Regional Director Medical Affairs

Job Description

• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in the Asia Pacific (AP) for over 60 years. 

• Be part of best-in-class Medical Affairs Team and be at the center of innovation and excellence in execution. 
   

Our Medical Affairs team advances patient care by engaging in scientific exchange with external medical experts and industry leaders ensuring the scientific value of our products is understood. We connect, communicate and train internal employees to ensure a thorough understanding of the science behind the medicine and review further unmet medical needs to support collaboration to further differentiate our portfolio. 
 

Role Overview:
The Regional Director Medical Affairs (RDMA) is responsible for helping to create and drive execution of scientific & medical affairs plans for their assigned Therapy Areas (TA) in their assigned region. They are important members of regional cross-functional teams, alongside regional colleagues from other functions such as Commercial, Outcomes Research, Policy and Market Access. They conduct scientific exchange with scientific leaders in their region and globally. This is a regionally based position (i.e. residing in one of the affiliates of the region or regional hub) in Company’s Global Medical Affairs. Residence in the regional hub is not required but candidates should reside in a location with access to an international airport due to anticipated travel.

What will you do in this role:

• Supports country GMA staff to execute the annual scientific & medical plan for their assigned TA

• Co-chairs the Regional Medical Affairs Team to ensure execution of agreed medical tactics and leverage best practices

• Ensures scientific exchange is aligned with the global scientific communications platform

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

• Consolidates actionable medical insights from countries in their region

• Engages with scientific leaders and other key stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) from their region

• Supports, as regional TA expert, staff from  affiliates in their engagement with their national scientific leaders

• Organizes regional expert input events, including Group Input Meetings, to help inform company’s scientific research, product development and commercial strategies

• Organizes regional symposia and educational meetings

• Supports countries with the development of local data generation study concepts and protocols

• Reviews investigator-initiated study proposals prior to headquarters submission (ex-USA)

• Manages regional programs (patient support, educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of company’s medicines

What should you have:

• MD, PhD or PharmD (MD preferred) and recognized medical expertise in the therapy area

• Five+ years’ experience in country / region Medical Affairs

• Strong prioritization and decision-making skills

• In a matrix environment, able to effectively collaborate with partners across divisions

• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication (written as well as oral), in addition to results oriented project management skills

Preferred

• Scientific leadership and other key stakeholders (payers, public groups, government officials, medical professional organizations) in the assigned therapeutic area

Travel: 30-50%

Who we are:
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

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