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Director, USMA Field Medical Excellence

$192K - $252K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The (Associate Director or Director or Senior Director), USMA Field Medical Excellence, reporting to the Senior Director, USMA Field Medical Excellence, will support BeOne's Medical Affairs field ...

Medical Excellence Manager, ISS and MAP

Waltham, MA · On-site +1

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments The Medical Excellence Manager is responsible for managing Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS ...

Veterinarian, Medical Director

Austin, TX · On-site

$120 - $180/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Pet perks and veterinary service discounts Medical Excellence & Education Department Our Medical ... Leadership Program equips you with essential skills in leadership, hospital operations, and medical ...

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How much do medical excellence jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 15, 2026, the average hourly pay for medical excellence in the United States is $76.10, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $15.38 and $192.31 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

How does a medical excellence professional typically collaborate with cross-functional teams in a healthcare organization?

Medical Excellence professionals work closely with various departments, including medical affairs, clinical operations, regulatory, and commercial teams, to align processes and standards across the organization. They facilitate best practice sharing, lead training initiatives, and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Regular collaboration often involves organizing workshops, coordinating projects to improve medical processes, and supporting data-driven decision-making. This cross-functional teamwork is essential for driving continuous improvement and ensuring high-quality patient outcomes.

What is medical excellence?

Medical Excellence refers to the continuous improvement of medical processes, standards, and outcomes within healthcare organizations or pharmaceutical companies. It involves optimizing medical practices, ensuring compliance with regulations, promoting best practices, and fostering innovation in patient care and medical affairs. Professionals in Medical Excellence roles often work to enhance collaboration between medical teams, ensure high-quality data and evidence generation, and support the organization's strategic goals. This function is crucial in delivering better health outcomes for patients and maintaining the organization's reputation for quality and integrity.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in a medical excellence role, and why are they important?

To thrive in a Medical Excellence role, you need a strong background in medicine or life sciences, analytical skills, and experience with clinical operations or medical affairs, often supported by an advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD). Familiarity with data analytics platforms, CRM systems, and compliance standards such as GxP is typically required. Outstanding communication, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic thinking are vital soft skills to drive initiatives and influence stakeholders. These capabilities ensure the optimization of medical processes, compliance, and the effective delivery of scientific value in a healthcare organization.

What is the difference between Medical Excellence vs Medical Coordinator?

AspectMedical ExcellenceMedical Coordinator
CredentialsMedical degree, certifications in healthcare qualityMedical degree, certifications in healthcare administration
Work EnvironmentHealthcare organizations, quality assurance teamsHospitals, clinics, healthcare facilities
Employer & IndustryHospitals, healthcare networks, quality agenciesHospitals, clinics, healthcare providers

Medical Excellence focuses on maintaining and improving healthcare quality standards through specialized knowledge and certifications. Medical Coordinators manage daily clinical operations and coordinate patient care. While both roles operate within healthcare settings, Medical Excellence emphasizes quality improvement, whereas Medical Coordinators focus on operational management.

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Infographic showing various Medical Excellence job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 78% Full Time, 15% Part Time, and 6% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $158,293 per year, or $76.1 per hour.

Executive Director, Medical Excellence US BBU

AstraZeneca

Wilmington, DE • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 8 days ago


AstraZeneca rating

8.4

Company rating: 8.4 out of 10

Based on 45 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

22nd of 86 rated pharmaceutical


Job description

Job Description:
The Head of Medical Excellence, US BBU, is a highly influential leadership role with the opportunity to build and shape a newly established capability that will transform how Medical Affairs delivers value across the portfolio. This leader will set the vision and operating model for Medical Excellence, strengthening the quality, consistency, innovation, and measurable impact of scientific engagement. Reporting to the VP, US Medical Affairs, this person will lead an integrated team spanning Digital Medical Strategy and Innovation, Customer Engagement, Scientific Communications, Medical Informatics, Medical Training, and the Medical Education and Grants Office. Working across science, strategy, data, and technology, they will enable medical teams to engage customers more effectively, translate insights into action, and improve access to relevant medical information.
Accountabilities
  • Digital Medical Strategy and Innovation: Set the vision and strategic framework for digitally enabled Medical Affairs across the US BBU. Lead the evaluation, prioritization, and scaled adoption of innovative channels, technologies, and operating models that strengthen scientific exchange, improve access to medical information, and deliver measurable value for healthcare professionals and patients.
  • Customer Engagement: Define a coordinated, customer-centric engagement model across Medical Affairs that connects field, digital, and other channels. Establish customer experience standards and use engagement insights to improve the relevance, consistency, and effectiveness of scientific interactions. Serve as point of contact for congress planning for medical US BBU (in collaboration with the Commercial function and Global Medical)
  • Scientific Communications Define and lead the US scientific communications strategy and execution across therapeutic areas, portfolios, aligned with broader medical strategy.
  • Medical Informatics: Lead the strategy, governance, accountability and enablement of medical data, analytics, and technology across the US BBU. Ensure medical teams have timely access to high-quality, actionable information and analytics, while advancing interoperability, data stewardship, compliant use, and the translation of insights into decisions and improved medical execution. This includes responsibility of medical analytics; thought leader framework and segmentation; enablement of tools and platforms(future of CRM, Salesforce, Veeva, and ATLAS) and define and deliver standardized metrics, OKR/KPI reporting, dashboards and actionable insights.
  • Medical Education and Grants Office (MEGO): Lead the strategy, governance, and operational excellence for independent medical education and medical grants across the business. Establish clear standards for the intake, review, funding, oversight, and impact assessment of grant requests, ensuring decisions are objective, compliant, transparent, and aligned with identified educational needs and Medical Affairs priorities.
  • Scientific Training Strategy & Delivery: Own the global scientific learning strategy across the portfolio, including disease, product, and evidence curricula. Oversee onboarding, core academies, and continuing education using modern learning approaches to ensure proficiency and retention.
  • Field Medical Excellence: partner wirh GMA and Field Leadership to set standards for Field Medical roles, scientific exchange, insight generation, and cross-functional collaboration to support consistent, high-quality, and compliant external engagement.
  • Governance, Quality & Compliance: Ensure training, materials, and Field Medical practices align with global and local regulations and internal standards. Support governance forums and maintain audit readiness.
  • Accountable for developing a high-performing team, fostering a culture of performance development, accountability inclusion, and diversity.
  • Model and reinforce the ethical, quality, and compliance standards required by the US organization.

Essential Skills/Experience
  • Advanced scientific, clinical, education, or business degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD, EdD, MS, MBA).
  • A minimum of 10 years in Medical Affairs in pharma with dynamic leadership across global and regional roles.
  • Deep knowledge of the drug development process and stakeholder landscape.
  • Deep understanding of scientific exchange principles, external partner engagement, and compliance frameworks across US.
  • Expertise with digital/omni-channel medical and analytics.
  • Demonstrates critical thinking, enterprise approach, change leadership, influence at senior levels, people development, and matrix leadership across geographies and cultures.
  • Experienced with CRM and insights systems, LMS/LXP platforms, content management, critical metric dashboarding/BI tools; ability to interpret data and translate into actions.
  • High ethical standards and dedication to compliance, patient-centricity, and quality.

Desirable Skills/Experience
  • Direct experience building medical capabilities and MSL organizations; proven track record in scientific training design and delivery; experience establishing and scaling impact metrics and dashboards.
  • Visionary leadership with enterprise perspective
  • Significant matrix-team leadership experience.
  • Scientific rigor paired with digital proficiency and pragmatic execution.
  • Change leadership and adoption excellence across matrixed environments.

At AstraZeneca, you get to Embrace the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare. Be part of changing the practice of medicine forever. A place
to be at the forefront; proactive, innovative and brave, we don't stop.
The annual base pay for this position ranges from $285,872 to $428,809 Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Date Posted
07-Aug-2026
Closing Date
23-Aug-2026
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