Merck Hiring for Senior Director Team Lead Central Region – USMA Oncology – Thoracic Malignancies (Remote) at Madison, Wisconsin Full Time

Job Description

Our Medical Affairs team advances patient care by engaging in scientific exchange with external medical experts and industry professionals ensuring the scientific value of our products is realized. We engage and train internal employees to ensure that they thoroughly comprehend the science behind the medicine and review further unmet medical needs to bolster collaboration and further differentiate our portfolio.

Role Summary

• The Regional Medical Scientific Senior Director Team Lead, RMSD TL, is a credentialed (i.e., MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP, or DO,) therapeutic and disease expert whose primary role is the leadership, management, and accountability of a field-based team of RMSDs and their deliverables.

• The RMSD TL ensures team members adhere to Company policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs,) execute on field medical plans, and engage in company research initiatives. The role may have additional responsibilities for executing on US Medical Affairs (USMA) and/or Global Medical & Scientific Affairs (GMSA) objectives or other corporate initiatives.

• Based in a major hub city in the Central area (Remote)

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Leadership and Management

• Manages, recruits, and on-boards a team of field-based medical affairs professionals

• Assesses RMSD performance to objectives and competencies through routine field observation/coaching visits, internal and external stakeholder feedback, and field/customer metric analysis

• Assists with personal development plans and monitors goals for each RMSD

• Communicates assigned disease state field execution plans to the team and monitors performance to plan, aligned to: Scientific Exchange, Insights, Scientific Congresses, and Research

• Keeps current with resources and uses those resources to enhance the development of the team and its members

• Provides input on internal resource development

• Ensures that all team members comply with the intent and application of company ethics and compliance with respect to guidelines and policies, including driver safety in the field environment

Planning and Project Management

• In alignment with Executive Director, Field Medical Affairs, provides project management to ensure development and execution of the assigned disease support plans

• As needed, provides input and/or project management with USMA and/or GMSA organizations

Budget Management

• Reviews and approves expense reports

• Acts as a financial steward of Our Company resources with respect to individual and employee actions

Inclusive Mindset and Behavior

• Demonstrates eagerness to contribute to an environment of belonging, inclusion, equity, and empowerment

• Leads by example and serves as a role model for creating, leading, and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce

Required Qualifications , Skills, & Experience

Minimum

• MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP, or DO with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific/medical colleagues at all skill and knowledge levels

• 3+ years of experience in a field-based medical role with proven competency in customer engagement and education

• Relevant Oncology therapeutic area knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills, strong personal integrity, teamwork abilities (including the ability to lead a therapeutic team across a geographical area), business acumen, and focus on scientific education and dialogue

• A thorough understanding of FDA, OIG, HIPAA, and other ethical guidelines, laws, and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its customers to ensure compliance with all external and internal guidelines and standard operating procedures

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment and to motivate a team to do the same

Desire to develop and manage a team in an environment of belonging, engagement, equity, and empowerment by:

• Working to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape

• Leveraging diversity and inclusion to ensure business value, per global diversity and inclusion strategy

• Ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture

• Strengthening the foundational elements of diversity

Preferred

• Previous experience managing professional employees, especially field-based medical personnel

• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), and ability to interface effectively with a variety of technical platforms for the collection, review, and dissemination of medical information

• Scientific/medical research experience, including demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication

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Expected salary range:

$193,440.00 – $304,500.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. For Washington State Jobs, a summary of benefits is listed here (https://www.benefitsatmerck.com/) .

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

75%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote Work

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

Requisition ID: R272470