Medical Affairs Director Central America

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We are searching for the best talent for the Medical Affairs Director Central America & Caribbean to be in Panama City.
**Purpose**: Leads the continued development and execution of the Medical Affairs strategy, including external stakeholder management, communication, patient identification, evidence generation, publications, and medical education.
Determines methods for fulfilling unmet medical needs through the generation of scientific evidence.
Develops teams responsible for delivering scientific value to key stakeholders and patients.
Advises on organizational standards for corporate Regulatory Affairs strategies, assessments, and policies accounting for new and changing government regulations.
Directs resources internally and externally to ensure compliance with regulatory agency regulations and interpretations and advises management on trends in the global regulatory environment.
**You will be responsible for**: - Directs Managers and/or senior individual contributors in a matrix environment and is accountable for meaningful career development conversations and regular coaching and feedback.
- Builds and maintains relationships with external stakeholders.
- Contributes to the planning of external stakeholder management, scientific communications, evidence generation, publications, and medical education activities.
- Gathers medical insights and builds a deep understanding of external stakeholders' needs to inform and shape development of medical affairs strategy.
- Designs novel approaches to address clinical workflows and technical problems in clinical practice.
- Develops a team responsible for the design and creation of materials and content used in scientific communications.
- Responsible for managing operational aspects of their teams (e.g., budget, performance, and compliance), as well as implementing workforce and succession plans to meet business needs.
- Regulatory Affairs: Establishes major aspects of functional Regulatory Affairs initiatives by taking into account corporate strategies and compliance regulations to drive innovation and ensure timely commercialization of new and modified products into key markets.Controls regulatory compliant plans by collaborating with internal stakeholders including Research & Development (R&D), Marketing, and other leaders to create cross-functional policies for driving the optimum portfolio of innovative products.
- Recommends solutions for product development strategies based on anticipated regulatory changes and emerging issues to prevent potential regulatory challentsPartners with internal stakeholders to influence regulatory policies and positions to drive convergence between future regulatory policy and functional plans.
- Communicates existing policies and changes in the regulatory environment to management and assists in developing solutions for known issues to implement improvements within the organization.
- Leadership: Proactively creates a purpose driven environment by aligning Johnson & Johnson's Credo and Leadership Imperatives with the strategies and goals of the team and enterprise.
- Directs Managers and/or senior individual contributors in a matrix environment, and is accountable for meaningful career development conversations and regular coaching and feedback.
- Responsible for managing operational aspects of their teams (e.g., budget, performance, and compliance), as well as implementing workforce and succession plans to meet business needs.

**Qualifications**: - MD, Doctor of Medicine - 10 - 12-year solid experience in Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Phamacovigilance areas in the Pharm Industry - Strong experience leading strategic and field teams both face to face and remotely.
- Orientation to results, stri