Be a Trusted Strategic Partner to Head of Medical, North America, including proactively highlighting business critical risks/opportunities, and planning and directing the most critical organizational, financial, and operational activities for US Medical and Canada Medical.
Provide direction and support to Strategy & Operation leads, ensuring they have the tools and resources to ensure the successful build and execution of the TA and functional strategies for which they enable.
Lead operational team members to ensure Medical TAs and functions have the operational support needed to achieve their goals, this may include area such as: field medical systems e.g. Veeva, external engagement support, and vendor management support.
Stay on top of industry best practices and oversee US Medical initiatives to drive medical excellence and innovation with a deep understanding of ways of working and ensuring regulatory compliance within the US region.
Drive a strong culture and environment that will foster accountability, teamwork and mutual trust and respect for all team members.
Requirements
Required Skills
Advanced degree in scientific discipline (PhD, PharmD, MD, etc.) or BS and advanced degree (e.g. MBA)
>10 years of relevant experience e.g. Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical Operations, etc.
Proven business acumen (e.g. business degree, MBA, or previous roles requiring strong business acumen)
Very strong organizational, managerial and leadership skills (including influence without formal authority)
Excellent social competencies and ability to work in a highly matrixed organization effectively and efficiently.
Excellent communication skills and strong ability to build and cultivate internal and external networks
Expertise and understanding of the variety of roles within Medical Affairs and their supporting processes
Proven track record of holding self and others accountable.
Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills
Strong operational skills and project/ timeline management capabilities
Preferred Skills
Change management experience highly desired
Previous roles in medical excellence and/or continuous improvement
Is open to and generates new innovations and embraces digital solutions
Experience in therapeutic areas of specialty and in rare diseases preferred
Experience with establishing and evolving Field Medical, Teams, Systems and KPIs preferred
Job Level: Management
Additional Information
The base compensation range for this role is: $245,000.00-$337,000.00
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach u
Additional Information
About This Role
The Head of Medical Strategy, Operations, and Excellence (MSOE) is accountable for the strategic planning, operational execution, and continuous improvement efforts across North America Medical (NAM). As a key member of the NA Medical Leadership team, you will report directly to the Head of Medical, North America and work in close collaboration with them to define, update, and execute the short term and long-term strategic plans for NAM. As the leader of MSOE, you will provide direction and oversight to a highly capable team of experts in their disciplines, who provide adaptive review and facilitation of operational and strategic risk assessments and work with NAM leaders to ensure projects and activities are properly prioritized or deprioritized to maximize NAM resources and budgets on an ongoing basis. Within this leadership role, you will be expected to provide oversight and guidance to financial and critical operational activities and cross-functional projects across NAM and in some cases beyond NAM. The Head of MSOE serves as the primary strategic liaison between the Head of Medical, North America, other members of the NAMLT, the global medical teams and the commercial leaders within the North America affiliate. You will represent NA Medical on behalf of Head of Medical, North America when necessary.
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