Field Medical Affairs, Team Lead - Eastern US – Pulmonary Hypertension

MSD • North Wales, PA

2d • $210,400 - $331,100 • Remote

About The Position

The Field Medical Affairs, Team Lead of US Medical Affairs (USMA) drives strategic clarity, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration to enable impactful scientific engagement and insight generation. The role guides, coaches, and develops Field Medical Affairs Professionals (FMAP) so they can execute high-quality scientific and medical activities aligned with USMA and enterprise priorities. The Team Lead ensures the team’s work reflects the company’s commitment to scientific integrity, ethical leadership, and patient-centered value.

The position provides strategic and operational leadership, sets measurable objectives, manages performance and team budgets, and uses data and reporting to demonstrate impact. It ensures team execution of medical and scientific strategies, maintains scientific accuracy and compliance, and incorporates field insights into strategic planning. The role also recruits, onboards, trains, mentors, and develops team members, and partners with HR and leadership on succession readiness.

The role is remote, based in the Eastern US region, and requires 50% travel. The stated base salary range for the primary location is $210,400 to $331,100. The successful candidate is eligible for an annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

Requirements

• MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP, or DO, with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific or medical colleagues at all skill and knowledge levels.
• At least 3 years in a customer-facing, field medical affairs role or relevant experience.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong personal integrity and teamwork abilities, including the ability to lead a therapeutic team across a geographical area.
• Business acumen and a focus on scientific education and dialogue.
• Reside in the Eastern US region.
• 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.
• Ability to navigate change in an evolving health care landscape, leverage work to ensure business value per global strategy, ensure accountability for an inclusive culture, and strengthen foundational elements.

Nice To Haves

• 5 years of experience in a field-facing role plus prior people-management experience.
• Relevant therapeutic-area knowledge and/or knowledge of the US healthcare delivery system.
• Previous management experience, especially managing field-based medical professionals.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to interface effectively with technical platforms, including Gen AI.
• Scientific or medical research experience, including scientific or medical publications.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to company policies and SOPs, execution of field medical plans and strategies, and support of research initiatives as appropriate.
• Provide direction, vision, and alignment with USMA strategy and enterprise priorities.
• Foster team cohesion, morale, resilience, trust, psychological safety, continuous learning, and accountability.
• Empower team members to take ownership and drive innovation.
• Serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders and provide insights for decisions and strategic planning.
• Set measurable objectives aligned to USMA goals and monitor progress against performance expectations.
• Use performance documentation to recognize impact and address performance gaps in a timely manner.
• Use data, metrics, and reporting tools to inform decisions and demonstrate impact.
• Model integrity and ensure adherence to compliance, medical governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to annual budget planning, manage the team budget, and steward company resources.
• Ensure the team understands and executes medical and scientific strategies for assigned therapeutic areas or functions.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable engagement plans and measurable team deliverables.
• Monitor execution quality, scientific accuracy, and compliance with regulatory, legal, and governance requirements.
• Guide teams in scientific exchange and ensure the company’s evidence-based scientific perspective is presented with fair balance and professionalism.
• Integrate field insights into strategic planning and refinement of USMA medical and scientific priorities.
• Coach, mentor, and develop team members through structured feedback, goal setting, and individualized development plans.
• Recruit, onboard, and train team members, and provide ongoing coaching and performance management.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen team capabilities.
• Partner with HR and leadership to support succession readiness within the team.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision healthcare and other insurance benefits for employees and family.
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k).
• Paid holidays, vacation, compassionate days, and sick days.
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree