Director, Medical Field Team

Taiho Oncology, Inc.•Princeton, NJ

1d•Remote

About The Position

Taiho Oncology is seeking a Director, Medical Field Team to join their mission of improving the lives of patients with cancer. The company emphasizes a "People first" approach, valuing employees and operating with accountability, collaboration, and trust. Taiho Oncology is focused on cutting-edge science, expanding its portfolio and pipeline across various tumor types, and utilizing advanced technology and facilities to innovate and impact patient lives. This role offers the opportunity to train a highly expert Medical Field Team in the US, covering all Taiho Oncology assets and disease areas. The responsibilities include direct people management, external stakeholder management, and internal Medical Affairs strategy development and execution.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in scientific and/or medical discipline.
8-plus years pharmaceutical/biotech Medical Affairs experience with a record of success.
3-plus years of experience as an MSL/ similar field based position.
Experience in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), managed care, or other related experience with a record of success.
3-plus years of scientific training & development experience, with MFT training experience preferred.
3-plus years of oncology/hematology strongly preferred.
Demonstrated leadership ability.
Experience in public scientific presentations.
Self-motivated, assertive, and self-confident with the ability to act with urgency and passion.
Broad knowledge of oncology disease states.
Highly competent in understanding and teaching clinical and technical, scientific knowledge; record of effective oral presentations.
Exceptional organizational and planning skills.
Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to build and maintain internal and external partnerships.
Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation) demonstrating professional presence.
Significant experience working with cross-functional groups made up of two or more of the following: Medical Affairs sub-departments, information technology, managed care, marketing, sales, market research, and/or finance.
Ability to combine big-picture, long-term orientation with understanding of details and sense of urgency to deliver quality results.
Expertise in critically evaluating scientific literature.
Knowledge of PhRMA, OIG, and other guidelines relating to compliant medical and field-based communications.
Demonstrated expertise to synthesize and communicate medical information clearly.
Possesses and maintains a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

MFT training experience preferred.
Oncology/hematology strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitating, planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating training programs specific to the Taiho Oncology Medical Field Team for both solid and liquid tumors.
Developing the training plan, disease state information, scientific product knowledge, competitive product comparisons, new hire training, launch meeting planning, skill development, and “use’ training for relevant systems.
Collaborating with the Field Medical Team (FMT) Lead, Medical Information, Scientific Communications, and Real World Evidence (RWE) teams to identify and prioritize training needs for the FMT that align with the MA strategy for each product/therapeutic area.
Remaining up-to-date on emerging scientific data, especially oncology and hematology, to enable robust scientific exchange with KOLs, Health Care Professionals (HCPs), Managed Care Physicians, and Payer Organizations.
Developing annual training plan and curriculum for the Medical Field Team to support technology utilization, product lifecycle management and disease states of interest to Taiho Oncology.
Creating the content for and/or adapting materials and tools that support the Medical Field Team in the effective delivery of Taiho Oncology product information, scientific data, managed care, and payor presentations, and real-world evidence to healthcare professionals.
Conducting training geared towards existing and new hire employees including on-boarding and ongoing virtual field-based training.
Collaborating with MFT management to conduct new hire skills assessment, individual mentoring and virtual orientation programs for MFTs/ESLs.
Assessing MSL educational needs through virtual observations or field visits.
Collaborating with Medical Affairs management, vendors and/or other internal departments to leverage existing resources and enhance virtual field-based skills.
Managing MA vendor agency in the development of materials for MFT in collaboration with Scientific Communications and Medical Information personnel and to post materials in agreed upon systems (SharePoint, Veeva, Teams, Right Find, Digital Platform, etc.) for the MFT ease of access.
Driving the development and implementation of educational initiatives in a manner consistent with best practices, applicable law, regulations, and relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Identifying training opportunities to ensure best in class medical training; and monitoring training outcomes through key performance indicators.
Evaluating training materials, programs, and effectiveness and recommending ongoing training needs, and modifying programs based on input and approval from members of the MA Leadership Team.