Medical Affairs Speaker Program Manager (RTP)

Site Name: USA - North Carolina - Durham, USA - North Carolina - Research Triangle Park Posted Date: Oct 25 2021 Company Overview ViiV Healthcare is a global specialty HIV company, the only one that is 100% focused on researching and delivering new medicines for people living with, and at risk of, HIV. ViiV Healthcare is highly mission-driven in our unrelenting commitment to being a trusted partner for all people living with and affected by HIV. Our aim is to think, act, and connect differently through a focus on education on for the prevention and treatment for HIV. We go to extraordinary lengths to deliver the sorts of breakthroughs, both in prevention, treatments, care solutions and communities, that really count. We go beyond the boundaries of medicine by taking a holistic approach to HIV through developing and supporting sustainable community programs and improving access to care. We are fully committed to push through every challenge until HIV/AIDS is eradicated. ViiV Healthcare has played a significant part in delivering breakthroughs that have turned HIV into a manageable health condition. We offer the largest portfolio of HIV medicines available anywhere, and we continue our work to cater for the widest possible range of needs in response to the HIV epidemic. We are aware of how much is at stake for those at-risk or affected by HIV and we show up every day 100% committed to the patients. Our work culture is fast-paced, diverse, inclusive, competitive, and caring. But ViiV Healthcare isn't just somewhere to work - it's a place to belong, an invitation to bring your very best, and a team full of impact-driven team members who are hungry to make a difference. While we have been improving lives of HIV patients for 30 years, this is an especially exciting time to be at ViiV Healthcare, as we evaluate novel approaches to treatment and prevention that could further reduce the impact of HIV on individuals and communities. Position Overview The Medical Affairs Speaker Program Manager is the position within ViiV North America Medical Affairs (NAMA) that has ultimate accountability for coordinating all medical responsibilities that relate to Promotional Educational programs. To thrive in this role, this individual needs to partner closely with commercial colleagues responsible for HCP engagement, brand medical directors, the medical affairs leadership and field teams to inform content and training plans for promotional programs. Once plans are developed and approved, this individual works directly with field medical and commercial leadership to ensure delivery of plans. This role will need to be operationally strategic and facilitate cross-functionally to drive delivery of best-in-class promotional speakers and education to advance medical understanding of ViiV products and improve patient care. The individual in this role is instrumental in driving capability to deliver promotional programs with scientific rigor and clinical relevance; to simplify and systematize processes related to medical faculty staffing; to contribute to cross-functional problem escalation, resolution and management, and to participate in vendor oversight related to speakers and resources Key Stakeholders: This role requires direct collaboration with the commercial Director, HCP Engagement Strategy and Operations and HCP Programs Operations Manager; the Medical Affairs Sr Leadership Team, Brand Medical Directors, MSL Directors, Governance Lead and Training Director. Responsibilities: Serve as single, medical point of contact for ViiV HCP promotional programs, coordinating with sales, marketing, operations, medical brand and field leadership and vendors for medical-related specifics. Ensure Speaker selection criteria for all bureaus are defined, communicated, applied and updated Coordinate approval and delivery of the scientific portion of speaker training for internal and external faculty, including face-to-face, virtual and email engagement. Coordinate medical input into speaker training timelines and plans Responsible for coordinating and maintaining robust, scientific training resources for promotional program faculty. Evolve internal and external speaker effectiveness in partnership with commercial by providing feedback, assessments and analytics to inform speaker utilization, program planning, delivery models and continuous improvements that underlie speaker effectiveness. Responsible for partnership with medical governance director for oversight of speakers. This includes tracking, follow-up and process improvement Coordinate approval of all speaker training plans. Coordinate medical communications to internal and external speakers. Coordinate onboarding training for new joiner related to speaker programs MSLs/RMDs/brand medical directors including ViiV approach, expectations, governance, process/systems and overall execution excellence. Identify barriers, drive issue resolution, and/or propose strategies related to ensure educational excellence in delivery of promotional educational initiatives. Why you? Basic Qualifications: 5 years experience in pharmaceutical role Bachelors Degree is required Speakers bureau experience Strong organizational planning skills Preferred Qualifications: Fluent understanding of medical affairs functionality and contribution. Experience leading and/or coordinating projects across heavily matrixed environment. Strong leadership and communication skills with ability to navigate, drive, negotiate and influence vertically. Stakeholder focus with proven ability to interpret and respond to stakeholder needs while maintaining strategic and enterprise thinking. Proven ability to manage high volume, complex work requiring strategic thinking, problem solving, communication, prioritization and delegation skills. Demonstrated experience collaborating with varied business partners across an organization to drive change and measurably improve business performance. Strong organizational planning skills. Appropriate attention to detail. Agility to adjust to changing timelines/priorities, and cope under pressure from conflicting priorities. Proven ability to work with new processes and technologies and teach others as needed. Why ViiV? At ViiV Healthcare, we work for people living with HIV and the communities that support them. We are guided by our values of Respect, Integrity, Transparency and the Patient-Focus in everything we do. *LI-GSK If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at ViiV, please contact the ViiV Service Centre at 1-877-694-7547 (US Toll Free) or +1 801 567 5155 (outside US). 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