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Sumitomo Pharma Director, Field Medical and Scientific Affairs - East and West Providence, Rhode Island
Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical company based in Japan with key operations in the U.S. (Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.), Canada (Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc.) and Europe (Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland GmbH) focused on addressing patient needs in oncology, urology, women's health, rare diseases, psychiatry & neurology, and cell & gene therapies.
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Job Overview
The Director, Field Medical and Scientific Affairs will be responsible for integrating scientific expertise and knowledge with brand strategies to ensure successful implementation of the Company's commercial and emerging product portfolio. This position leads, directs, coordinates, and supports the activities of the Field Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) within the specified region to achieve clinical, strategic and business objectives.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Accountable for the field-based medical strategy and is responsible for the training, deployment, direction, and execution of the Field MSL organization's goals and objectives.
- Lead, manage and mentor the Field MSLs to ensure team effectiveness while creating and maintaining a culture of trust, collaboration, innovation, and empowering the teams to drive for results and celebrate achievements.
- Monitors the Field Team’s appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding the Company's pipeline and marketed products in a timely and customer-focused manner.
- Oversees specific Key Opinion Leaders engagement opportunities in the therapeutic areas of interest, establishment and cultivation of scientific relationships in their centers.
- Lead the development of a customer-centric strategic regional engagement plan and execution of tactical activities to support Medical Affairs’ goals and objectives.
- Ensures appropriate documentation of HCP interactions in the CRM and responses to unsolicited requests.
- Collects, summarizes, and disseminates key insights obtained from the RDs to the Medical Affairs and other internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Mentors, coaches, and evaluates the performance of MSLs to maximize the engagement and value of the field-based MSL team.
- Responsible for supervising territory plan development regionally and the clinical positioning of a designated product line in each geographic area.
- Provide clinical resources for programs supporting commercial training, marketing efforts and professional services.
- Maintains business and clinical knowledge of designated therapeutic area, including current treatment strategies, current and pending competitors, and new therapeutic developments.
- Ensures that Field team members maintain adequate communications and interaction across cross functional counterparts, when appropriate and according to compliance and regulatory guidelines.
- Manage team adherence to regulatory and compliance guidelines in all aspects of scientific dissemination of information and all activities are adherent to the SMP Oncology Code of Business Conduct & Ethics.
- Partner with cross-functional team members to bring the medical perspective to commercial strategies and tactics, aligning with the most efficient, effective, and compliant ways for field forces to communicate.
- Provide consistent, timely and accurate performance feedback based on observations of customer interactions and metrics as part of an overall performance management system.
- Actively support the regional field teams and their efforts by being their advocate and spokesperson; promote collaboration across the entire team, within Medical Affairs, cross-functionally, and with internal and external stakeholders.
Key Core Competencies
Education and Experience
The base salary range for this role is $191,800 to $239,800. Base salary is part of our total rewards package which also includes the opportunity for merit-based salary increases, short incentive plan participation, eligibility for our 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances and leaves provided in line with your work state.
Sumitomo Pharma America (SMPA) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action employer.
Sumitomo Pharma America (SMPA) is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability, veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Salary : $191,800 - $239,800
