Regional Director Medical Affairs, Oncology

**Job Description**:
Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 130-year legacy. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

We know that our people are the key to our success, which is why our Human Resources team works to attract, develop, retain and inspire our people so that they can learn, grow and make a true impact on the world. Together we collaborate to create a culturally rich, diverse organization ensuring we remain innovative and agile.

**Role Summary**:
The Regional Director Medical Affairs (RDMA) in the EMEAC Region (Europe, Middle East, Africa & Canada) will be responsible for driving execution of scientific & medical affairs plans for Pipeline & Innovative Strategies in the region with a strong focus on European Countries. The RDMA is an impactful member of regional cross-functional teams, including regional Commercial, Center of Real-World Evidence (CORE), Policy and Market Access. They engage with their network of scientific leaders in their region.

This is a position based in Europe and the RDMA should reside in one of the regional affiliates.

**Responsibilities and Primary Activities**:

- Guides country Medical Affairs staff to execute the annual scientific & medical plan for Pipeline & Innovative Strategies
- Chairs the Regional Medical Affairs Team (RMAT) to ensure execution of agreed medical tactics and leverage best practices
- Ensures all scientific exchange for the Oncology Pipeline is aligned with a single global scientific communications platform
- Partners with regional Commercial, regional Center of Real-World Evidence (CORE), regional Policy and regional Market Access to drive development and execution of regional plans
- Consolidates actionable medical insights from countries within the region
- Engages with Scientific Leaders (SL) and other key regional stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) consistent with company policy
- Supports, as regional expert, affiliate staff in engaging with their national scientific leaders
- Drives regional expert input events (Advisory Boards), and participates in key country expert input events as appropriate
- Organizes regional symposia and educational meetings
- Supports countries with the development of local data generation study concepts and protocols
- Reviews investigator-initiated study proposals prior to headquarters submission
- Manages regional programs (patient support, educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of our medicines

**Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience**:

- MD, PhD or PharmD (MD preferred) and recognized medical and scientific expertise in the field of Oncology
- Five+ years’ experience in country / regional Medical Affairs
- Strong prioritization and decision-making skills
- Able to effectively collaborate with partners across divisions in a matrix environment
- Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication (written as well as oral) skills, in addition to results-oriented project management skills

**Preferred**:

- Significant expertise in the field of Oncology
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**THE COMPANY**

Our company has had a presence in Switzerland since 1963. With a regional office and manufacturing/packaging facility, Lucerne is considered the center of operations. Approximately 1,000 people work collaboratively at the four Lucerne locations (Tribschenstrass, Citybay, Schachen and Kriens). A fifth location has been recently established in Zurich, aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of many of our company’s medicines and vaccines, which supports our mission to save and improve lives around the world.

We are proud to be certified as a “Top Employer Switzerland” and “Top Employer Europe” showing the company’s commitment to our employees and the community around us.

**Who we are **

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

**What we look for **

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective t