Senior Director, Team Lead US Medical Affairs, COPD

** Job Description*
* The Senior Director, Team Lead (TL) of U.S. Medical Affairs (USMA) for COPD (Respiratory), position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs as well as Outcomes Research. The COPD TL drives strategic clarity, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration to enable impactful scientific engagement and insight generation. They are key leader responsible for guiding, coaching and developing Field Medical Affairs Professionals (FMAPs) to execute high-quality scientific and medical activities in alignment with USMA and enterprise priorities.

In addition, they ensure all work reflects our company's commitment to scientific integrity, ethical leadership, and patient-centered value.

** Responsibilities and Primary Activities*
* ** Strategic Leadership*
* + Provides clear direction, vision and alignment to USMA strategy and enterprise priorities.

+ Fosters team cohesion, morale and resilience through effective communication, recognition and accountability.

+ Creates a culture of trust and psychological safety (i.e., safe to speak up) that promotes continuous learning and growth.

+ Empowers team members to lead, take ownership, and drive innovation across the organization.

+ Serves as a trusted partner to senior leaders, offering insights that shape decisions and strategic planning.

+ Sets clear, measurable objectives aligned to USMA goals and monitors progress against established performance expectations.

+ Ensures accountability by the disciplined use of performance documentation, highlighting impact, and addressing gaps in a timely manner.

+ Acts as a responsible data steward to inform decision-making and demonstrates impact by the use of data, metrics, and reporting tools.

+ Models integrity and ensure team adherence to compliance, medical governance, and regulatory requirements, fostering a culture of transparency and accountability.

+ Contributes to annual budget planning through a clear understanding of future needs, effectively manages team budget, and acts as a financial steward of company resources.

** Medical and Scientific Strategy*
* + Ensures team understanding and execution of medical and scientific strategies within assigned therapeutic areas or functions.

+ Translates strategic objectives into actionable engagement plans and measurable team deliverables.

+ Monitors execution quality, scientific accuracy, and compliance with regulatory, legal and governance requirements.

+ Guides teams to engage confidently in scientific exchange, strengthening scientific rigor and external stakeholder value. Ensure teams assert the company's evidence-based scientific perspective with fair-balance and professionalism.

+ Integrates field insights into strategic planning, enabling continuous refinement of USMA medical and scientific priorities.

** Mentoring and Talent Development*
* + Coaches, mentors, and develops team members through structured feedback, goal setting, and guiding individualized development plans.

+ Recruits, onboards and trains while providing ongoing coaching and performance management.

+ Strengthens team capability by identifying growth opportunities.

+ Partners with Human Resources (HR) and leadership to ensure succession readiness within the team.

** Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience*
* ** Minimum*
* + MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP, or DO with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific/medical colleagues at all skill and knowledge levels.

+ Three (3) years in customer-facing, field medical-affairs role or relevant experience.

+ Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills, strong personal integrity, teamwork abilities (including the ability to lead a therapeutic team across a geographical area), business acumen, and focus on scientific education and dialogue.

+ Relevant therapeutic area knowledge (respiratory, specifically COPD)

+ Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment and to motivate a team to do the same.

+ Desire to develop and manage a team in an environment of belonging, engagement and empowerment by:

+ Navigating…