Job Order: 4976
Staff Representative: Tim Jadwin
Position: Medical Director
Location: Pennsylvania
Company Summary:
Our client is a full-service medical and health-care communications and education company. They develop strategic educational initiatives and implement a broad spectrum of activities including live symposia, scientific editorial content, newsletters, audioteleconferences, speaker-bureaus, patient information, and synchronous and asynchronous Web and multi-media programming activities.
Description:
Our client is a leader in the development and execution of independent, accredited, educational initiatives for health-care professionals and their patients. They are seeking a strong leader who is energetic, self-starting, and innovative to serve as Medical Director.
In this role you will serve as an internal and external medical resource, direct and prioritize the activities of the assigned project team, and develop and implement plans to support and increase new business.
The qualified candidate will have superior skills in writing scientific medical materials and validating content. Candidates must have the ability to quickly process and clearly discuss complex scientific materials for all disease states. The Medical Director will be a scientifically oriented person with strong background in pharmacology and have a thorough understanding of the pharmaceutical industry. He/she candidate will have the ability to synthesize clinical and scientific data and will possess a strong sense of initiative. He/she must be able to work effectively with various internal and external educational partners clients to produce highly qualified educational activities on time and within budget. He or she must establish and consistently meet deadlines.
Resume and portfolio must exhibit evidence of the following:
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Candidates must have an advanced practice RN, MD, PhD, or PharmD
- 10+ years healthcare sector continuing education and communication
- Thorough knowledge of regulatory framework including accreditation regulations (ACCME, ANCC, ACPE, CDR, and others), FDA regulations pertaining to industry involvement in scientific and educational activities, professional codes of ethics such as AMA and PhRMA
- Pharmaceutical and biotech industry knowledge including phases of product development and role of education throughout product life cycle
- Active in industry associations
- Thorough knowledge of the principles of compliance in the pharmaceutical industry
- Strong communication skills
- Educational theory and outcome assessments.
