Medical Director, Malaysia

**The Role**:
(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.

**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.

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