Vice President, Regional Medical Lead - Pain

Role Summary

The Vice President, Regional Medical Lead – Pain leads the US regional medical team responsible for commercialization of Vertex's pain medicines. They drive the overall US medical launch strategy and oversee launch plans and activities, coordinating a cross-functional team to ensure success. The role oversees Regional Medical Affairs for the acute pain portfolio and future indications, and manages the US home office medical and field MSL teams. It reports to the VP, Medical Affairs North America and represents Pain on the North America Medical Leadership Team, maintaining high ethical, regulatory, and scientific standards.

Responsibilities

• Drives and leads the strategic alignment of the US Acute Pain launch with Suzetrigine, working cross functionally and partnering with other key functions at Vertex such as Commercial, Global Development, Compliance, Government Affairs, and Corporate Communications.
• Leads a team of science and medical directors, and field-based medical science liaisons across Acute Pain to influence the strategy for Medical Affairs and overseeing execution of country brand plans and product launches.
• Ensures accurate and up to date Thought Leader lists, tiering, and engagement plans to gather information and answer questions across their disease area.
• Ensures all Regional Medical team members possess appropriate skills and facilitates ongoing professional development.
• Sits on North America Medical Leadership Team for Acute Pain.
• Responsible for development, implementation, and analysis of Phase IV studies and Investigator Initiated Studies.
• Responsible for medical interpretation of data (clinical trials, registries, published literature, etc.) for in-development and marketed compounds; review clinical trials and community based grants, as needed.
• Assists the Commercial team with the development of education material for providers and patients that is medically accurate and appropriate.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in drug development, commercialization of novel therapeutics and working with the FDA is highly desirable
• Possesses the skills to build, lead, develop and work with teams and individuals in a global, functionally matrixed environment.
• Possesses understanding of government and industry guidelines, regulations, laws, etc., for appropriate scientific/medical exchange and communication with customers, and a broad understanding of global medical, regulatory and commercial environments.
• Exhibits sound business judgment with an understanding of the significant financial investments and the ultimate impact that the role has on product opportunities and on the Company.
• Proven ability to develop internal relationships in a highly matrix environment, as well as external relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and industry experts.
• Possesses strong launch experience and knowledge in the pain disease area.
• Well-established networks and ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships internally and externally by gaining credibility and confidence with others.
• Excellent strategic skills with the ability to influence decisions, both internally and externally.
• Excellent communication and relationship skills to engage in positive dialogues, influence outcomes and resolve conflicts in a constructive manner with all levels of leadership.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment, as well as the proven track record of working effectively in diverse teams involving multi-functional disciplines.

Education

• Medical degree preferred (PhD, PharmD minimal)