Manager, Medical Operations, EU West

Mavericks Wanted  

When was the last time you achieved the impossible? If that thought feels overwhelming, you might want to pause here, but if it sparks excitement...read on  

   

In 2015, we pioneered a “moneyball for biotech” approach, pooling projects and promising early-stage research from academia together under one financial umbrella to reduce risk and unleash innovation. This model allows science and small teams of experts to lead the way. We build bridges to groundbreaking advancements in rare disease, and develop life-changing medicines for patients with unmet needs as fast as humanly possible.   

   

Together we define white space, push boundaries, and empower people to solve problems. If you're someone who defies convention, join us and work alongside some of the most respected minds in the industry. Together, we'll ask "why not?" and help reengineer the future of biopharma. At BridgeBio, we value curiosity and experimentation—including the ethical & thoughtful use of AI to improve clarity, speed, and quality of work.  

What You'll Do

As Medical Operations Manager, EU West, you will report to the Medical Director EU West and partner closely with the Medical Advisor EU West to build the operating backbone for the affiliate's three rare-disease launches in achondroplasia, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, and genetic hypocalcaemia. You will own the planning, logistics, systems, and financial coordination of Medical Affairs activities and coordinate local regulatory, compliance, and LEA (loi d’encadrement des avantages) workflows so that execution is efficient, documented, auditable, and aligned with BridgeBio standards and French requirements. The main focus of this role will be France.

Responsibilities

Medical operations planning: Translate the France medical strategy into an integrated operational plan, activity calendar, RACI, budget, milestones, risks, and KPI dashboard across the three portfolio programs

Activity and event delivery: Manage end-to-end operations for advisory boards, scientific meetings, congresses, medical education, internal training, and field initiatives, including invitations, contracting, fair-market-value checks, travel, venues, purchase orders, invoices, and close-out documentation

Regulatory coordination: Serve as the affiliate operational contact for Regulatory Affairs, coordinating local inputs, translations, document readiness, correspondence, regulatory intelligence, product information, and launch-readiness actions with regional or global teams and external partners. Support early or compassionate access workstreams when applicable

Compliance and LEA governance: Coordinate activities under the French Law on the Regulation of Benefits (Loi d'Encadrement des Avantages, LEA), including the applicable declaration or authorization workflows for healthcare professional, healthcare organization, patient, and patient-organization engagements; maintain approval evidence, due-diligence records, contracts, and auditable files in partnership with Legal and Compliance

French transparency requirements: Support accurate and timely capture, reconciliation, and submission of reportable agreements, remuneration, and benefits in line with French transparency and anti-benefit requirements and applicable industry standards

Medical review operations: Administer the review and approval workflow for scientific, educational, and cross-functional materials, including intake, routing, version control, source documentation, expiry management, and compliant archiving

External funding and research operations: Coordinate medical grants, sponsorships, donations, investigator-sponsored research, collaborative projects, and other external requests from intake through review, contracting, payment, milestone tracking, and close-out

Data privacy and records: Embed privacy-by-design and appropriate consent, retention, access, and data-handling practices into medical activities, particularly for health data, research, surveys, and stakeholder databases, in collaboration with the Data Protection Officer and relevant experts

Budget and vendor management: Own Medical Affairs budget tracking and forecasting; manage vendor sourcing, onboarding, contracts, purchase orders, invoices, service levels, and performance reviews in coordination with Finance and Procurement

Systems and reporting: Maintain fit-for-purpose Medical Affairs systems and repositories, including CRM and insight workflows, approval platforms, activity trackers, congress calendars, contact records, dashboards, and document libraries; drive data quality and user adoption

SOPs training and audit readiness: Maintain local procedures, work instructions, training matrices, and evidence of completion; support monitoring, audits, inspections, deviations, and corrective and preventive actions

Launch readiness and cross-functional delivery: Maintain the medical launch-readiness tracker and coordinate dependencies with Medical, Regulatory, Market Access, Pharmacovigilance, Commercial, Patient Advocacy, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and regional or global colleagues

Safety and quality routing: Ensure operational pathways are in place for timely escalation of adverse events, product complaints, and medical information requests, and that vendors and team members complete required training

Where You'll Work

This is a France-based role with the Paris area as the designated office location

Regular travel across France is expected, with periodic travel to the International Headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, and to other countries in the Europe West region

Who You Are

PhD, PharmD, Bachelor's or Master's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, business, project management, or a related discipline

At least 2-5 years of Medical Affairs operations, commercial operations, regulatory operations, compliance operations, or comparable experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry

Hands-on experience delivering healthcare professional engagements, congresses, advisory boards, grants, sponsorships, or externally sponsored research in France

Working knowledge of French transparency, anti-benefit, data-protection, contracting, and record-retention requirements relevant to life-sciences activities

Experience coordinating regulatory or launch-readiness deliverables with regional or global teams and external partners

Strong budget, procurement, vendor, contract, timeline, and risk-management capabilities

Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and experience with CRM, content approval, or document-management systems; ability to learn new platforms quickly

Fluent French and professional English, both written and spoken

Strongly Preferred

Experience in Medical Affairs operations for rare diseases or specialty medicines, including at least one pre-launch or launch

Experience in a small biotechnology affiliate, a new country organization, or another resource-constrained environment requiring hands-on execution

Practical experience with LEA workflows, transparency reporting, medical review systems, early access operations, or French regulatory coordination

Project-management or process-improvement certification

Expected Attributes

Operate independently and quickly, with a strong sense of ownership

Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and follow-through

A practical compliance mindset and the confidence to raise risks early

Ability to prioritize across products, stakeholders, and geographies

Calm, service-oriented collaboration under tight deadlines

Direct and clear communication in both French and English

 

As a global company, our comprehensive benefits may vary based on location.  We have high expectations for our team members. We make sure those working hard for patients are rewarded and cared for in return.

For BridgeBio Full-Time U.S Based Roles:

Financial & Rewards   

Market-leading compensation     

401(k) with employer match     

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)    

Pre-tax commuter benefits  (transit and parking)   

Referral bonus  for hired candidates   

Subsidized lunch and parking  on in-office days   

Health & Well-Being  

100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums  for you  and  your dependents   

Health Savings Account (HSA)  with annual employer contributions, plus  Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)    

Fertility & family-forming benefits    

  Expanded mental health support  (therapy and coaching resources)   

Hybrid work model  with flexibility   

Flexible, “take-what-you-need” paid time off  and company-paid holidays   

Comprehensive paid medical and parental leave  to care for yourself and your family   

Skill Development & Career Paths:  

People are part of our growth and success story - from discovery to active drug trials and FDA pipelines, there are endless opportunities for skill development and internal mobility  

We provide career pathing through regular feedback, continuous education and professional development programs via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, & BetterUp Coaching  

We celebrate strong performance with financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities  

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