Job Description

The Regional Expert Management & Strategy (GEMS) Consulting and Medical Education, position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs as well as Outcomes Research.

This position serves as a key professional interface with global and regional internal stakeholders, scientific leaders, health-care professionals, and scientific/medical societies. The individual in this critical role must be detail-oriented to ensure the successful end-to-end planning and execution of group input meetings and ex-U.S. regional medical-education programs. This role requires a person with strategic insight and the ability to develop a comprehensive assessment, which includes reviewing and approving an action memo documenting the legitimate business need for each program. In collaboration with business and strategy teams, this position develops an annual plan of programs that considers status of product life cycles, as well as the business goals of V&I and our company’s Research & Development.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Expert Input

• Manages the effective organization and execution of end-to-end therapeutic focused group input meetings (GIMs) that aligns with the strategic plan, scientific platform, and market needs.
• Reviews all action memos for expert input activities for regional. programs and is fully accountable for ensuring the memos have clearly articulated the business need.
• Leads the planning and execution of GIMs, which includes partnering with medical stakeholders to ensure appropriate development of agendas and discussion guides, selecting appropriate regional scientific leaders, compliantly executing each program, and finalizing the executive summary to capture the most relevant scientific input as it relates to each program’s objectives.
• Ensures that all final program documentation is in line with policies and procedures and archived in the appropriate online documentation-storage repository.

Medical Education

• Manages the effective organization and execution of end-to-end therapeutic-focused regional (ex-U.S.) medical education programs that are in alignment with the strategic plan, scientific platform, and market needs.
• Develops medical-education program agendas (independent and with select professional and medical societies) that are aligned with regulatory-body governance and country-specific guidance, with the objective to improve patient outcomes through education of regional delegates.
• Informs the selection of key scientific leaders based on expertise and audience needs and requirements of home country of expert(s), oversees the development of planning documentation and program content, and supervises the execution of the program.
• Ensures program plan is communicated in a timely manner to our company subsidiaries.

Other

• Ensures that all regional (ex-U.S.) group input meetings, and medical education programs adhere to our company and country policies and standards.
• Ensures that appropriate Conflict of Interest (COI) checks are complete, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and that contracts for U.S. and Global/Regional experts reflect appropriate terms and conditions that are consistent with country-specific guidance and Fair Market Value (FMV) guidelines.
• Deeply understands internal and external governing policies and regulations in implementing medical education across different geographies.
• Works effectively across multiple markets globally to ensure that franchise strategic medical-business objectives are understood and effectively accomplished through selection/execution of program type and through the effective relationships with key ex-U.S. medical societies.
• Maintains high level of scientific and market knowledge through ongoing participation at relevant internal and external forums.
• Oversees and reconciles all budgetary and financial transactions for each activity.

 

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in science, or health care.
• Demonstrated 4 years of experience collaborating and leading cross-functional teams to achieve a measurable objective.
• Demonstrated ability to establish relationships with key external stakeholders.
• Advance English
• Demonstrated attention to compliance and legal expectations.
• Excellent organization and time-management skills.
• Experience in ex-U.S. Regulatory, Compliance and Risk Management aspects.
• Strong project-management skills.
• Ability to solve complex problems and identify innovative solutions to manage daily processes within compliance and according to local laws and regulations.
• Willingness to travel 25% of the time.

Preferred

• Advanced degree such as a master’s or a doctorate (e.g., MS, PhD, PharmD, DO, MBBS) in science, or health-care fields.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. 

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Biopharmaceutics, Clinical Marketing, Conflicts of Interests, Data Analysis, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Healthcare Education, Health Professional Education, Interpersonal Relationships, Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Medical Marketing Strategy, Medical Teaching, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Product Lifecycle, Product Risk Management, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance Consulting, Scientific Communications, Scientific Publications, Scientific Reviews, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning {+ 2 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Project Temps (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

no

Job Posting End Date:

07/3/2026

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