Hybrid Executive Director, Medical Affairs, Genitourinary

at MSD

• Job title: Executive Director, Medical Affairs, Genitourinary
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $255,800 - $402,700 per year
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Executive Director for medical affairs responsible for generating and executing global strategic plans. Leading teams and collaborating with stakeholders across key therapeutic areas and regions to enhance medical objectives.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the generation of the global strategic V&I plan, its global and regional execution, and facilitating the rollout to the countries
• Aligns with Big Country Markets
• Ensures robust two-way communication with U.S., China, and Japan Executive Directors (Eds) or equivalents
• Captures market-specific needs and insights to inform global strategy, while also guiding local execution in alignment with global V&I plans
• Integrates into the EDMA Tandem model to foster strategic clarity and executional excellence
• Partners with U.S. EDMA and Health Systems EDs to align payor strategies, precision-medicine initiatives, and congress deliverables
• Ensures team contributes as relevant members to the PDT and/or ADT sub-teams (V&I, Value Evidence, Clinical, Commercial, Publications, and Label teams)
• Applies expertise in country’s medical systems and clinical practice standards to guide Global Directors Medical Affairs (GDMAs) and/or Regional Directors Medical Affairs (RDMAs) and partners with Regional Strategy Leads (RSLs) to anticipate challenges, identify solutions, and implement actions that support adoption of new innovations

Requirements

• M.D., Ph.D., DDS/DMD or Pharm.D. (M.D. strongly preferred) and recognized medical expertise
• TA specialization as required and recognized scientific expertise
• Extensive experience in medical affairs or clinical development
• Track record of successful team leadership and global experience
• Strong prioritization and decision-making skills with the ability to understand how decisions fit into the broader context of corporate strategies
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, mentor, manage and provide clear, unambiguous expectations and priorities for the teams
• Ability to effectively collaborate with and influence partners across divisions in a matrix environment
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills (written and oral) in addition to results-oriented project-management skills.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days