Associate Director, Global Scientific & Value Content-Healthcare Professional

Job Description

Role Summary

• The Associate Director, Global Scientific & Value Content-Healthcare Professional (AD, GSVC-HCP), position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs as well as Outcomes Research.

• This mid-level, headquarters-based position involves engaging with key stakeholders and managing the development and implementation of GSVC content and plans.

• This position engages key stakeholders by proactively creating and adapting the Value & Implementation (V&I) Planning & Scientific Platform for GSVC Annual Product and Disease State Plans.

• This position develops and adapts GSVC plans for products and disease states aligned with V&I Plans.

• This position engages key stakeholders and incorporates medical insights into GSVC Annual Product Plans. This includes leading the development, review and communication of GSVC individual content within the V&I organization.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

• Stakeholder Engagement: Develops and adapts the Value & Implementation Planning & Scientific Platform for GSVC Annual Product and Disease State Plans.

• Content Development: Authors or works with vendors to create GSVC content aligned with Annual GSVC Plans, ensuring scientific accuracy and consistency.

• Medical Insight Incorporation: Reviews and communicates GSVC content, integrating feedback from stakeholders.

• Execution: Implements GSVC Plans, including medical information letters (MILs), verbal response documents (VRDs), slide decks, digital and modular content, innovative formats, and global congress medical booth materials, including staffing these booths.

• Subject-Matter Expertise: Leads product- or disease area-related projects and initiatives, providing solutions for complex problems and mentoring junior staff.

• Partnership: Collaborates with global stakeholders to ensure assets align with strategic medical plans and meet customer and internal needs. Acts as a medical scribe for global input meetings (GIMs) and provides an overview of the output of the meeting. 

• Process Improvement: Identifies gaps and leads initiatives such as creating departmental processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and cross-functional activities.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Builds collaborative relationships across divisions and regions. Drives alignment of scientific content strategy and plans with other V&I partners, such as Publications, Clinical and Outcomes Research. Aims to ensure the timely availability of effective and compliant resources for Medical Information and Field Medical teams. Additionally, focuses on building collaborative relationships across divisions and regions to provide scientific resources that inform patient care, formulary, and treatment decisions. Leads and executes complex cross-functional initiatives that contribute to the strategy and objectives of GSVC and the broader GMSA stakeholders.

• Training: Provides training to internal stakeholders on GSVC-developed disease and product content.

Additional Key and Enterprise Leadership Responsibilities:

• Leads projects and solves complex problems: Oversees project management, providing solutions to complex issues, and guides junior staff through mentorship.

• Collaborates globally: Works with international teams to align resources and assets with strategic medical plans.

• Mentors new hires: Offers guidance and support to new hires, students and fellows, helping them acclimate and develop in their roles.

• Prioritizes tasks and delivers high-quality work: Manages tasks efficiently, focusing on delivering high-quality work and contributing to team goals.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Minimum

• MD/PharmD/PhD, plus minimum three (3) years of relevant Medical Affairs (e.g., medical communications, medical information, medical liaison, publications) experience.

• MSN, MS degree in Life Sciences plus minimum five (5) years of Medical Affairs-related experience.

• Knowledge of the therapeutic area.

• Exhibited leadership via initiatives, mentoring, process improvements, innovation.

• Multi-tasking and problem-solving skills (solution-driven).

• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written as well as oral) skills.

• Organizational and prioritization skills.

Preferred

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD).