Global Director Medical Affairs - Atherosclerosis

Job Description The Global Senior Director Medical Affairs (GDMA) position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes GMSA as well as Outcomes Research. The GDMA is a subject-matter expert (SME) in their area of responsibility (e.g., defined tumor, asset, vaccine) and responsible for driving execution of the Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA) portion for their assigned Therapeutic Areas (TA) as part of the Global V&I Plans. As a highly specialized SME, they bring business savviness to the organization, are important decision-makers, and will have a focus on the United States (U.S.), while also supporting the rest of world (ROW). The GDMA may also be appointed as a V&I Lead for their disease/asset area, which includes additional organizationally aligned responsibilities. The GDMA works as part of a high-performing, results-driven team, focused on executional excellence. Responsibilities and Primary Activities Drives execution of the annual V&I plan with medical affairs colleagues from key countries and regions with a focus on the U.S. Acts as an empowered partner, making informed decisions with a strategic and agile mindset. Serves as the SME and connector across assigned therapeutic areas, translating global scientific platforms into actionable Medical Value Narratives (MVNs). Actively engages with country-level stakeholders—including medical advisors, payers, and scientific leaders—to ensure strategic alignment and support local data generation, congress planning, and advisory boards. Serves as the medical representative within Product Development sub-teams (including Clinical, V&I, Commercial, Publications, and Label), leveraging the V&I GMSA vision to drive strategic planning, outcome delivery, and tactical execution. Communicates pertinent information to stakeholders [e.g., Executive Director Medical Affairs (EDMA), Regional Strategy Leads (RSL), Regional Director Medical Affairs (RDMA), U.S. Director Medical Affairs (US D...