Executive Director, Medical Affairs, Genitourinary

* Accountable for the generation of the global strategic V&I plan, its global and regional execution, and facilitating the rollout to the countries. The V&I strategy guides the bidirectional, tactical execution of the V&I GMSA portion in partnership with Outcomes Research to guide real-world data generation.
* Aligns with Big Country Markets. Ensures robust two-way communication with U.S., China, and Japan Executive Directors (Eds) or equivalents. Captures market-specific needs and insights to inform global strategy, while also guiding local execution in alignment with global V&I plans. Integrates into the EDMA Tandem model to foster strategic clarity and executional excellence.
* Demonstrates enterprise leadership across geographies. Dedicates 50% of their strategic focus to the U.S., acting as a change catalyst—leading global planning while ensuring seamless integration with U.S. execution. Partners with U.S. EDMA and Health Systems EDs to align payor strategies, precision-medicine initiatives, and congress deliverables.
* Partners with the appropriate Product Development Team (PDT) and/or Asset Development Team (ADT), Global Brand, and V&I Outcomes Research leads to define clinical-development plans and brand strategies for assigned TAs. Ensures team contributes as relevant members to the PDT and/or ADT sub-teams (V&I, Value Evidence, Clinical, Commercial, Publications, and Label teams).
* Integrates end-to-end knowledge gaps across countries and regions to better inform the GMSA portion of our Global V&I plans, enabling the countries and regions to successfully implement their country or regional priorities.
* Applies expertise in country’s medical systems and clinical practice standards to guide Global Directors Medical Affairs (GDMAs) and/or Regional Directors Medical Affairs (RDMAs) and partners with Regional Strategy Leads (RSLs) to anticipate challenges, identify solutions, and implement actions that support adoption of new innovations. Monitors external clinical trends and scientific developments through systematic insight collection from group input meetings (GIMs), congresses, and other platforms to maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging science, medicines, and vaccines.
* Demonstrates business acumen by guiding the team to ask insightful, elevated questions and challenge the status quo. Leverages assessments to integrate actionable medical insights from various countries and regions, informing both current and future needs of the global strategy, ultimately ensuring insights are implemented into actions and goals.
* Leads the team in engagement with international scientific leaders and other key stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) about our company’s emerging science.
* Ensures all scientific exchange for their TA(s) is aligned with a single global scientific-communications platform.
* Collaborates across V&I, including U.S. EDMAs, Regional Leaders, and Outcomes Research, embedding fully within PDT/ADT frameworks to provide subject-matter expertise, drive accountability, and enhance value through effective partnerships.
* Collaborates with Global Human Health (commercial) leaders to inform of the GMSA portion of V&I plans to ensure alignment, while independently leading the execution of these plans.
* Organizes regular management reviews to assess team’s activities and progress.
* Supports key countries with the development of local data-generation study concepts and protocols when requested.
* Understands and supports the Investigator-Initiated Study program in collaboration with the Executive Director Scientific Affairs (EDSA).
* Leads and develops a high-performing team focused on executional excellence, fostering a collaborative environment that supports professional growth and continuous improvement. Implements talent-management and development plans, proactively addressing challenges to enhance team.
* Demonstrates and champions our company’s Ways of Working, emphasizing innovation, medical modernization, defining team priorities, and focusing on the impact to the patient.
* Manages assigned budget with…