Executive Medical Director, Global Medical Lead-Pain

Job Description

Vertex seeks a dynamic and experienced Medical Affairs physician executive to lead the new Disease Area of Pain within the Global Medical Strategy group.

This individual will be responsible for the development of Global Medical strategies across the current and future Pain portfolio and for the development of the life cycle management plans for those medicines.

The successful candidate will be an experienced people manager who is passionate about developing talent to whom the Pain Global Medical team will report to.

The individual will partner with the International and North America regions to drive globally aligned medical brand and evidence generation plans which reflect country and regional insights and needs.

This individual must work effectively with his / her cross-functional counterparts in Development, Research, and Commercial, and will sit on the Pain Disease Strategy Team to define and implement an encompassing Pain strategy across acute and chronic pain indications.

In order to make an application, simply read through the following job description and make sure to attach relevant documents.

Key Responsibilities :

• The Executive Director, Pain Global Strategy will have global responsibility to build the Global Medical strategy for Pain assets.
• Communicate the Global Medical strategy to partner functions for further strategic and tactical guidance.
• Execute the Global components of the medical strategy plan.
• Partner with Clinical Development, HEOR, RWE, Regional Medical Affairs and partner functions to identify evidence gaps and coordinate evidence generation to generate data in support of global product initiatives.
• Ensure all Medical Affairs initiatives are aligned with overall brand plans and in compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
• Determine staffing requirements for the group and successfully recruit, develop and retain an effective team. The successful candidate will evaluate and update process and operating procedures for this group that are consistent with general guidance already in place for the organization.

Minimum Qualifications :

The successful candidate will have a medical degree or PhD from a well-regarded institution and at least 7 years of experience in industry, with at least 3 of those in an industry managerial role leading clinical and / or medical programs.

The ideal candidate will have sub-specialty training in Pain medicine.

• In addition to deep technical competence, she / he will exhibit sound business judgment with an understanding of the significant financial investments and the ultimate impact that the role has on product opportunities and on the Company.
• The Executive Director, Pain Global Strategy will be a natural leader, possessing the skills to build, lead, develop and work with teams and individuals in a global, functionally matrixed environment.
• The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and relationship skills. S / he will communicate with a style that is clear, complete and concise.

S / he will have well-established networks and be able to develop and maintain strong professional relationships internally and externally by gaining credibility and confidence with others.

S / he will exhibit a high level of directed energy toward developing and achieving objectives that will inspire others.

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