Job Description

Role Summary

The Regional Director Medical Affairs (RDMA) position sits in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes GMSA and Outcomes Research.

The RDMA is responsible for driving execution of scientific- and medical-affairs plans for their assigned Therapeutic Area (Pulmonary Hypertension) in the countries of their assigned region (EU5 & Canada).

The RDMA may chair the Regional Value and Implementation Team (RVIT) to ensure execution of agreed medical tactics and leverage best practices. They are impactful members of regional cross-functional teams, including regional Commercial, Outcomes Research, Policy, and Market Access. They engage with their network of scientific leaders in their region.

This is a regionally based position (i.e., residing in one of the affiliates of the region or regional hub) in the V&I Global Medical & Scientific Affairs (V&I GMSA) organization.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

• Lead and guide country V&I GMSA staff to execute the annual V&I scientific and medical plan for their assigned TA.
• May chair the Regional Value and Implementation Team (RVIT), to ensure execution of agreed medical tactics and leverage best practices.
• Leads collaborative decision-making and open dialogue within the RVIT team.
• Setting and prioritizing V & I regional strategic goals as part of the RVIT.
• Consolidating and communicating regional input to global V&I teams (e.g., one-pager summaries, other input).
• Managing data gaps, supporting execution agility, and ensuring consistency across TAs and countries.
• Actively participates in meaningful, strategy-focused regional discussions within RVITs, contributing insights and driving alignment on priorities and trade-offs.
• Translate global V&I goals into regional priorities aligned with countries need.
• Collaborates with in country partners, RSLs, and global TA team members to drive strategic discussion, clear prioritization, and execution efficacy - ensuring integration, consistency, and cross-regional best practice sharing across teams and functions.
• Ensures scientific exchange is aligned with the global scientific-communications platform.
• Partners with regional Commercial, Outcomes Research, Policy, and Market Access to drive development and execution of regional plans.
• Consolidates actionable medical insights into strategic implications from countries in their region to help re-shape priorities as needed.
• Engages with a network of contracted scientific leaders (SLs) and other key stakeholders (therapeutic-guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) from their region to deliver excellence in scientific exchange—focused, meaningful interactions that generate clear, actionable insights to inform strategy and implementation.
• Supports aligned priorities, as regional TA expert, affiliate staff in engagement with their national scientific leaders.
• Organizes regional expert-input events to answer our company’s questions regarding how to implement new indications (e.g., advisory boards and expert-input forums).
• Organizes regional symposia and educational meetings.
• Supports countries with the development of local data-generation study concepts and protocols.
• Reviews Investigator-Initiated Study proposals prior to headquarters submission (ex-U.S.).
• Manages regional programs (patient support, educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of our company’s medicines.
• Commits to innovating with new technology resources, including but not limited to AI and Genesis.