Regional Director of Medical Affairs, Hematology (mfd) (MER & EEMEA Region)

Zürich - Switzerland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Regional Director of Medical Affairs Hematology (MER & EEMEA Region)

The Regional Director of Medical Affairs (RDMA) Hematology for the MER (Mid-Europe Region) and EEMEA (Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa) regions is responsible for driving the planning and execution of scientific & medical affairs plans in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization for Hematology including Alliances with external partners as applicable. The RDMA is an impactful member of regional cross-functional teams including Global Medical & Scientific Affairs Outcomes Research Commercial Clinical Policy and Market Access. The RDMAs engage with their network of scientific leaders and decision makers in their regions. This is a Europe/EEMEA-based position in Our Companys Research Laboratories V&I Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA).

Responsibilities and Primary Activities:

Guides country research division Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA) colleagues to execute the annual scientific & medical affairs plan for their assigned therapeutic areas (TA) in Hematology including Alliances with external partners as applicable.

Chairs the MER/EEMEA Regional Medical Affairs Team (RMAT) to ensure development and execution of agreed medical affairs strategy and tactics to achieve the Value & Implementation (V&I) goals and priorities while providing strategic input at the global level

Ensures scientific exchange is aligned with the global and regional scientific and medical affairs goals and priorities

Consolidates actionable medical insights from countries in their region

Partners with regional Commercial regional Outcomes Research regional Policy and regional Market Access to drive development and execution of regional plans

Engages appropriately with a network of scientific leaders and other key stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees payers public groups government officials medical societies) from their region about Our Companys emerging science

Supports as regional TA expert affiliates colleagues in engagement with their national scientific leaders

Organizes regional symposia and educational meetings as appropriate

Organizes regional expert input events (advisory boards/group input meetings) to gather insights on Our Companys questions about development/implementation of new medicines

Supports key countries with the development of local data generation (LDG) study concepts and protocols

Reviews investigator-initiated study (IIS) proposals per established process

Manages regional programs (patient support educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of our companys medicines

Required Qualifications Skills & Experience:

Minimum

M.D. Ph.D. or Pharm.D.

At least 3 years experience in medical and scientific affairs in EU5CAN MER and/or EEMEA

Minimum of 5 years of Hematology and/or Oncology experience

Strong prioritization and decision-making skills

Ability to effectively collaborate with partners across divisions in a matrix environment

Excellent interpersonal analytical communication skills (written and oral) in addition to results-oriented project management skills

Preferred

Hematology role experience (3 years)

Customer expertise especially scientific leadership and other key stakeholders (payers public groups government officials medical professional organizations) in Hematology

Location

The position can be based at any of our offices in Europe or the EEMEA region. Please note that relocation and visa support are not offered.

Required Skills:

Adaptability Adaptability Board of Directors Presentation Clinical Development Communication Cross-Cultural Awareness Data Analysis Decision Making Healthcare Education Healthcare Marketing Hemagglutination Assays Hematology Hemodialysis Interpersonal Relationships Interventional Oncology Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS) Medical Affairs Medical Marketing Strategy Medical Writing Oncology Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs Prioritization Program Implementation Project Management Scientific Communications 2 more

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

01/31/2026

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Required Experience:

Director

Job DescriptionRegional Director of Medical Affairs Hematology (MER & EEMEA Region)The Regional Director of Medical Affairs (RDMA) Hematology for the MER (Mid-Europe Region) and EEMEA (Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa) regions is responsible for driving the planning and execution of scientific ...