Reports to: SVP, Global Medical Affairs
Location: Connecticut
Email: resume@bpsearches.com
Position Summary
The Global Medical Affairs Leader will establish and implement an integrated strategic plan and lead all medical affairs activities for an identified therapeutic globally. Responsible for providing scientific and medical leadership towards establishing an in-depth understanding of the medical landscape in relation to relevant diseases and products, develop and implement long-term strategy, practices and infrastructure globally aligning with overall strategy. Lead and develop therapeutic area medical affairs team and ensure close cross-functional collaboration to ensure achievement of objectives and further the Global Medical Affairs mission to maximize patient outcomes by setting and continuously advancing the evidence-based medical standard of care.
Principal Responsibilities
Lead and direct global medical affairs team in support of a therapeutic area
- Ensure the development and execution of Global Medical Affairs Plans in support of best clinical practices and overall corporate objectives aligned with Global Medical Affairs plans and commercial Brand strategy
- Provide medical leadership, insight and strategy to all activities, collaborating across functions to ensure the highest level of medical support for all products within a therapeutic area that maximize patient outcomes
- Provide medical input to the development of impactful scientific and medical education
- Lead the implementation of medical affairs practices to assess new indications, the treating community, patient pathways, identifying patients for clinical research and to develop a thorough understanding of the disease area
- Support cross-functional teams to ensure patient-focused activities at all times, including rapid responses to internal and external requests for support to all stakeholders
- Engage effectively cross-functionally, maximizing functional reporting relationships, and ensuring successful implementation of strategy.
Demonstrate the appropriate leadership, direction and accountability for:
- Lead and direct Global Medical Affairs vision, strategy and plans within the therapeutic areas. Develop and continue maintaining the highest scientific and medical expertise ensuring GMA employees are acknowledged internally and externally as experts
- Prioritize people development by establishing development opportunities for team members through implementation of development plans, training opportunities and relevant on the job challenges
- Develop effective team communication, analysis and documentation of performance of medical affairs activities and knowledge through the application of appropriate governance, reporting systems and structures.
- Systematically assess medical education needs cross functionally and implement appropriate medical education programs for commercial teams and other functions
Qualifications
- Experience leading Medical Affairs function
- Strong people management and leadership skills acquired in a multicultural environment
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team, both internally and remotely
- Extensive regulatory and compliance experience leading a Medical Affairs organization
- Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated track record and ability to drive results as an effective a team member and project leader
- Previous Clinical Operations experience (design and implementation of clinical trials)
- Proven ability to manage budget and resources
- Strong business acumen
- Ability to build partnership access between HQ and affiliates
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions
- Excellent problem solving, organizational, and negotiating skills
- Must demonstrate an energy and enthusiasm which brings a positive approach to all challenges Sense of ethics and responsibility
- Travel required up to 25%
Education
- Must have a PhD, Pharm D – MD preferred
- 10 years + experience in medical affairs organization
- 7+ years + experience leading cross-functional teams
- 10 years + experience managing people in a global environment
- 10 years + experience in the Pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry