Job Description

Role Summary

• The Senior Specialist Global Professional Engagement is a member of the GEMS Consulting & Medical Education team within, V&I Global Medical and Value Capabilities (GMVC). This function exists within the broader V&I Global Medical & Scientific Affairs (GMSA), which is part of Our Company Research Laboratories (RL).

• The Senior Specialist, Global Professional Engagement serves as a key professional interface with global and regional internal stakeholders, scientific leaders, healthcare 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 global advisory boards, expert input programs, and ex-US global 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, the Sr. Specialist develops an annual plan of programs that considers status of product life cycles, as well as the business goals of V&I GMSA and RL.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Expert Input

• Manages the effective organization and execution of end- to-end therapeutic focused expert input activities (advisory boards, Group Input Meetings (GIM), or Scientific Input Engagements (SIE)) that align with the strategic plan, scientific platform, and market needs

• Reviews all action memos for expert input activities for global & US programs, and is fully accountable for ensuring the memos have clearly articulated the business need

• Leads the planning and execution of input meetings, which includes partnering with V&I GMSA or other stakeholders to ensure appropriate development of agendas and discussion guides, selection of appropriate global scientific leaders, compliant execution of 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 global (ex-US) 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 in alignment with regulatory body governance and country-specific guidance, with the objective to improve patient outcomes through education of global 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 global (ex-US) expert input programs 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 US and Global 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-US 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, & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in science, business, or healthcare

• 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry

• Demonstrated experience collaborating and leading cross-functional teams to achieve a measurable objective.

• Demonstrated ability to establish relationships with key external stakeholders.

• Experience applying principles to solve complex problems and find innovative solutions to manage daily workload.

• Demonstrated attention to compliance and legal expectations.

• Strong project management skills

• Excellent organization and time management skills

• Ability to travel 25% of the time, usually overnight.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working with meeting planning and scientific agencies.

• Experience with expert input programs and medical education programs.

• Experience interpreting US and ex-US Regulatory, Compliance and Risk Management policies.

• Experience leading contract negotiation with key accounts.

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