U.S. Director of Medical Affairs (US DMA) - Ophthalmology

Job Description Role Summary The U.S. Director of Medical Affairs (US DMA) - Ophthalmology position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs as well as Outcomes Research. The US DMA is a regionally based position within U.S. Medical Affairs (USMA). This position strategically drives scientific excellence across in-line business and our company pipeline while optimizing field readiness across the USMA strategic pillars: 1) Scientific Exchange; 2) Company Trials; 3) Investigator-Sponsored Programs; 4) Congresses; and 5) Scientific Insights. The US DMA is an experienced therapeutic area (TA) leader and subject-matter expert (SME) with relevant medical affairs and field medical experience. This role is also responsible for driving execution of scientific and medical affairs plans for assigned TAs within their region, engaging with regional cross-functional teams, and providing U.S. input to the relevant cross-functional team meetings, e.g., U.S. Medical Affairs Team (MAT), Payor Access Team (PAT), Management Team (MT) and V&I Plans. As a core member (or co-lead) of the U.S. MAT, the US DMA collaborates with the Global TA team and cross-functional partners to enable U.S. regional implementation of V&I Planning by: Integrating local insights into Global Scientific Value Content (GSVC) and Center of Scientific Exchange Excellence (CSEE) plans. Facilitating local adoption of GSVC and CSEE initiative