Senior Director, Medical Affairs - Oncology

MSD•North Wales, PA

1d•$210,400 - $331,100•Remote

About The Position

This role is for a Senior Director of Medical Affairs focusing on Oncology. The primary responsibilities include leading and managing a team of field-based medical professionals, overseeing performance management, and ensuring the execution of Oncology disease support plans. The position also involves project management for the development and execution of these plans, providing support to the national US Medical Affairs organization, and effectively managing the regional team budget, including reviewing and approving expense reports. The company is committed to inclusion and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants, prohibiting discrimination based on various protected characteristics. They value diversity and encourage collaboration among colleagues with diverse experiences and perspectives. The company also complies with affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

MD, PharmD, or PhD with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific / medical colleagues at all skill and knowledge levels
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.
Must possess 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.
Must be able to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment and to motivate a team to do the same.
Previous oncology experience.
Three or more years experience in a field based medical role with proven competency in customer engagement and education.

Nice To Haves

Previous management experience of professional employees, especially field-based medical personnel.
Previous experience within Gynecologic Malignancies therapeutic area.
Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), and ability to interface effectively with a variety of technical platforms for the collection, review, and dissemination of medical information.
Scientific/medical research experience, including demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication.
Working knowledge of key academic centers within the geographic area.

Responsibilities

Recruiting, on-boarding, training and management of a team of field-based medical professionals.
Responsible for all aspects of the performance management process, including assessment of Oncology RMSD performance to objectives and competencies.
Assessment is accomplished by routine field observation/coaching visits, peer colleague/ program development feedback and field/customer metric analysis.
Personal development plans are developed and monitored for each Oncology RMSD.
Responsible for the communication of Oncology disease state support plans to team and the execution of the agreed plan.
Provides input on resource development and coordinates the utilization of resources to assist with the development of the team and individual team members.
Responsible for ensuring that all team members comply with the intent and application of our company policies and regulations and driver safety in the field environment.
Supports the Executive Director Medical Affairs via project management required to ensure development and execution of the Oncology disease support plans.
As needed, provides project support to the national US Medical Affairs organization
Effectively manages regional team budget.
Review and approve routine expense reports, as applicable and appropriate.