Global Associate Director Medical Affairs (GADMA), Oncology-Gynecological Malignancies

MSD

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Role Summary: The Global Associate Director Medical Affairs (GADMA) has scientific and working knowledge in their area of responsibility (eg, defined tumor, asset, vaccine) and responsible for supporting execution of the Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA) portion for their assigned Therapeutic Areas (TA) or across areas as needed, in alignment of the Global Value & Implementation (V&I) Plans. They support the global cross-functional teams, engage with their network of scientific leaders and bring executional excellence and business savviness to the organization. They have a focus on the US, while also supporting the Rest of the World (ROW). The GADMA works as part of a high-performing and results driven team.

Requirements

MD, PhD or PharmD and recognized medical expertise
2+ years pharmaceutical (or related) industry experience in the affiliate arena
Strong prioritization and decision-making skills
Able to effectively collaborate with partners across divisions in a matrix environment
Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication (written as well as oral) skills, in addition to results-oriented project management skills
Accountability
Biostatistics
Budget Management
Clinical Data Management
Clinical Medicine
Clinical Research
Clinical Trial Management
Decision Making
Ethical Compliance
Evidence-Based Medicine
Global Market
Global Policy
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Innovation
Laboratory Techniques
Leadership
Machine Learning (ML)
Medical Affairs
Oncology Marketing
Partnership Development
Patient Recruitment
Patient Safety
Pharmacovigilance
Project Management

Nice To Haves

Scientific leadership and other key stakeholders (payers, public groups, government officials, medical professional organizations) in the assigned therapeutic area

Responsibilities

Supports execution of the annual V&I plan with medical affairs colleagues and acts as an empowered partner, making informed decisions with a strategic and agile mindset.
Partners with the GDMA in executing global medical affairs team meetings and related tactics
Supports the global medical affairs team to ensure execution of agreed medical tactics and leverage best practices
With direction from the EDMA and/or GDMA, partners with global Commercial, global Outcomes Research, global Policy and global Market Access to inform and support the development and execution of V&I plans
Consolidates actionable medical insights from countries and regions.
Organizes global expert input events (advisory boards and expert input forums) to answer Our Company’s questions about how to develop and implement new medicines or vaccines.
Organizes global symposia and educational meetings
Supports the GDMA in identifying and communicating global and regional content and training requirements
Engages with a network of international scientific leaders and other key stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) about Our Company’s emerging science, building an important network and partnership internally and externally. Monitors external changing environment in partnership with the competitive intelligence (CI) team.
Manages programs (patient support, educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of Our Company medicines or vaccines
Demonstrates and champions our Ways of Working, emphasizing innovation, medical modernization, defining team priorities, and focusing on the impact to the patient.
Manages assigned budget with strong financial stewardship
Participates in Investigator-Initiated Study proposals reviews in collaboration and guided by EDMA or GDMA.

Benefits

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

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