Director, GMSA Oncology Alliance Medical Affairs (Remote)

Merck Director, GMSA Oncology Alliance Medical Affairs (Remote) Baton Rouge, Louisiana Apply Now

The GMA Oncology Alliance Medical Affairs Director (Dir., AMA) is accountable for supporting Medical Affairs (MA) activities for external strategic alliances and partnerships.

The Oncology Alliance Medical Affairs Director coordinates and supervises alliance MA activities and collaborates with internal and external partners as they relate to these global activities.

The Dir, AMA works closely with the Global or Regional Medical Affairs Leads, Commercial Teams, including Commercial Alliance Management, Global Medical Affairs Capabilities, and Clinical Development to internally coordinate alliance MA activities, inform all major stakeholders of unmet needs, and facilitate approaches to address them.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities :

• Develops and maintains broad and deep external partner relationships and is knowledgeable about the partner’s scientific perspective.
• Understands the process by which the partner executes MA activities.
• Provides feedback to the partners if needed and builds multi-level relationships, including those at the executive level.
• Facilitates high-quality interactions with partners through engagements about MA activities on an ongoing basis.
• Coordinates with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment within Our Company.
• Maintains close alignment with internal alliance finance leads to ensure accurate capture and reporting of alliance full-time equivalent (FTE) and MA activities spend.
• Acts as the key internal and external MA point of contact for strategic alliances and partnerships to provide guidance and give direction to enable the execution of the MA plans.
• Establishes and fosters strong working relationships with MA alliance partners.
• Liaises with internal and external partners to coordinate each MA function, such as Medical Information (GMI), Training (GST), Investigator Initiated Studies, Publications, Field Medical Activities, Congress MA Activities, Scientific Leader Engagements, to ensure a synergistic approach to these activities.
• Coordinates with the teams to ensure appropriate sharing of medical input and insights across the alliances as well as multiple internal functions across all geographies.
• Communicates and collaborates with GMA Oncology Regional Leaders in the affiliates to ensure cross-fertilization of relevant MA information.
• Assesses risks and identifies issues, conflicts, or gaps across alliances and regions.
• Manages Global or Regional MA meetings with the partners, including the creation of collaborative meeting agendas and minutes and follow-up on action items.
• Supports short- and long-range profit and loss (P&L) forecasting by monitoring headcount and financial budget for MA activities for each specific alliance.
• Provides updates and seeks endorsement, as requested, to senior leadership regarding all MA activities as related to specific alliances.

Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience :

• PhD, PharmD, DNP, DO, or MD.
• 3-5+ years of relevant experience working in the pharmaceutical industry and / or Medical Affairs.
• Experience working in oncology or in support of oncology teams.
• Comprehensive project management intelligence quotient (IQ) with proven competence in leading multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong business acumen.
• Exceptional organization.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with and influence others in a matrix environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong direct and lateral leadership skills and ability to influence without authority.

Preferred :

• 2 to 4 years working in oncology or in support of oncology teams.
• Experience working with or familiarity with a strategic alliance collaboration.
• Collaborates closely with Legal, Compliance, and Commercial Alliance Management as needed for clarification and guidance as it pertains to the overall alliance and / or alliance contract.

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Remote working / work at home options are available for this role.