Job Description

The Role:
Our Medical Affairs organization advances public health by engaging in scientific dialogue with national and state level immunization technical advisory groups and other relevant institutions, health care authorities and regulators to ensure the scientific value of Moderna's licensed vaccines and candidate therapies is fully realized, understand further unmet medical needs and foster collaboration to further differentiate our portfolio of vaccines. This role is an exciting opportunity to be a critical part of Moderna's growth in Asia and the Asia Pacific Medical Affairs leadership team. Reporting to the VP Medical Affairs, Asia Pacific, the Medical Director will be accountable for the proactive and continuous assessment of the dynamics of the external and internal environment, informing and delivering strategic plans to support Moderna's products in the specified market.
(S)he will be responsible for the development and execution of the Medical Affairs strategy for Moderna's Infectious Disease franchise for the local market. The Medical Director will be responsible for the delivery of Medical Affairs activities, ensure accuracy and integrity of the medical strategy, data generation activities and interacting with key healthcare professionals. (S)he will represent local opportunities, requirements and needs at the regional and/or headquarter level, as appropriate. The Medical Director will also help drive scientific leadership within the specified market for Moderna's vaccine portfolio. As part of this effort, (s)he will represent Moderna in external activities and ensure effective interactions with key scientific leaders, public health experts, scientific and medical associations, and health care authorities at national and state levels. To that end, (s)he will coordinate with the local General Manager and team, APAC Scientific Director and the VP Medical Affairs Asia Pacific.
The Medical Director will work closely with Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Affairs to ensure due diligence in these areas in relation to Moderna's portfolio of licensed vaccines and candidate therapies in development, as needed. To fulfill these objectives, the Medical Director will partner and work closely with numerous external and internal stakeholders across Moderna, including global and regional Medical Affairs colleagues, commercial and clinical development.
Here's What You'll Do:
Lead the operational delivery of Medical Affairs activities and KOL engagement and external customers
Provide scientific and technical leadership within the market for our COVID 19 vaccine and future vaccination programs
Develop and foster relationships with external stakeholders to ensure that robust insights from healthcare practitioners and patients are gathered into local and regional plans and tactics
Enable the generation of data that are needed by payers, physicians and patients to properly understand and value our innovative medicines and vaccines
Gain and communicate customer insights on questions. Support cross-functional gleaning of customer insights, sharing that information across relevant teams, including, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Regulatory, Public Health Policy, Government Relations, etc.
Drive insights gathering activities for the market (e.g. advisory boards, expert meetings) to meet the company needs around the clinical development and implementation of innovation in the field of vaccination.
Enhance Moderna's reputation and profile through a clear external focus, representing the company in industry associations.
Provide clear understanding of how the market health care system, national immunization plans and guidelines need to change to introduce and maintain innovations around vaccination.
Partner with the regional Medical Affairs team to help develop medical affairs strategies for assigned products.
Partner with the local commercial organization to ensure the full alignment of market Medical Affairs strategies with brand strategies.
Identify opportunities at market level for innovative research concepts for clinical data generation that support the benefit/risk profile of Moderna's vaccinations.
Ensure that medical information requests (MIRs) from healthcare professionals are addressed and aligned
Drive medical affairs activities and generation and dissemination of data supporting overall product scientific and business strategy.
Stay informed on professional information and technology through conferences and/or medical literature and acts as a therapeutic area resource to the local team
Responsible for compliance with applicable corporate policies and procedures.
Participate in the development of scientifically accurate marketing materials, medical education programs, advisories, and symposia.
Provide guidance to cross-functional team members to aid in the development of promotional materials. Provides timely and accurate reviews of promotional strategies and tactics in accordance with established policies and practice standards, including regulatory guidelines to meet customer needs.
Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:
Expertise in life or health sciences (e.g. MD, Ph.D., PharmD, pharmacist) with solid medical/technical background and proven competencies influencing skills, clinical research insight, business and market knowledge.
Minimum 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry in Medical Affairs with demonstrated successful track record
Strong prioritization and decision-making skills and ability to understand how decisions in Medical Affairs fit into the broader context of company strategies.
Proven expertise at engaging scientific leaders and other key stakeholders (e.g. health care authorities, payors, medical and scientific organizations), preferably in the field of Vaccines.
Ability to work independently and lead and collaborate in cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.
Strong leadership skills with ability to influence laterally.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to build strong relationships internally and externally.
Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and regulatory requirements.
Strong understanding of local regulatory and compliance requirements.
Moderna offers personalized benefit programs and well-being resources as unique as our global workforce so employees can do their best work.
We recognize and appreciate your diverse needs and interests and do our best to support you at work and at home with:
Quality healthcare and insurance benefits
Lifestyle Spending Accounts to create your own pathway to well-being
Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
Family planning and adoption benefits
Generous paid time off, including vacation, bank holidays, volunteer days, sabbatical, and a discretionary winter break
Educational resources
Savings and investments
Location-specific perks and extras!
The benefits offered may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Moderna and the country where you work.
About Moderna
In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com .
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.
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