑oncology).
- **SRK‑373**: A context‑dependent anti‑latent TGFβ1 antibody for multiple fibrotic indications.
- **SRK‑256**: A selective anti‑RGMc/HJV antibody for hematology indications.
- **Proprietary Platform**: Broad technology for generating monoclonal antibodies that selectively target latent forms of growth factors (TGFβ superfamily).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $2.8 B (as of search date, 2026‑09‑06)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue $0 (pre‑commercial); IPO in 2018
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 27.4% YoY to 278 employees; workforce across 7 countries; 20,522 LinkedIn followers (+45.9% yearly); first company to show clinical proof‑of‑concept for a muscle‑targeted treatment in SMA.

## Competitive Advantages
- First‑in‑class platform for selectively targeting latent growth factors (TGFβ superfamily), enabling high specificity and reduced off‑target effects.
- Proven clinical proof‑of‑concept in SMA with apitegromab, a novel mechanism.
- Broad pipeline spanning neuromuscular, oncology, fibrosis, and hematology, with multiple programs in Phase 2/3.

## Strategic Focus
- Advance apitegromab toward regulatory submission and commercial launch in SMA.
- Expand pipeline into cardiometabolic disorders and other growth‑factor‑driven diseases.
- Leverage platform to address historically under‑addressed disease areas.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Passion for science” and “every voice counts” – a collaborative, trust‑based environment focused on changing patients’ lives.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid (e.g., Senior Director, Business Analytics in Cambridge, MA) and on‑site roles available.
- **Benefits**: Competitive health/dental/vision plans, life/AD&D insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid parental leave, 401(k) match, financial wellness program, professional development, free parking/transit pass, onsite fitness center, weekly community lunches, peer‑to‑peer recognition.
- **Engineering/Science Culture**: Emphasis on innovation, cross‑functional teamwork, and direct impact on serious diseases.

## Sources
1. [scholarrock.com – Company Overview](https://scholarrock.com/our-company/careers/)
2. [scholarrock.com – Investors & Media](https://scholarrock.com/investors-media/)
3. [scholarrock.com – Pipeline](https://scholarrock.com/our-pipeline/)
4. [jobs.lever.co/scholarrock – Open Positions](https://jobs.lever.co/scholarrock)
5. [linkedin.com/company/scholar-rock – Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/scholar-rock)

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