Global Senior Director Medical Affairs - Oncology Melanoma

Job Description

The Global Senior Director of Medical Affairs (GDMA) for Melanoma coordinates the development of the Global Scientific and Medical Affairs Plans for their assigned asset(s). Sr. GDMA collaborate with global Commercial, Outcome Research (OR), Policy and Market Access to address opportunities in key countries and engage with their network of scientific leaders and decision makers. The Sr. GDMA contributes substantially to and is a valued co-strategist on the Global Franchise Team and assigned Product Development (Sub-) Teams. Contributes to Life Cycle Management decisions. In addition, the leads the Medical Affairs input into the Value and Evidence Plan (V&I) spanning outcomes research, post-registration company-sponsored studies and areas of interest for the investigator-initiated study program (MISP) The Sr. GDMA chairs the Global Medical Affairs Teams (MT) and works in close collaboration and alignment with the Value and Implementation lead. Support the Regional Directors Medical Affairs and other medical functions, synthesizes their medical insights from the regions and maintains an updated summary of the execution of the Medical Affairs Plans to achieve Medical Excellence . The Sr. GDMA builds trust with the external scientific community via peer-to-peer engagement with scientific leaders, research and educational collaborations and publications. The GDMA executes global input meetings (GIMs) and expert input forums to remain on the leading edge of therapeutic and patient care advances. The GDMA coordinates medical affairs activities to resolve regulatory, reputational, ethical, and other asset management issues and is part of the V&I team that works in close alignment with the Assets and Tumor Teams for melanoma and V940.

Asset Management & Business Leadership

• Consolidate actionable medical insights from all regions that help inform company decisions

• Coordinate development of Medical Goals and Strategies that address asset value proposition, insights from affiliates and regions, and clinical and value evidence gaps.

• Translate these Goals and Strategies into research, data analysis, scientific communication, educational, and other tactics and solutions that improve patient outcomes and enhance access, including digital solutions, patient and customer programs

• Contribute substantively to and be a valued co-strategist on asset cross-functional meetings: Franchise Teams, Clinical, Value-Evidence, Risk Management, and Commercial Product Development Subteams, Publication Teams, Rapid Response Teams

• Inform Life Cycle Management decisions leveraging patient and healthcare country insights

• Support business development assessments by validating unmet medical needs, reviewing asset data (through a medical affairs lens), and recommending required medical affairs resources.

• Support integrated data generation plans and co-develop clinical and outcomes research programs with cross-functional R&D and Observational Research colleagues that address life cycle management needs. Advise on areas of interest for the Investigator-Initiated Study Program.

• Execute on and quickly adapt portfolio of tactics to life-cycle stage and business realities (i.e. prompt deployment of new information to the field medical staff, identify data analysis needs, and publication needs)

• Lead medical affairs coordination in alliances that our company may have with other pharmaceutical companies

Scientific & Technical Leadership

• Communicates both scientific and business needs credibly and effectively across a variety of internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including external scientific leaders and key decision makers

• Contributions at MISP and Sponsored Protocol Review Committees

• Builds trust with the external scientific community via peer-to-peer interactions, research and educational collaborations, interactions with global scientific societies and health organizations, publications, or other

• Develop and execute global input meetings (GIMs) and expert input forums to inform Life Cycle Management decisions

• Develop and execute global symposia and educational meetings. Work with Regional Directors Medical Affairs for regional symposia and meetings.

• Participate in and contribute significantly to professional organizations, academic or regulatory working teams

Asset Regulatory Manag