US CV Medical Portfolio Lead

Viatris Specialty LLC

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via: 

• Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;

• Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 

• Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the US CV Medical Portfolio Lead will make an impact:

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• 100% compliant with all Company policies & procedures.

• Learning & Growth (eg, Improve skills & abilities, Develop medical expertise, Develop strategic leadership).

• Operational Excellence (eg, Improve operational efficiency, Improve operational effectiveness, Align medical activities with overarching company strategy).

• KOL Relationship Management (eg, Understand KOL medical education needs, Understand competitor medical affairs educational offerings, Align KOL selection with overarching company strategy).

• Innovation (eg, Understand medical innovation, Uniquely meet HCP innovation-based education needs, Increase use of innovative education materials).

• Successfully achieve challenging, aligned short- and long-term team and individual performance goals (including Individual Development Plan).

• Work with HQ Commercial Colleagues as part of a cross functional team to develop overarching strategy.

• In alignment with the NA/US Brands Medical Lead, define US Medical Objectives, Strategies, Tactics, Metrics and Targets in alignment with overarching company objectives & strategy but independent from commercial influence.

• Perform independent Asset-/Disease-state level Medical Strategic Planning.

• Align independent Medical strategic priorities to product lifecycle.

• Generate & publish evidence to support independent US Medical scientific messages, fill data gaps perceived by stakeholders, strengthen clinical position vs competitors, and demonstrate clinical value in a real-world setting.

• Provide US Medical review and approval of US Marketing promotional materials.

• Engage in non-promotional, truthful, and non-misleading communications with KOLs.

• Serve as MRC Core Member - review & vote on disposition of Medical Review Committee (MRC) materials.

• Serve as MRC Material Owner – lead development of / submit Medical Communications to MRC.

• Exchange appropriate information with HQ Commercial Colleagues necessary for colleagues to independently perform their respective roles.

• Present information on Viatris medicines or disease states to Formulary Committees and to individual Formulary Decision Makers for the purpose of permitting them to perform their formulary-related duties.

• Respond to requests by Organized External Stakeholder for Pipeline Presentations.

• Engage in Medical Communications with Patients and Patient Organizations.

• Present findings from research or other scientific information as a publication, oral or poster presentation at Congress & Scientific Meetings.

• Staff Medical Information Booths at scientific congresses, as needed, to provide on-site responses to UMRs from HCPs attending the congress.

• Set up and staff Medical Affairs Booths at scientific congresses, as needed and approved by MRC, to share information on the Viatris pipeline, portfolio, or commitment to a particular therapeutic area(s), ongoing clinical trials, etc.

• Attend and actively participate in activities governed by promotional standards (e.g., medical congress satellite symposia, national webinars), such as actively reviewing speaker slides, co-chairing the session, or participating in a panel, if a legitimate need and rationale exists to do so.

• Lead development of Reactive Medical Communications (ie Standard Response Letters).

• Provide training to internal Viatris functions on products and disease states using materials approved by the MRC or the Viatris Promotional Material Approval Process (VMap) at the request of Commercial as appropriate.

• Perform other duties assigned.

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

• Minimum of 8 years (Director) of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech or clinical (e.g. hospit