Director, Medical Affairs Operations

1. Strategic Planning and Leadership

• Partner with senior leaders to develop and execute the Medical Affairs strategy in alignment with organizational objectives.
• Lead the International annual planning process, including budget development, resource allocation, and goal setting.
• Monitor and assess industry trends to anticipate challenges and opportunities for the Medical Affairs function.

2. Governance and Operational Excellence

• Drive operational efficiency by streamlining processes, workflows, and systems within Medical Affairs.
• Enhance and oversee metrics and KPIs to track performance, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain international governance frameworks to support compliance, quality, and risk management.
• Support the Medical Affairs system and technology roadmap to support 3-year business objectives of Medical Affairs
• Support the assessment of future technologies for the department and help direct departmental implementation of new technologies
• Partner with IT to ensure project goals are in line with global business plans of action and project plans are tracked.
• Partner with Finance to ensure international projects are managed with fiscal discipline and track to budget.
• MS field team effectiveness: Enhance and oversee metrics and KPIs to track performance, ensuring continuous improvement.

3. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as a key liaison between Medical Affairs and other functions (Commercial, Development, Manufacturing, etc.) to ensure alignment and coordination.
• Facilitate effective communication and information sharing to drive seamless execution of medical strategies.

4. Program and Project Management

• Oversee the implementation of strategic initiatives, ensuring delivery on time and within scope.
• Manage cross-functional project teams to execute high-impact projects that support Medical Affairs priorities.
• Create dashboards and reporting systems to track the progress of key initiatives.

5. Business Insights and Analytics Support

• Work with GACO team to leverage data and analytics to generate actionable insights that inform medical and business strategies.

6. Key Leader on the International Medical Affairs leadership team

• Ensures with head of International a high-performing team to deliver operational and strategic excellence.
• Embodies & fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability within Medical Affairs.
• Ensures effective & measurable outcomes for International MAF team.

Basic Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree (i.e., MD, PharmD, PhD) and 8+ years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience OR
• Master's Degree and 10+ years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience OR
• Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep Understanding of Medical Affairs business needs and requirements to identify best-in-class solutions
• Business consultancy/medical agency consultancy background desirable
• Experiences in working in International region
• Demonstrated success in developing effective creative solutions to complex problems
• Demonstrated excellence in managing highly complex multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated success in establishing effective working relationships with a diverse range of internal and external key stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail, excellent project management and problem-solving skills, and thinks creatively
• Able to work under limited direction
• 5+ years in medical affairs or leading project delivery role in pharma
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to work with medical and/or scientific teams
• Ability to independently lead and prioritize multiple projects and priorities simultaneously and function in a fast-paced environment
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to learn quickly and comprehensively about new subject areas and environments
• Self-motivation, flexibility, resourcefulness, and problem-solving capabilities
• Passion for science
• Outstanding Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and MS Project
• Fluency in English and proficiency in Japanese would be an advantage
• Flexibility to work with multiple time zones
• Location: Singapore or Japan