Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Guidelines (Payer)

Our medical affairs professionals bring value to Regeneron external and internal stakeholders through the compliant generation, assimilation, and communication of accurate medical and scientific information. We serve as an important liaison between Regeneron and the scientific and healthcare community externally, and between Research & Development and the Commercial organization within Regeneron. Medical Affairs is organized in an optimally aligned matrix structure for delivery of therapeutic and functional area expertise.

This highly impactful role will have responsibility for the development of cross-functional strategy related to external clinical practice guidelines, pathways, professional/society position statements, and other publications that impact appropriate patient access to Regeneron products (“guideline strategy”). This responsibility will also include coordination and execution of guideline strategy across Regeneron therapeutic, franchise, and functional areas, both within and outside of Medical Affairs.  As such, the individual in this role will work closely with cross-functional leadership within medical affairs, research and development, and commercial areas, including market access and reimbursement.
 
JOB DUTIES:   
•    Develop cross-functional strategy related to external clinical guidelines, pathways, professional/society position statements, and other publications that impact appropriate patient access to Regeneron products (“guideline strategy”)
•    Coordinate execution of guideline strategy across Regeneron therapeutic, franchise, and functional areas, both within and outside of Medical Affairs 
•    Ensure relevant Regeneron cross-functional teams are aware of any external clinical guidelines, pathways, professional/society position statements, and other publications that may impact appropriate patient access to Regeneron products
•    Ensure relevant Regeneron cross-functional teams contribute to the creation of relevant guideline strategies, and are updated on progress relevant to specific timelines and goals associated with execution of strategy
•    Provides leadership with input about the development of overall strategy and tactical implementation plans 
•    Maintains and communicates to relevant internal stakeholders a guideline strategy dashboard for each Regeneron drug and indication
•    Work with relevant therapeutic and functional areas to track, evaluate and internally communicate relevant updates/changes to external clinical guidelines, pathways, professional/society position statements, and other publications that impact appropriate patient access to Regeneron products
•    Evaluate relevant HTA/Payer/Guideline decisions and apply key learnings to prospective guideline strategy
•    Maintain an up-to-date awareness of industry regulatory issues that may impact guideline strategy
•    Regularly develops, modifies, and oversees the implementation of updated processes and policies that may have organization-wide effects
•    Collaborate with Alliance partners on best approach to development and execution of guideline strategy
•    Works with broad objectives and applies advanced expert knowledge to solve highly complex problems
•    Performs as a strategic leader and expert on clinical practice guidelines, pathways and professional/society position statements
•    Applies advanced negotiation and interpersonal skills to achieve results

 
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
•    Ph.D., MS or MD, PharmD., B.Pharm.;
•    5-10+ years in relevant life science industry, including pharma, biotech, molecular diagnostics or consulting experience;
•    Demonstrated understanding of external clinical practice guidelines, pathways, professional/society position statements, and other publications that impact appropriate patient access to products within the US. 
•    Must have demonstrated success in collaborating with internal teams and across multiple business areas in a way that positively impacts guideline strategy. 
•    Proven project management skills (leading without authority), with the ability to balance multiple tasks with multiple partners.
•    Demonstrated ability to initiate operational change within a collection of similarly related disciplines/areas of expertise
•    Exceptional communication skills that include verbal, written and presentation abilities and ability to synthesize complex information and communicate it to a wide variety of audiences
•    Ability to interact with and present to Senior Management;
•    Experience across a range of therapeutic areas is a plus.