Medical Lead_BioPharma

Scope of people responsibility

Strategy:

• Act as Local Medical Affairs TA expert in one or more TAs, mainly Lung cancer

• Co-leading Local TA, Launch and Brand Strategies and lead the Medical Affairs Tactics

• Lead Medical Affairs activities in assigned territory along defined local Medical Launch / Brand strategies

• Consolidate and communicate trends, market insights, and unmet needs identified in the field

Operations:

• Develop Medical material, review marketing material, trainings

• Ensure scientific and clinical accuracy for specific product or brand

• Comply to relevant training and SOPs, Maintains up-to-date GxP knowledge by following internal and external trainings

• Conduct Local internal scientific training and ensure continuous Medical education of existing teams and new employees working in the Local TA

• Review and communicate insights collected by local Medical colleagues

• Positively impact external perceptions and knowledge regarding company and company products

• Maintain and demonstrate comprehensive and in-depth scientific TA knowledge when executing assigned tactics

• Ensure operational excellence by sharing best practices

• Map treatment landscape and medical environment for new indications/ programs in the Therapeutic Area

• Responsible for the planning and tracking of the (TA-specific) medical budgetData generation and Scientific Communication:

• Lead/ support (depending on nature of study) Medical studies, assist to coordinate Local clinical projects and contribute to site selection for clinical projects

• Lead Local publication process, publication dissemination and alignment with Local, Regional and Global publication plan

• Support communications for ISS between investigators and internal stakeholders

• Coordinate with ClinDev and ClinOps in providing field support for research studies and assist in the selection of clinical study sites

• May lead presentation and discussion on local Studies at internal study review committee meetings

• Assimilate, process and share medical information with stakeholders

Stakeholder engagement:

• Provide training to HCPs and support in realizing Medical educational programs

• Interact with Local stakeholders in Medical community in TA

• Identifies and interacts with key members of the Medical community (external experts including Healthcare Professionals (HCPs/"thought leaders") and possibly other healthcare stakeholders such as (accessdecision makers, government organizations and patient groups within assigned territory and TA , with given frequency and pre-defined metrics, in accordance with local regulations

• Represent company at Medical Education programs, events, meetings and support patient advocacy related activities, as appropriate

• Facilitate partnership for Merck with external stakeholders on innovative research and healthcare solutions

• Engage with internal colleagues (Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Commercial colleagues, etc.) in developing and delivering and participating in Medical or cross-functional initiatives

• Key country interface for TA Regional and Global Medical Teams in addition to the MD or as delegate of the MD.