Executive Director, Medical Affairs MSL (Nephrology)

Job Description

General Summary :

The Executive Director (ED), Medical Affairs MSL focuses on the strategic direction of the field medical organization and the development of the leaders who will implement that strategy to ensure alignment of the assigned therapeutic / product and pipeline portfolio across diverse sets of external stakeholders. The Executive Director identifies, communicates, and addresses trends in the US healthcare environment and engages with cross-functional partners including research, clinical development, medical, and commercial teams in support of advancing the awareness and understanding of Vertex science.

The individual will build, lead and oversee a US Field Medical team of over 25 FTEs responsible for commercialization of our portfolio of medicines in a given therapeutic area. The leader of leaders manages a team of first-line managers, with a focus on building a robust-high-performing field medical organization on a national scale. This includes making high-level decisions about budget, staffing, and resource allocation across the disease area. The ED must maintain expertise across multiple mechanisms and treatment paradigms in a highly competitive marketplace and establish relationships with thought leaders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities :

• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for therapeutic area that aligns with Medical Strategy objectives and considers impact to enterprise business goals.
• Lead, manage, coach and develop a large field team of over 25 individuals across the United States, holding them accountable to internal and external metrics measuring the impact of MSL interactions.
• Attract, hire, develop and retain top field medical talent; oversees team operational activities including personnel, financial resources, and training requirements.
• Engage internal leaders across Vertex and external stakeholders to ensure that field medical is addressing the pressing needs of the healthcare community through continuous innovation while maintaining the highest compliance standards.
• Ensure operational translation of corporate and medical strategic priorities into objectives, KPIs, and clear engagement guidance based on region and country specific needs for the field medical organization.
• Develop mutually collaborative partnerships with internal stakeholder groups such as US Medical Affairs Strategy Team, Global Medical, Med Comms, Medical Information and Medical Excellence, Clinical Development, RWE, HEOR and Commercial.
• Lead and direct Field Medical Operations to identify gaps and develop solution-oriented tools, technology infrastructure and training requirements necessary to fulfill field medical activities.
• Partner effectively with the US MA Therapeutics Area Head to deliver the tools, resources and materials needed by the field teams to create meaningful scientific exchange.
• Lead and encourage innovative approaches in field medical by staying abreast of industry benchmarks and evolving field models to maximize customer value and impact.
• Implement strategies to build team capabilities in anticipation of and in response to the evolving internal and external environment.

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Pay Range : $239,000 - $358,500.

At Vertex, our Total Rewards offerings also include inclusive market-leading benefits to meet our employees wherever they are in their career, financial, family and wellbeing journey while providing flexibility and resources to support their growth and aspirations.

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation. Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law.

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