Country Medical Director

Level Description
‘Management’ Leveling Guide consists of jobs with the responsibility, accountability, and decision-making authority to develop and implement strategies, initiatives, policies, and programs. The labels of Supervisor, Manager, Director, etc., are not limited to a distinct level (i.e., not all Senior Managers are level XX)– these are rough guidelines/indicators and not strictly assigned to a level. 

Market Summary
Responsible for the direction, planning, and coordination of medical-related activities; establishes and implements standards for medical practices and policies. Consults with senior management on medical and administrative problems affecting patient care.

Impact
• Accountability for a department or a domestic zone encompassing multiple domestic regions, which usually includes a limited number of teams led by other middle management positions.
• Executes short to mid-term (1-3 years) strategies and ownership of operational direction for the department or the domestic zone.

Communication
• Identifies, develops and manages relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and within and outside of own job function.
• Anticipates and influences client needs to deliver efficient and effective solutions.

Innovation
• Modifies and improves entire processes, systems or products using significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation skills.
• Problems typically involve consideration of multiple sites, geographies, products or customers and are usually solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues.

Knowledge
• Extensive professional experience (approximately 8-10 years), including substantial managerial experience, as well as in-depth knowledge of the market and competitors.
• Typically requires a bachelor's degree and 10+ years of overall, including at least 5 years of managerial experience.