What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Global Director Medical Affairs - ID/HIV position at Merck?
Merck Sr. Global Director Medical Affairs - ID / HIV Honolulu, Hawaii Apply Now
The Global Director Medical Affairs (GDMA) is responsible for supporting the execution of scientific & medical affairs plans for their assigned Therapy Areas (TA) in key countries and regions. They are impactful members of Product Development Team sub-teams and Global Human Health commercialization teams. They collaborate with Early and Late Development our Research & Development Division functional areas, Value & Implementation Outcomes Research (VIOR), Policy, Commercial and Market Access to address opportunities in key countries. They engage with their network of scientific leaders and decision makers. This is a headquarters-based position in Our Company Research Laboratories Value & Implementation Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (Research & Development (R&D) VI GMSA).
The Senior Director focused on Healthcare Implementation is a core member of the HIV GMSA team accountable for the development and execution of strategic plans to improve healthcare quality, guideline-concordant care, and implementation science research (support the application of evidence-based knowledge into policy and practice). This role will collaborate with the HIV Long-Acting Products and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Value and Implementation Teams, as well as with the Healthcare Quality Improvement Center of Excellence (HQI CoE) team in Global Medical Proficiency and External Affairs (GMPEA).
Responsibilities and Primary Activities :
- Provides strategic direction regarding the integration of implementation science principles into Value & Implementation strategic plans, including research initiatives from GMSA and VIOR, Global Clinical Development, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS) and Epidemiology. Advises cross-functional teams on the development and evaluation of implementation research proposals and initiatives, as well as dissemination of implementation science findings.
- Conduct healthcare quality landscape assessments to determine drivers affecting high-quality care delivery (e.g., quality measures, quality improvement initiatives), identify opportunities for improvement, and collaboratively formulate evidence-based quality improvement strategies with cross-functional teams. Partners with the HQI CoE to leverage and pull through relevant training and resources developed in support of V&I planning and execution; to coordinate external engagement with professional medical societies and organizations on topics related to healthcare quality and implementation science; and for support on appropriate methods and approaches related to execution of implementation research tactics.
- Supports execution of the annual Value & Implementation plan with medical affairs colleagues from key countries and regions.
- Serves as an impactful member of Product Development Team sub-teams (e.g., Clinical, V & I, Commercial, Publications).
- Contributes to the development of a single global scientific communications platform.
- Consolidates actionable medical insights from countries and regions.
- Engages with a network of international scientific leaders and other key stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) about Our Company's emerging science.
- Organizes global expert input events (advisory boards and expert input forums) to answer Our Company's questions about how to develop and implement new medicines or vaccines.
- Aligns plans and activities with Global Human Health (commercial) executive directors.
- Organizes global symposia and educational meetings.
- Supports key countries with the development of local data generation study concepts and protocols.
- Reviews Investigator-Initiated Study proposals from key countries prior to headquarters submission (ex-USA).
- Manages programs (patient support, educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of Our Company medicines or vaccines.
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