USMA, Senior Director, Regional Medical Scientific Director Team Lead (RMSD TL), West US Region, Cardiovascular Medicine (Remote)

Job Description

The Regional Medical Scientific Senior Director — Team Lead (RMSD TL) is a credentialed therapeutic and disease expert (MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP, or DO) who owns leadership, management, and full accountability for a regional, field-based team of RMSDs and their mission-critical deliverables.

The RMSD TL drives consistent, compliant execution of field medical plans, ensuring the team delivers high-impact scientific exchange, insights, congress engagement, and research contributions that advance USMA and V&I objectives and other corporate priorities.

This role requires a proactive, accountable leader who combines scientific credibility with strong people leadership, strategic focus, and operational discipline. The RMSD TL must be willing to make and own difficult decisions, influence cross-functional partners, and deliver measurable field impact.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Leadership and Management

• Clearly communicates USMA-aligned field execution plans and expectations; monitor progress and course-correct to meet CMAP/FMP objectives and timelines aligned to: Scientific Exchange, Insights, Scientific Congresses, and Research.

• Champions the team’s contribution to USMA and V&I priorities—ensure field insights and research outputs are captured, synthesized, and translated into actionable recommendations.

• Manages, recruits, and onboards a team of field-based medical affairs professionals

• Assesses RMSD performance to objectives and competencies through routine field observation/coaching visits, internal and external stakeholder feedback, and field/customer metric analysis

• Assists with personal development plans and monitors goals for each RMSD

• Advocate for and contribute to the development of internal resources and processes that elevate field effectiveness and operational excellence.

• Leverage external and internal resources to advance team capability, scientific credibility, and strategic impact. Compliance & Ethical Leadership

• Model and enforce the highest standards of ethics and compliance; ensure all team activities adhere to company policies, SOPs, and relevant regulatory guidance (including safe field practices such as driver safety).

• Own compliance readiness: continuously assess compliance risks, implement preventive measures, and lead timely remediation when issues arise.

• Acts as a financial steward of Our Company resources with respect to individual and employee actions; Reviews and approves expense reports

• Demonstrates eagerness to contribute to an environment of belonging, inclusion, and empowerment

• Leads by example and serves as a role model for creating, leading, and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce

Planning and Project Management

• In alignment with the Executive Director of US Medical Affairs, provides project management to ensure development and execution of the assigned disease support plans

• As needed, provides input and/or project management with USMA and/or V&I organizations

Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience

Minimum

• MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP, or DO with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific/medical colleagues at all skill and knowledge levels

• 3+ years of experience in a field-based medical role with proven competency in customer engagement and education

• Relevant therapeutic area knowledge and understanding of its application/implementation in US healthcare landscape

• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills, strong personal integrity, teamwork abilities (including the ability to lead a therapeutic team across a geographical area), business acumen, and focus on scientific education and dialogue

• A thorough understanding of FDA, OIG, HIPAA, and other ethical guidelines, laws, and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its customers to ensure compliance with all external and internal guidelines and standard operating procedures

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment and to motivate a team to do the same

• Desire to develop and manage a team in an environment of belonging, engagement, and empowerment by:

  -Working to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape

-Leveraging diversity and inclusion to ensure business value, per global diversity and inclusion strategy

-Ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture

-Strengthening the foundational elements of diversity