• Provide strategic operational leadership for key Medical Affairs initiatives • Implement continual process improvements for Medical Affairs functions and areas of responsibility • Establish trusted peer-to-peer relationships with internal partners • Effectively manage multiple vendor and agency relationships, ensuring that Ardelyx interests are well represented and addressed • Organize departmental meetings including setting agendas and managing project updates • Develop and maintain monthly departmental reports for all functional areas • Manage MRC process using Veeva MedComms • Support Medical Education Grant and Investigator Sponsored Trial (IST) process • Support partnerships with external agencies and partners • Manage departmental training activities, including maintenance of learning management system • Oversee contracting and processing of SOWs and consultant agreements • Support monthly and annual budget tracking • Represent Medical Affairs on cross-functional teams