Vice President, US Medical Neurology

We are seeking a transformational Vice President, US Medical – Neurology to lead a highly strategic and complex medical organization focused on advancing innovation, scientific leadership, actively incorporating population health principles that lead to measurable patient impact across the neurology portfolio.

This leader will shape and execute a modern medical affairs vision that is externally informed, enterprise aligned, patient-centered, and grounded in scientific excellence. The VP will serve as a key member of the US Medical Leadership Team and a trusted partner to the Head of US Medical and peers, helping to advance enterprise priorities, organizational excellence, and a high-performing culture.

The ideal candidate brings strong external orientation and scientific credibility within the Neurology practitioner community while also demonstrating exceptional ability to align across internal stakeholders, including Genentech US Medical therapeutic area leaders, global medical leadership, and cross-functional enterprise teams. Success in this role requires balancing strategic leadership for Neurology with enterprise thinking, collaboration, and organizational alignment.

This role requires an accomplished and agile leader who thrives in complexity by creating clarity, leads with optimism and accountability, builds strong partnerships, and helps enthusiastically shape the future of US Medical through innovation, collaboration, and transformational leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Medical Leadership

Develop and execute an integrated medical strategy for the neurology portfolio aligned with enterprise and patient priorities

Shape the future direction of neurology medical affairs through innovation, scientific leadership, and operational excellence

Drive launch readiness years ahead of anticipated launches, and lifecycle medical strategy across the portfolio

Translate scientific, patient needs/care gaps, and clinical insights into measurable, impactful medical strategies that improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery

Anticipate and addresses emerging trends in neuroscience, evidence generation, digital health, and stakeholder engagement

Ensure medical strategies are aligned with broader US and Global Medical priorities and organizational objectives without hesitation

Enterprise & Cross-Functional Leadership

Serve as an enterprise leader within US Medical, contributing beyond Neurology to advance organizational priorities, culture, and capabilities across Genentech USM

Build strong collaborative partnerships across therapeutic area leaders to drive alignment, share best practices, and foster a unified “One Medical” mindset

Partner effectively with global medical leadership to ensure strategic alignment and strong coordination across US and global priorities

Collaborate closely across Medical, Clinical Development, Marketing, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, Regulatory, Safety, Patient Advocacy, Public Affairs, and Field Medical organizations

Operate with enterprise perspective and organizational agility, balancing therapeutic area priorities with broader business and patient needs

Build strong alignment with the Head of US Medical Affairs and help translate organizational vision into execution, culture, and measurable impact

Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, accountability, and shared success across headquarter teams and field medical teams

Scientific & External Engagement Leadership

Maintain existing, establish new critical relationships/partnerships, and maintain strong scientific credibility with healthcare professionals, community and academic institutions, patient advocacy groups, and key external stakeholders across neurology

Lead external engagement strategy and represent the organization at scientific congresses, advisory boards, and other key forums

Drive high-quality scientific exchange in deep collaboration with field teams, and evidence dissemination with integrity and patient focus

Ensure external insights are effectively translated into actionable medical strategy and organizational learning across the enterprise

Evidence Generation & Innovation

Oversee integrated evidence generation strategies that are multimodal in approach and includes customized approaches to real-world evidence, investigator-sponsored research, health outcomes research, and publication planning and other appropriate approaches

Champion innovative approaches to medical insights, digital engagement, analytics, and evidence generation

Advance modern medical affairs capabilities including AI-enabled insights, omni channel engagement, and data-driven decision-making in close collaboration with teams within the enterprise

Ensure medical strategies incorporate patient perspectives and evolving healthcare system needs

Drive continuous improvement and modernization of medical affairs capabilities and operating models

Organizational Leadership & Talent Development

Lead and demonstrate what a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative neuroscience medical organization operates like within the “One Medical” context

Build a culture grounded in accountability, agility, collaboration, inspiration with action to make it real, innovation, transparency, and continuous learning

Develop future leaders and strengthen organizational capability through coaching, mentorship, and talent planning

Create clarity, alignment, and energy during periods of change and organizational evolution

Inspire teams and colleagues with a positive, solutions-oriented, and forward-looking leadership approach

Foster a safe environment where teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate, and challenge legacy thinking constructively

Leadership Expectations & Ways of Working

The Vice President, Medical Affairs – Neurology is expected to:

Lead with an enterprise-first mindset

Build alignment across US and Global Medical organizations

Collaborate effectively across therapeutic areas and functions

Operate with transparency, collaboration, accountability, “One Medical” mindset, and agility to translate ambiguity in clarity with speed and in alignment with the team

Bring forward solutions and create momentum during complexity and change

Foster an inclusive, high-performing, and optimistic culture

Challenge legacy thinking objectively and help transform medical affairs capabilities for the future needs

Balance strategic vision with operational execution

Lead through influence, trust, and partnership rather than hierarchy alone

Serve as a role model for collaboration, resilience, innovation, and enterprise leadership

Leadership Profile

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

A strong enterprise mindset and commitment to organizational success beyond individual functional priorities

Exceptional ability to align and collaborate across Genentech US Medical therapeutic areas and global medical leadership teams

Strong external orientation and knowledge with the ability to translate scientific and healthcare trends into actionable medical strategy

A positive, “can do” leadership style grounded in accountability, agility, and execution

The ability to navigate complexity and drive alignment across highly matrixed organizations

A future-focused mindset that embraces innovation and continuous evolution rather than relying on legacy approaches

Strong emotional intelligence, executive presence, and influencing skills

A passion for developing people, building culture, and advancing patient impact

The ability to create momentum, build bridges across organizations, and inspire teams through transformation and change

We are seeking a leader who is energized by possibility, motivated by impact, consent vs consensus, and committed to shaping the future of Medical Affairs through partnership, alignment, enterprise leadership, collaboration, and innovation.