Director, Global Professional Society Affairs - North Wales, United States - Merck Sharp & Dohme

Merck Sharp & Dohme

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North Wales, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Role Summary

The Director, Global Professional Society Affairs is a role within Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA) primarily responsible for strategic planning, coordination, and continuous engagement with professional medical societies and organizations.
This Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing strategies across the company's therapeutic area portfolio to enhance activities related to global professional relations with priority societies and organizations, coordinating communications and engagements across multiple teams.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Develops and coordinates innovative strategies for continuous engagement with prioritized U.S. and global professional medical societies and organizations in partnership with GMSA functions including US Medical Affairs and Patient Innovation & Engagement
Manages overarching coordination and prioritization related to GMSA professional society corporate memberships and related benefits in partnership with Global Professional Relations and Independent Medical Education (gPRIME) and GMSA Therapeutic Area Leadership
Provides strategic oversight of potential Independent Medical Education (IME) grants related to professional society/organization general meeting support (i.e., congresses, annual meetings) in alignment with therapeutic area strategic and medical educational priorities
Partners crossfunctionally to liaise and build trust with priority US and global professional societies and organizations
Identifies and upholds compliant best practices to support longterm professional society leadership relationships through programs and activities of mutual interest
Maintains knowledge of organizational strategic focus, interdepartmental activities, current clinical and scientific concepts, internal and external governing policies, and budget and project management, and vendor management
Manages appropriate processes and financial controls to ensure completion of programs within established budgets
Ensures compliance with existing internal and external guidelines as they pertain to professional relations, patient advocacy, and independent medical education, as well as our company's internal standards based on its interpretation of the applicable laws and regulations

Required
Qualifications, Skills, & Experience**
Minimum

BA/BS degree in life sciences + a minimum of 5 years of experience overseeing different types of medical education activities/programs at Global and/or Regional level
5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry
Ability to work in a matrixed environment as evidenced by crossfunctional team leadership, effective communication, and taking responsibility for results
Strong communication and strategic thinking skills
Proven ability to innovate and adapt to changing conditions, internal and external
Commitment to modeling the highest possible standards of ethics and integrity
Proven ability to innovate and think nontraditionally
Ability to influence without authority
Good interpersonal, networking, and crossfunctional management skills

Preferred

MD, DO, NP, PA, PharmD, PhD or
MS + 3 years of relevant professional relations experience, or
Advanced degree in life sciences + 3 years of relevant professional relations experience

NOTICE
FOR
INTERNAL
APPLICANTS

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package.

To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
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