Description
Are you ready to orchestrate complex global medical plans that speed life-changing cancer medicines to patients? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, delivery and cross-functional collaboration, where clear decisions and strong execution unlock impact at scale?
Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, you will lead strategic planning and portfolio execution for our global oncology medical organisation, working closely with a Medical Head/Senior Global Medical Affairs Leader and reporting into a Tumor Portfolio Director.
You will connect science, evidence and medical strategy to real-world delivery,aligning global and local efforts, shaping launch readiness, and ensuring our teams move with clarity and pace.
In this role, you will turn ambition into measurable outcomes, advancing programmes that change clinical practice and improve patient experience.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
- Partner with the Medical Head and GMALs (Global Medical Affairs Leaders) to progress from conceptualisation to implementation on overarching asset strategies and optimise global to local interfaces for delivery.
- Ensure efficient functioning of the Medical Implementation Team (MIT) and connectivity with Integrated Business Team (IBT) (enabling cross-functional collaboration with the asset / indication).
- Lead effective meeting management for an asset such as Medical Indication team meetings with clear agendas, concrete action items and tracking of results for on-target submission.
- Facilitate overall budget and strategic workforce planning across the functional groups including forecasting, phasing, and prioritisation across the business planning cycle.
- Responsible for strategic planning for key franchise team deliverables including development of Medical Plans, Evidence Generation plans, Study proposals, launch plans, Congress plans, and Scientific exchange plans.
- Work with franchise teams and across GMA to ensure efficient, high-quality, and on-time delivery.
- Ensure efficient functioning of the Medical Implementation Teams (MITs) and ensures connectivity with Integrated Business Teams (IBTs).
- Drive External Engagement Planning and execution, including congress planning oversight and tactical execution.
- Drive review of externally sponsored proposals/grants for asset strategy alignment and funding decisions.
- Co-ordinate and assist senior GMAL in preparation of presentations and communications on key topics and initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement on ways of working, sharing and adopting best practices to streamline and simplify the business processes.
- Partner with the Tumor Portfolio Leader to help shape portfolio strategy; gather and provide timely input from the asset team.
- Accountable for implementation of medical standards to ensure compliant functioning of the organisation.
Required experience:
- Bachelor's degree. MBA / Ph.D. desired.
- Minimum of 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry or regulated medical products industry and/or related industries or experience
- Demonstrated project management experience in a matrix environment.
- Experience of successful influencing cross functionally, cross-culturally and cross-brands.
- Experience of effective working in a multi-cultural, matrixed environment.
- Experience working in a global setting, managing stakeholders across different time zones.
- Experience preparing and/or delivering presentations to executive leadership.
- Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives.
Preferred Requirements:
- Graduate level degree in sciences or business degree.
- Minimum of 2 years experience in Medical Affairs, Commercial, and R&D organisations (Global, regional, or local).
- Six Sigma Medical/Process Excellence and/or Project Management/PMP/FPX certification is a plus but not required.
- Depth of understanding of medical, scientific and/or commercial pharmaceutical marketplace of Oncology.