Health Systems Oncology Medical Affairs Director, US Medical Affairs - AR, IA, KS, MO, NE, OK
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Job Description
The Health Systems Oncology Medical Affairs Director (HSO MAD) is a therapeutic and disease expert who develops ongoing professional relationships with healthcare decision makers across key payer and provider organizations.
The HSO MAD provides accurate information across the full oncology product portfolio, clinical science, and quality management in a balanced and credible manner consistent with the regulatory environment and company’s ethical standards. This role also serves as a resource for the Medical Affairs (MA) management team on strategic planning and provides mentoring for other team members.
Location: This is a remote field-based position that covers the AR, IA, KS, MO, NE, OK region. The person must reside within the territory and should anticipate up to 50% travel.
Responsibilities and Primary Activities
Develops ongoing professional relationships with key decision makers in organized health systems to ensure access to medical and scientific information on the full oncology product portfolio and areas of therapeutic interest
Develops strategic account plans in partnership with the Integrated Account Management (IAM) Account Executive teams and executes medical activities in alignment with agreed plan
Serves as the primary resource for market dynamics within the territory to understand decision makers’ evolving information needs to feed into the ongoing value-proposition development process for oncology product and non-product offerings
Effectively communicates and coordinates with Regional Medical Scientific Director regarding medical and scientific support needs in key health systems accounts
Serves as a resource for the HSO MAD Team Lead, HSO Executive Director Medical Affairs, and other members of Country Medical Affairs on other relevant strategic planning
Attends and supports scientific and medical meetings and prepares post-meeting deliverables
Position Qualifications:
Education Minimum Requirement:
MD, PhD, or PharmD
Required Experience and Skills:
3 years of dedicated experience in a field-based MA role working with regional and/or national payers, integrated delivery systems, or scientific leaders OR 5 years of clinical oncology experience working within a health system OR the equivalent
Experience with organized healthcare system(s) or payer organization(s), including ability to develop peer-to-peer relationships with key decision makers
Thorough knowledge of clinical medicine, healthcare delivery system structure and function, pharmacoeconomics, disease management, quality management, value-based payment, and healthcare delivery policy and trends
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, ability to network, strong personal integrity, collaborative mindset, and a strong customer focus
Thorough understanding of ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry
Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment
Demonstrable project leadership abilities
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Field-based medical experience working with regional and/or national payers, integrated delivery systems, or scientific leaders
Formal training in health economics and/or outcomes research
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