USMA Regional Medical Scientific Senior Director, Team Lead - Ophthalmology - West (Remote)

MSD; Myrtle Point (OR); Hybrid; USD 206,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company is seeking a Regional Medical Scientific Senior Director Team Lead to lead a team of field-based medical professionals. This role focuses on Ophthalmology (Retina) and requires an experienced leader with strong scientific communication skills. The candidate will manage team performance, ensure compliance, and engage with stakeholders while adhering to ethical guidelines. Competitive salary and benefits offered, along with hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) retirement benefit

Paid holidays and vacation

Qualifications

• 2+ years with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific/medical colleagues.
• 5+ years of experience in a field-based medical role with proven competency in customer engagement.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages, recruits, and on-boards a team of field-based medical affairs professionals.
• Assesses RMSD performance to objectives and competencies.
• Communicates assigned disease state field execution plans to the team.

Skills

Medical Affairs

Ocular Pathology

Ophthalmology

Project Management

Relationship Building

Teamwork

Education

MD, PhD, PharmD, DO, or OD

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

Role Summary

• The Regional Medical Scientific Senior Director Team Lead, RMSD TL, is a credentialed (i.e., MD, PhD, PharmD, DO, and OD) 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 US Medical Affairs (USMA) and/or Global Medical & Scientific Affairs (GMSA) objectives or other corporate initiatives.
• The primary focus of this role will be Ophthalmology (Retina)

Location

This position will lead a team of Field Medical professionals with territories within the western half of the United States. Ideally, this person will reside in territory.

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, 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, 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, DO, or OD
• 2+ years with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific/medical colleagues at all skill and knowledge levels
• 5+ years of experience in a field-based medical role with proven competency in customer engagement and education
• Ophthalmology 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, and empowerment by:
  1. Working to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape
  2. Leveraging diversity and inclusion to ensure business value, per global diversity and inclusion strategy
  3. Ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture
  4. 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

Skills

• Medical Affairs, Medical Care, Ocular Pathology, Ophthalmology, People Leadership, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Project Management, Relationship Building, Scientific Communications, Scientific Exchange, Strategic Thinking, Teamwork

Preferred Skills

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• Current Contingent Workers apply HERE

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As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The salary range for this role is $206,200.00 - $324,600.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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