Director, Medical Education & Grants

At Insmed, every moment and every patient counts — and so does every person who joins in. As a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases, you’ll be part of a community that prioritizes the human experience, celebrates curiosity, and values every person’s contributions to meaningful progress. That commitment has earned us recognition as Science magazine’s No. 1 Top Employer for five consecutive years, certification as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., and a place on The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list in the UK.

For patients, for each other, and for the future of science, we’re in. Are you?

About the Role:

We’re looking for a Director, Medical Education & Grants on the Medical Affairs team to help us expand what’s possible for patients with serious diseases. Reporting to the Senior Director, Medical Services, you’ll be responsible for driving processes and maintaining systems critical to the compliant and efficient execution of Medical Education plans that support impactful independent medical education programs for HCPs. Operating at the intersection of strategy, operations, and compliance, this position ensures that all medical education and grants activities align with Insmed's corporate policies, applicable regulatory guidelines, and industry best practices, while driving continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration. You will play a central role in driving program priorities by identifying gaps in educational needs across therapeutic areas and providing strategic guidance on outcomes-driven grant funding decisions, ensuring that approvals are grounded in scientific rigor, unmet educational need, and organizational goals, as well as oversee the full lifecycle of grant requests from intake through close-out and maintain a robust, audit-ready grants management infrastructure, partnering closely with Medical Affairs, Legal, Compliance, and Finance to align educational initiatives with organizational priorities and evolving regulatory requirements.

What You'll Do:

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to drive a comprehensive medical education grant strategy, encompassing areas of interest, gap analysis, and funding, in close collaboration with cross-functional partners. You’ll also:

• Grant Request Oversight & Evaluation: Manage the end-to-end review of incoming medical education grant requests, including summary and recommendation development, ensuring full alignment with corporate policies and regulatory guidelines.
• Grants Management & Operational Excellence: Oversee a compliant grants management system, including grant review committee facilitation, contracting, budget planning, audit readiness, and the development of project management tools, reports, and program timelines.
• Financial Management & Budgeting: Partner with the Finance department to develop, manage, and track budgets; facilitate contracting processes; and actively participate in annual budget planning and forecasting cycles.
• Reporting, Analytics & Data Management: Prepare and deliver comprehensive reports covering grants tracking, program status, key metrics, and outcomes analyses for Medical Affairs internal stakeholders; establish, maintain, and lead training on data management systems that support the review/approval process, archiving, and maintenance of all grants programs.
• Educational Gap Identification: Identify and communicate key findings related to educational gaps, emerging updates, and enhancements needed to strengthen medical education and grants strategy.
• Provider Communication, Program Quality & Close-Out: Maintain proactive communication with medical education providers to facilitate timely outcomes reporting, metrics collection, reconciliation, follow-up, and program close-outs; attend and observe supported medical education programs, both online and on-site as needed, to ensure quality and compliance.
• Regulatory & Policy Compliance: Ensure all Medical Education Grants processes adhere to Insmed policies and SOPs, as well as applicable regulatory guidelines, including FDA, PhRMA, OIG, AMA, ACCME, and CME Open Payments reporting requirements.
• Global Standardization: Support standardization across global geographies and country regulations to ensure consistent, compliant and best in class educational/grants resources
• Continuous Process Improvement: Drive continual process improvement to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Broader Grants Management: Manage additional grant types as needed including charitable donations, medical sponsorships, research awards, quality improvement programs, and external research such as investigator-initiated research, research grants, and collaborative research.

Who You Are:

You have a Bachelor’s degree along with 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, primarily in Medical Affairs/ Medical Education Grants management. 

You are or you also have:

• Expert knowledge of relevant guidelines including, but not limited to medical and regulatory affairs, drug development, FDA and regulatory guidelines (i.e., PhRMA guidelines, OIG, AMA, ACCME, Sunshine Act, etc.)
• Strategic thinking with ability to connect multiple components
• Leadership presence and ability to present and engage across the organization
• Strong communication skills and ability to build effective relationships with internal partners
• Enable creative problem solving, encourages unique solutions, and effectively solves challenges problems
• Flexible approach to changing priorities and business needs
• Forward-looking with continuous process improvement mentality
• Experience in management of grants management system and ability to create, track and plan timelines and budgets
• Ability to manage external vendors and provide clear, concise direction
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy and conciseness and demonstrated ability to work effectively within collaborative and cross-functional teams

Nice to have (but not required):

• Advanced degree preferred (PharmD, PhD, MD, NP-C)

Where You’ll Work  

This is a fully remote role. It can be performed effectively from anywhere while staying connected to your Insmed team and community. Occasional travel for team meetings or events will be expected.

Travel Requirements

This role requires occasional travel (approximately 20%)

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Pay Range:

$185,000.00-252,500.00 Annual

Life at Insmed
 

At Insmed, you’ll find a culture as human as our mission—intentionally designed for the people behind it. You deserve a workplace that reflects the same care you bring to your work each day, with support for how you work, how you grow, and how you show up for patients, your team, and yourself.

Highlights of our U.S. offerings include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage and mental health support, annual wellbeing reimbursement, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Generous paid time off policies, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and flexible work schedules with purposeful in-person collaboration

• 401(k) plan with a competitive company match, annual equity awards, and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and company-paid life and disability insurance

• Company Learning Institute providing access to LinkedIn Learning, skill building workshops, leadership programs, mentorship connections, and networking opportunities

• Employee resource groups, service and recognition programs, and meaningful opportunities to connect, volunteer, and give back

Eligibility for specific programs may vary and is subject to the terms and conditions of each plan. 

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Applications are accepted for 5 calendar days from the date posted or until the position is filled.

For New York City Residents:

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