Country Medical Director, Germany

**The Role**:
Joining Moderna offers the unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering team that's revolutionizing medicine through mRNA technology with a diverse pipeline of development programs across various diseases. As an employee you'll be part of a continually growing organization working alongside exceptional colleagues and strategic partners worldwide contributing to global health initiatives. Moderna's commitment to advancing the technological frontier of mRNA medicines ensures a challenging and rewarding career experience with the potential to make a significant impact on patients' lives worldwide.

Moderna is solidifying its presence in Munich, a city at the forefront of Germany's biotech industry. Our Munich office focuses on commercial operations, ensuring the delivery of our innovative products to the German market. We're inviting professionals to join us in shaping the future of medicine through our groundbreaking mRNA technology.

The Country Medical Director will drive scientific leadership in Germany and will represent Moderna in external activities, ensuring effective interactions with key scientific leaders, public health experts, scientific and medical associations, and health care authorities at a national level as well as the implementation of fit-for-purpose medical affairs plans in alignment with company strategy. To that end, they will coordinate with the Regional Director Medical Affairs, EMEAC, and the VP Medical Affairs EMEAC, as appropriate. They will also be accountable for Medical Affairs’ contributions on the medical aspect of submissions for reimbursement, tenders, or procurement agreements for Moderna’s portfolio of vaccines within Germany. They will also lead the deployment of an innovative, AI-enhanced, digital scientific engagement strategy and plan in alignment with the company’s omnichannel strategy and digital vision.

**Your key responsibilities will be**:

- Provide scientific and technical leadership within Germany for our COVID-19 vaccine and future vaccination programs.
- Develop and foster relationships with external stakeholders to ensure that robust insights from healthcare practitioners and patients are gathered into local and regional plans and tactics, enabling the generation of data that are needed by payers, physicians, and patients to properly understand and value our innovative medicines and vaccines.
- Develop strong relationships with health care and regulatory authorities and related technical organs in support of the adoption and implementation of Moderna’s innovation.
- Drive country insight gathering activities (e.g., advisory boards, expert meetings) to meet the company needs around the clinical development and implementation of innovation in the field of vaccination.
- Enhance Moderna’s reputation and profile through a clear external focus, representing the company in industry associations and in front of general and specialized media (in collaboration with Public Relations).
- Provide a clear understanding of how the health care systems, national immunization plans, and guidelines in Germany need to change to introduce and maintain innovations around vaccination.
- Partner with regional Medical Affairs teams to help develop the country medical affairs strategy for assigned products, and with the local commercial organizations to ensure the full alignment of country Medical Affairs strategies with brand strategies.
- Identify opportunities at the country level for innovative research concepts for clinical data generation that support the benefit/risk profile of Moderna’s vaccinations.
- Lead and support product launch activities in Germany, ensuring alignment with regional and global launch strategies and contributing to the successful introduction of new vaccines.
- Work with the Global Medical Information team to ensure that medical information requests (MIRs) from healthcare professionals are addressed in full compliance with company procedures and country regulations.
- Drive medical affairs activities and generation and dissemination of data supporting overall product scientific and business strategy.
- Stay informed on professional information and technology through conferences and/or medical literature and act as a therapeutic area resource to market teams.
- Responsible for compliance with applicable corporate policies and procedures.
- Participate in the development of scientifically accurate marketing materials, medical education programs, advisories, and symposia as part of the country team.
- Provide guidance to country cross-functional team members to aid in the development of promotional materials. Provide timely and accurate reviews of promotional strategies and tactics in accordance with established policies and practice standards, including regulatory guidelines to meet customer needs.
- Oversee and support the Field Medical Advisors in their strategic engagement, communication excellence, stakeholder interaction, scientific e