Director, Medical Affairs

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us?

Alcon is looking to hire a Director, Medical Affairs, who is responsible for all field-based medical affairs activities across the entire Pharma portfolio. This role is responsible for significant business impact activities including continued collection of clinical data to support the entire product portfolio, high scientific presence at major customer-facing congresses, medical education activities, insights generation and scientific support of all key customers across the region. In addition, the role is responsible for effective customer-facing communication and dissemination of scientific materials across the entire region.

This role is remote and a typical day would include:

A typical day will include:

• Lead and manage a team of Pharma & VC medical science liaisons.
  Maintain In-depth functional clinical knowledge of the entire Alcon Pharma & VC portfolio.
• Develop and execute complex key opinion leader (KOL) mapping, strategy and execution plan for region.
• Conduct robust payer scientific exchange with US payers to enable medical access.
  Data Generation: Coordinating and overseeing investigator initiated research and group studies
• Quality of Medical Affairs project execution and cross-functional coordination
  Data Dissemination: Lead Alcon's Pharma share of voice and podium presence at key scientific meetings across the region.
• Lead medical intelligence across multiple congresses and scientific meetings
  Ensure close alignment between Pharma &VC franchises and regional business priorities in context of scientific customer interactions.
• Insights Generation: Lead customer-generated clinical data/insights gathering and customer research support activities.
• Lead and train MSLs for medical advisory boards, executive presentations and clinical data certifications.
• Responsible for strategic objectives and medium-term planning for the Pharma MSL team.
• Internal and/or external influence of key stakeholders to achieve scientific objectives aligned with business objectives.
• Apply negotiation and persuasion skills towards interactions with research sites to ensure timely completion of agreed milestones
• Planning, and executing clinical trials/research and data collection activities

What you'll bring to Alcon:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +18 yrs; Assoc.+14 yrs; M.S.+7 yrs; PhD+6 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 10 Years of Relevant Experience
• 6 Years of Demonstrated Leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

• MD, DO, OD or PharmD with specialization in Ophthalmology.

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE:

• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities
• Join Alcon's mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!
• Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off and much more.
• Travel 60%
• Sponsorship - No

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