Director, Global Scientific Content

Job Description

The Director Global Scientific and Value Content-Healthcare Professional (Dir GSVC-HCP) for oncology is a headquarters-based leadership role within Global Medical and Value Capabilities (GMVC) organization. The role reports directly to the Therapeutic Area (TA) Team Lead GSVC. The role has several key responsibilities with in the Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA) team. These responsibilities highlight the comprehensive and collaborative nature of the role emphasizing leadership strategic planning and cross-functional engagement:

• Engaging with Key Stakeholders: Proactively to create and adapt the GMSA Value & Implementation (V&I) Planning & Scientific Platform. This platform provides the framework for GSVC Annual Product and Disease State Plans.

• Leading Development and Adaptation: Leading the development and adaptation of the annual GSVC plans for one or more products and disease states ensuring alignment with the GMSA V&I Plans.

• Incorporating Medical Insights: Proactively engaging key stakeholders and incorporating Medical Insights into GSVC Annual product plans. This includes leading the development review approval and communication of individual GSVC content within GMSA.

Responsibilities & Primary Activities:

• Content Development:

  • Leading the creation and maintenance of GSVC content in collaboration with Medical Affairs stakeholders. This includes managing external vendors for content development.

  • Reviewing and approving GSVC materials to ensure they are relevant scientifically accurate and consistent with cited scientific literature and company standards.

• Annual GSVC Plans:

  • Creating adapting and prioritizing Annual GSVC Product Plans aligned with the V&I Plan/Scientific Platform informed by insights and feedback from key internal stakeholders globally.

  • Executing GSVC Plans that include medical information letters verbal response documents disease- and product-related slide decks congress materials digital/web-based medical content and other innovative content.

• Leadership and Mentoring:

  • Acting as a key subject matter expert in a product or disease area and leading product-related projects/initiatives that impact the GSVC plan TA strategy and objectives.

  • Driving the solution of complex problems through innovative solutions and mentoring junior staff and students/post-doctorate fellows.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:

  • Directing partnerships with key stakeholders (e.g. Global Medical and Value Capabilities (GMVC) Global Medical & Scientific Affairs Publications Medical Directors Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) Compliance Product Development Team (PDT) CORE-Value Evidence Sub Team (CORE-VEST)) globally to ensure assets are aligned with strategic medical plans and meet the needs of external customers and internal stakeholders.

  • Identifying and analyzing gaps in areas where there is value added such as creating GMSA/GSVC processes authoring/updating SOPs and contributing to cross-functional activities.

  • Leading or being a core member of broader GMSA project teams and providing training to internal stakeholders on GSVC-developed content.

• Global Input Meetings:

  • Coordinate with GEMs to provide appropriate coverage for GIMs relevant to TA

  • Participate as medical writer for GIMs aligned to priorities and responsibilities

Additional Key and Enterprise Leadership Responsibilities:

• Assisting the GSVC Team Lead:

  • Providing strategic guidance to the GSVC Team to resolve complex issues and challenges ensuring that the teams objectives for core GSVC functions are achieved.

• Applying Therapeutic Area Expertise:

  • Utilizing a deep understanding of the therapeutic area including product knowledge disease state management emerging therapies and the competitive landscape to solve unique and complex problems specific to the brands within the team.

• Anticipating Business and Regulatory Needs:

  • Anticipating internal and external business and information needs as well as regulatory and compliance issues. Taking a leadership role in decision-making with the team lead and developing cross-functional strategies and tangible solutions within functional company and industry guidelines.

• Leading Departmental Initiatives:

  • Leading departmental initiatives that impact GSVC process improvements fostering innovation and cross-functional collaborations.

• Managing Specific Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Leading specific tasks and responsibilities within the team prioritizing time and effort towards important deliverables and producing high-quality work.

• Contributing to Team Goals

  • Contributing to the overall goals of the team by excelling in their individual role and taking the initiative to improve their own skills.

• Influencing and Collaborating

  • Influencing partnering and collaborating with colleagues within and outside the team.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Leadership and Collaboration

  • Demonstrated leadership through initiatives mentoring and process improvements.

  • Proven leadership and influence/negotiation skills for interaction with cross-functional teams.

• Communication and Interpersonal Skills

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication (written as well as oral) skills.

  • Ability to develop or deliver scientific content for the purpose of scientific exchange with external customers.

• Project Management and Organizational Skills

  • Experience managing projects and budgets.

  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills.

  • Ability to work in a complex organization environment and to effectively operate in a global and team-oriented structure.

• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

  • Strong multi-tasking and problem-solving skills (solution-driven).

  • Strong analytical skills and ability to translate strategy into action plans.

  • Applying therapeutic area expertise to solve unique and complex problems.

• Industry Knowledge and Experience

  • Relevant working experience in Medical Communications in the pharmaceutical industry.

  • Knowledge of the publications process scientific platform development understanding experience in implementing global medical communications processes and demonstrated ability to lead and implement large-scale transformation initiatives1.

  • Prior experience working across geographies with different regulation/compliance requirements.

Minimum Education Requirements

• Advanced degree (MD PharmD PhD or equivalent) minimum of 5 years of relevant Medical Affairs experience

• MSN BS degree in Pharmacy or Nursing MS degree in Life Sciences minimum 10 years of relevant medical affairs experience

• BS degree in Nursing or Life Sciences minimum 12 years of relevant medical affairs experience

Preferred Experience and Skills

• In-depth knowledge of PCSK9 inhibitors and broader ASCVD landscape.

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