Vice President, Global Program Head Oncology

Merck•Billerica, MA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Requirements

Advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline, with a preference for a doctoral-level degree (MD, PhD, or PharmD).
Strong preference for candidates with late stage oncology experience.
Minimum of 10+ years of experience in global drug development.
Substantial managerial experience leading multidisciplinary global program teams in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
Demonstrated expertise across various areas of drug development.
Broad understanding of research, pre-clinical development, process development, manufacturing, clinical, regulatory, and marketing processes.
Experience with global or regional launches, as well as marketed products, is highly valued.
Strong knowledge in the relevant therapeutic area is preferred.
Proven track record of influencing and collaborating cross-functionally within a matrix environment.
Business-savvy executive with mature leadership capabilities.
Adept in decision-making, conflict resolution, and influencing others.
Entrepreneurial drive.
Ability to represent the company effectively and negotiate at all levels, both internally and externally, across key geographies.
Outstanding interpersonal skills for constructive interaction with all functions within a global matrix organization, including partnerships with external organizations.
Strong strategic thinker and enterprise leader.
Capable of exercising sound judgment in uncertain situations or when faced with incomplete or ambiguous data.
Strong results orientation.
Excellent communication and team leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Responsibilities

Hold final accountability for the overall vision, strategy, execution, and development deliverables of one or more highly complex and/or partnered global programs within a designated disease or clinical area.
Lead one or more Global Program Teams (GPTs) consisting of multidisciplinary functional experts focused on clinical development, securing global regulatory approvals, ensuring market access, and optimizing the commercial value of the program(s).
Collaborate extensively with leaders from internal and external development and commercial teams to design and implement a comprehensive strategy.
Represent the GPT(s) and the company as a business and scientific leader in Alliance governance and other relevant external meetings.
Establish a program vision and strategy.
Proactively shape the external environment to defend and improve the company's position.
Anticipate internal and external drivers of change to program strategy.
Ensure alignment across global functions and regions.
Lead collaboration to implement agreed plans.
Serve as the primary internal communication contact for assigned program(s).
Manage program budget decisions.
Build and lead high-performing cross-functional teams.
Provide strong enterprise leadership.