Sr. Director, Field Medical Scientific Strategy, Cardiometabolic Health

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The Sr. Director – Field Medical Scientific Strategy is responsible for leading the development and execution of Medical Science Liaison (MSL) scientific strategy.  The Sr. Director is responsible for developing prioritized, relevant, and agile scientific strategies for field medical.  The Sr. Director will: capitalize on collated and distilled field insights, identify unmet needs, and lead others to develop new content solutions.  The Sr. Director will work broadly, and cross-functionally, to accomplish these goals; inclusive of leading field medical integration with integrated evidence generation (IEG) and the TA / brands omnichannel strategy.

Responsibilities:

Scientific Strategy: Creation / Development

• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of the MSL scientific strategy in partnership with cross-functional colleagues, including: MSL leadership, MSL subject matter experts (SMEs), internal Medical Affairs business partners, innovation readiness teams, and other functions responsible for global content creation.
• Act as curator and provide leadership oversight of the TA-specific scientific strategy tools, scientific engagement plan, and scientific component of MSL launch readiness plans.
• Lead the development of new content and accountable to ensure all content goes through the appropriate review / approval process (e.g., Medical Content Approval Process, Standard Medical Response Process).
• Lead the collection, interpretation, and distillation of MSL insights.  Anticipate needs (based on trends) and identify gaps to influence actions that address unmet medical needs.
• Be accountable for capturing the impact and outcome of field medical “insights to action”.
• Hold internal cross-functional colleagues accountable for timely delivery of commitments, through influence and rigorous process management.
• Lead development of MSL scientific onboarding for new staff in partnership with MSL leadership and MSL SMEs.
• Lead creation of routine scientific trainings / sessions, which ensure team mastery and effective real-world application of relevant scientific data.

Scientific Strategy: Execution

• Ensure current awareness of the TA-specific scientific strategy (e.g., 30 / 60/ 90-day outlook) during MSL team calls and via team communications.
• Lead team training on forthcoming data disclosures.
• Scientifically and operationally prepare MSLs to anticipate and plan external data dissemination aligned to existing standing requests and in response to one-time requests.
• Facilitate connectivity with Clinical Development and Clinical Operations on scientific initiatives.
• Lead activities which facilitate the broad, internal communication of distilled field insights which enable MSL teams to share unmet need and solutions.
• Lead onboarding and ongoing scientific training sessions for new and existing MSLs and MSL leadership through delivery and facilitation of SMEs to deliver scientific training on forthcoming data disclosures, congress presentations, launch readiness or new disease areas of focus.

Leadership and Vision:

• Partner within the MSL Organization (across therapeutic areas and business units) and with the Global Medical Affairs Office (GMAO) to share best practices and lead process optimization to create operational efficiencies which drive effectiveness.
• Lead initiatives to stand up future automation to maximize multi-channel-engagement for Scientific Experts (SEs), personalized content, channel, and experience.
• Lead scientific aspects of MSL congress activities through strategic planning and partnership with MSL congress points of contact (POC) and internal colleagues.
• Responsible for reporting the impact / execution of MSL scientific strategy.
• Act as a key contributor for TA scorecards, launch readiness presentations, and other medical business reviews.
• Lead workshops that improve MSL interpersonal and scientific communication skills, in partnership with the MSL Directors and MA LDS.

Basic Requirements:

• Advanced degree in health sciences (e.g., RN, RPh, PharmD, Ph.D.) strongly preferred; bachelor’s degree considered if substantive clinical or therapeutic area experience in Cardiometaboli