Principal Scientist, Medical Affairs, Head and Neck Tumors
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Job Description
Role Summary:
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Regional Director Medical Affairs (RDMA) is responsible for driving execution of scientific & medical affairs plans for their assigned Therapy Areas (TA) in the assigned region US. They are impactful members of regional cross- functional teams, including regional Commercial, Center of Real-World Evidence (CORE), Policy and Market Access. They engage with their network of scientific leaders in their region. This is a regionally based position (i.e. residing in one of the affiliates of the region or regional hub) in Our Company Research Laboratories Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (Research & Development (R&D) GMSA).
Responsibilities and Primary Activities:
Guides country R&D GMSA staff to execute the annual scientific & medical plan for head and neck cancer.
Chairs the Regional Medical Affairs Team to ensure execution of agreed medical tactics and leverage best practices
Ensures scientific exchange is aligned with the global scientific communications platform
Partners with regional Commercial, regional Center of Real-World Evidence (OR), regional Policy and regional Market Access to drive development and execution of region plans
Consolidates actionable medical insights from countries in their region
Engages with a network of contracted Scientific Leaders (SL) and other key stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) from their region
Supports, as regional TA expert, affiliates staff in engagement with their national scientific leaders
Organizes regional expert input events to answer Our Company’s questions regarding how to implement new indications: advisory boards and expert input forums
Organizes regional symposia and educational meetings
The US RDMA for H&N (Head and Neck cancer) will be responsible for leading the medical indication readiness for Product launch in the US and will be responsible also to coordinate with the V&I Global H&N strategy
As a regional director in oncology will also be responsible for the implementation of Quality-of-Care improvement initiatives that will support patient access on an equal basis.
Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
Minimum:
MD, PhD or PharmD (MD preferred) and recognized medical expertise in the therapy area
Five+ years’ experience in country / region Medical Affairs
Strong prioritization and decision-making skills
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