# Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs at Latigo Biotherapeutics

- Company: Latigo Biotherapeutics
- What the company does: Backed by 5AM Ventures.
- Company website: https://latigobio.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $300K to $330K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-11-01
- Apply: https://latigobio.bamboohr.com/careers/67
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/latigo-biotherapeutics-senior-medical-director-medical-affairs/

## About the role

Candidates should be willing to travel approximately 30-40% for internal meetings, congresses and external scientific engagements.

## What they're looking for

- Lead development and execution of the Medical Affairs strategy, aligned with clinical development, regulatory, commercial, and corporate objectives
- Serve as a medical and scientific expert on NaV1.8 and the evolving acute pain treatment landscape
- Build and maintain relationships with HCPs, opinion leaders, professional societies, governing authorities and other key external stakeholders
- Represent Latigo Medical Affairs at scientific congresses, investigator meetings, advisory boards, and other external scientific forums
- Lead scientific exchange to identify unmet needs, treatment patterns, evidence gaps, and barriers to adoption
- Partner across matrix teams to support clinical development, regulatory interactions and evidence-generation strategy

Tags: Medical Affairs