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Job Order: 5607
Staff Representative: Tim Jadwin

Position: Medical Director/Dermatology
Location: New Jersey

Company Summary:
The core of our client’s pioneering effort in medical education is a thorough understanding of the current science that drives how physicians diagnose and treat, as well as an understanding of the market systems that influence decision making.

Description:
Job Description:

• Provide scientific and clinical expertise at a medical education/communications company
• Dermatology experience preferred
• Build relationships with clinical and research executives in the pharmaceutical industry as well as academic opinion leaders
• Plan and manage scientific presentations and publications
• Help develop medical education programs
• Provide independent medical direction for ongoing and new business activities, with minimal day-to-day direction from manager
• New business pitch preparation activities
• New business presentations
• Manage publication planning activities for assigned accounts

Problem Solving

• Development of product positioning and messages for new products
• Balancing work quality with timelines
• Prioritization of multiple competing projects

Managerial Direction

• Make decisions on content and fair balance, in consultation with account management and program management
• Self management to adhere to agreed-upon T&Es and budgets; alert team to potential deviations and overages
• Proactively work with program management and account management to ensure timely delivery of high-quality content

Requirements:

• 2+ years experience in patient care or medical education
• Advanced degree in biomedical sciences (PharmD, PhD, MD preferred)
• Developing educational concepts and content through critical analysis of data, distilling complex technical information for a variety of medical audiences, working with opinion leaders
• Knowledge of CME procedures
• Writing proposals
• Editing documents
• Clinical research and publication experience is a plus.
• Ability to provide independent medical direction
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Software: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, reference database programs such as Refman
• Familiarity or interest in pharmaceutical marketing
• Must work well in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to meet deadlines while working on multiple, parallel projects
• Develop solid understanding of the market and goals advocated by the medical and marketing clients