US Executive Director of Medical Affairs, Payer & Health Systems (PHS EDMA) Oncology

Job Description

Role Summary

• The US Executive Director of Medical Affairs, Payer & Health Systems Oncology (PHS EDMA, Oncology) position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs as well as Outcomes Research.
• The PHS EDMA, Oncology is accountable for the Payer & Health Systems Oncology contribution to Country Medical Affairs Plans, U.S. payer input into Global V&I Plans, and execution of scientific, health system, payer, and access-related priorities across the oncology portfolio.
• The PHS EDMA, Oncology is also responsible for the Strategic Payer & Health Systems Scientific Engagement Plan for the U.S., including tactical execution by the field PHS Medical Affairs Director (MAD) teams and is accountable for ensuring field teams execute on Integrated Field Engagement Plans (FEPs) to achieve field medical priorities in alignment the Scientific Exchange Field Medical Policy. The PHS EDMA will focus half of their time leading U.S. strategic payer medical needs and the other half of their time leading and managing the PHS MAD Field Medical strategy and execution.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Leadership and Management

• Serves as a senior leader in the USMA organization, sets the strategic direction for PHS and oversees the execution of the PASLs & field medical MAD team.
• Assesses and determines US PHS strategy and tactical plans for payor & access deliverables that align with Value & Implementation (V&I) and Country Medical Affairs Plan (CMAP) Goals and oversees the execution of the US Payor & Access Teams (PAT).
• Champions integration of external key decision maker (KDM) and payor insights into strategic planning and scientific platform development with the goal of creating tactics that are actionable and achievable by the PHS MAD Field team.
• Leads a complex team of PHS MAD field team leaders and PASLs to provide leadership of full scope of strategic and tactical activities, while supporting development and mentorship through implementation of individualized employee development priorities.
• Establishes and maintains strategic partnerships with Regional Medical Scientific Director (RMSD) teams by overseeing medical account planning initiatives to enhance collaboration and alignment across prioritized USMA accounts.
• Ensures compliant ways of working from strategy to execution as it relates to our Company’s oncology portfolio and in alignment with relevant internal stakeholders (i.e., Outcomes Research, Clinical Development, Global Human Health, US and TA EDMAs, and Global Medical & Value Capabilities).
• Collaborates with external alliance partners, where needed, for approved ways of working to bring forth the Alliance Portfolio.
• Develops and effectively manages the annual PHS Oncology budget, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and compliance with approval processes so that proposed vs. actual budgets are aligned.
• Oversees and ensures appropriate approval of key decisions around program-related expenses (i.e. congress participation, routine travel, and all other expenses).

Strategic Planning and Collaboration

• Responsible and accountable for the creation and implementation of the PHS Field Execution Plan (FEP), in alignment with necessary internal stakeholders, and ensuring US payor and access input into the US CMAPs and Global V&I Plans.
• Proactively engages with USMA and TA leadership to lead strategic alignment, optimal resource allocation, and effective representation with senior leadership.
• Assumes leadership of strategic insight collection and ensures that it aligns with USMA strategy and facilitates the evaluation and effective sharing of actionable insights to drive continuous refinement of medical strategies.
• Provides Oversight of Field Medical priorities and tactics that align to the 4 PHS key pillars: 1.) Scientific Exchange 2.) Pre-Approval Information Exchange 3.) Insights 4.) Medical Account Planning & Healthcare Ecosystem Monitoring.
• Coordinates strategy, planning, and execution of scientific congress responsibilities while complying with all company policies and applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
• Fosters cross-functional collaboration and best practice sharing among USMA therapeutic area (TA) field teams and Payer & Health Systems Gen Med/Vaccine/ID.

Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience

Minimum:

• Doctoral degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific/medical colleagues at all skill and knowledge levels.
• Prior pharmaceutical industry or payer experience (at least 7 years), preferably in oncology.
• Five years of front-line field medical leadership in the pharmaceutical or payer industry, with teams having responsibility for scientific exchange with US payor/access key decision makers, preferably in oncology.

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