Regional Medical Director, U.S. West - Remote

 Preparedness today, safer tomorrow.

 Emergent is a leading public health company that delivers protective and life-saving solutions to
 communities around the world.  Here, you will join passionate professionals where our culture is informed
 by our values and commitment to protecting and saving lives.

JOB SUMMARY 

The Regional Field Medical Director (RMD) is a highly experienced field-based scientific expert responsible for communicating with various external stakeholders, providing medical and scientific information on the appropriate utilization of therapy(s), and advancing therapeutic disease state knowledge. The RMD is a core member of the Medical Affairs Team leveraging a scientific approach aligned with medical affairs objectives and therapeutic area medical plan.  

 
The RMD will be experienced working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment. The RMD will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive territory medical plan, attending conferences, delivering scientific presentations, and scientific exchange with physicians and other healthcare providers. The RMD will have a solid understanding of the impact of the healthcare environment and a proven record of quickly identifying strategic partnerships. A key part of this role will also be establishing professional collaborations with academic researchers, therapeutic area leaders, relevant research centers, organizations, and clinical care teams. This role includes responding to requests for medical presentations to payer audiences and formulary decision-makers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Developing relationships with various healthcare professionals and providing them with credible, fair, balanced, scientific information
• Be a significant source of balanced medical information for HCPs and will be skilled in issues management and addressing unsolicited questions about safety and off-label use of products based on available scientific data
• Understand the external healthcare environment at an in-depth level
• Respond to requests for medical presentations to payer audiences and formulary decision-makers
• Territory planning, identifying new external stakeholders, and understanding therapeutic area educational and data gaps in the community will be key activities.
• Liaise with key internal stakeholders to build a comprehensive regional and/or country-wide action-oriented plan, participate in or lead strategic projects
• Expected to become a therapeutic area and product expert. This will be evidenced by regular review of relevant literature and participation in scientific congresses and conferences, including training sessions, to establish and maintain an up-to-date knowledge base
• Knowledge sharing, including KOL and site profiling, will be a key area of responsibility
• Assist in the identification of potential investigators and research projects. This may include assistance with investigator-sponsored trial process, sponsored study site identification, recruitment strategies, and collaboration with clinical operations

The above statements are intended to describe the nature of work performed by those in this job and are not an exhaustive list of all duties. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time which reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. 

MINIMUM EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS

• Candidates with a PharmD, Ph.D., MD, as well as other advanced healthcare degrees or relevant experience, will be considered
• 5+ years of medical affairs or field medical experience with a verifiable record of high performance including cross functional collaboration excellence
• Prior experience in CNS and/or substance abuse disorders is preferred
• Previous experience presenting medical information to payer audiences and formulary decision-makers
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills (including networking)
• Able to participate in a scientific dialogue with KOLs and researchers
• Excellent teaching skills and ability to present and discuss scientific material clearly and concisely
• Proven ability to create and sustain relationships with industry leaders
• Skilled in clinical research and an understanding of the process of pharmaceutical product development and approval
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively with minimal supervision in a constantly changing environment
• Travel 50-60% of the time depending on territory size; evening and weekend work will be involved with some variation based upon the demands of the business imperatives

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U.S. Base Pay Ranges and Benefits Information

The estimated annual base salary as a new hire for this position ranges from $192,500 to $233,000. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.  The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location.  Certain roles are eligible for additional incentive compensation, including merit increases, annual bonus, [and/or long-term incentives in the form of stock options.]

Additionally, Emergent offers a comprehensive benefits package*.  Information regarding additional benefits can be found here:  https://www.emergentbiosolutions.com/careers/life-at-emergent

(*Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies).

If you are selected for an interview, please feel welcome to speak to a Human Resources Partner about our compensation philosophy and available benefits.

There are physical/mental demands and work environment characteristics that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. This information is available upon request from the candidate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all essential functions.

Emergent BioSolutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and values the diversity of our workforce.  Emergent does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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