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Job Function Summary:
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The Director of Medical Affairs is responsible for creating and driving Coloplast’s agenda in the N. American clinical community, with the objective of driving evidence, and preference, for Coloplast products.
S/he will do this by defining near, medium and long-term objectives, covering a broad range of medical affairs activities, such as:
- Developing a clinical roadmap to support the value proposition across Coloplast’s Chronic Care portfolio.
- Driving acceptance of Coloplast product claims in the clinical community through the generation of clinical evidence, earning their endorsement and resulting in guideline enhancements
- Identifying external clinical opinions, perceptions and trends that influence Coloplast performance in N America, and where warranted, develop appropriate mitigating strategies
- Building and managing KOL relationships, facilitating their interst in Coloplast products
- Engaging key professional groups (e.g., AUA, WOCN, etc.) and establishing strong relationships that enhance our corporate image, as well as increase understanding of Coloplast products
- Establishing and driving a scientific agenda in N America, by engaging researchers through Coloplast activities and grants, including where appropriate, conducting clinical studies that lead to publications in support of Coloplast business objectives
- Partner with key internal stakeholders in N. America, and globally, to drive stronger alignment of clinically appropriate strategies at Coloplast
Ideal candidates will have both strong clinical research and commercial understanding. S/he will have a proven track record of developing and implementing programs that delivered true business impact. Finally, the ideal candidate has a background in medical/scientific affairs from within the medical device industry or similar (either from the pharma or biotech industries).
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Major Areas of Accountability:
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Providing leadership
- Taking clear leadership of the Medical Affairs function
- Building, and leading, the Medical Affairs team to deliver on department goals
Shaping the clinical ambition
- Defining clinical direction and building clinically relevant evidence for Providers substantiated by advisory boards, market research and clinical research
Driving clinical intelligence and clinical agenda advocacy
- Monitoring trends and discovering and sharing new clinical evidence that address unmet needs (i.e. improved clinical, financial or patient satisfaction outcomes) substantiated through medical congresses, expert networks and library searches
- Driving publications of data to ensure relevant content at medical congresses and at Coloplast events
Driving KOL strategies and execution
- Creating ambassadors and KOL partnerships in alignment with clinical direction including:
- Defining KOL plan, strategy and segmentatin.
- Facilitating expert participatin in symposia
- Securing KOL engagement
- Managing custmer advisory panels allowing for quick HCP access
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Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in a clinical field
- 7+ years’ experience working in a clinical research capacity
- At least 2 years’ experience managing a team including clinicians
- International and domestic travel required up to 25%
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Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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- Strong ability to review and interpret scientific data and research
- Demonstrated ability to work across functions to prioritize and drive strategic objectives
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation with a strong sense of accountability
- Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems with minimal direction and make decisions with confidence
- Aptitude to successfully prioritize and manage multiple tasks while adhering to deadlines
- Adaptability to realign initiatives quickly to meet shifts in the market
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint proficiency required
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