Regional Director of Medical Affairs, Hematology (m/f/d) (MER & EEMEA Region)

In this role as Regional Director of Medical Affairs, Hematology (MER & EEMEA Region), you will drive the planning and execution of scientific and medical affairs plans in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization for Hematology, including alliances with external partners as applicable. You will be an impactful member of regional cross-functional teams, including Global Medical & Scientific Affairs, Outcomes Research, Commercial, Clinical, Policy and Market Access, and engage with a network of scientific leaders and decision makers across the MER (Mid-Europe Region) and EEMEA (Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa) regions. This is a Europe/EEMEA-based position in Our Company's Research Laboratories, V&I Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA).

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

• Guide country research division Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA) colleagues to execute the annual scientific and medical affairs plan for assigned therapeutic areas in Hematology, including alliances with external partners as applicable.
• Chair the MER/EEMEA Regional Medical Affairs Team (RMAT) to ensure development and execution of agreed medical affairs strategy and tactics to achieve the V&I goals and priorities, while providing strategic input at the global level.
• Ensure scientific exchange is aligned with global and regional scientific and medical affairs goals and priorities.
• Consolidate actionable medical insights from countries in the region.
• Partner with regional Commercial, regional Outcomes Research, regional Policy and regional Market Access to drive development and execution of regional plans.
• Engage appropriately with a network of scientific leaders and other key stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) about Our Company’s emerging science.
• Support, as regional therapeutic area expert, affiliate colleagues in engagement with their national scientific leaders.
• Organize regional symposia and educational meetings as appropriate.
• Organize regional expert input events (advisory boards/group input meetings) to gather insights on Our Company’s questions about development/implementation of new medicines.
• Support key countries with the development of local data generation (LDG) study concepts and protocols.
• Review investigator-initiated study (IIS) proposals per established process.
• Manage regional programs (patient support, educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of our company's 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, and 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.

Required Skills

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.

Work arrangement

Hybrid; travel requirements: 25%.