Director, Medical Affairs, Cardiac Medical Device - Johnson and Johnson

Johnson and Johnson Family is recruiting a Director, Medical Affairs, Cardiac Medical Device located in Danvers, ME or remote for the ideal candidate.

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Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs & Clinical Research, the Director Medical Affairs North America will manage and support academic educational partnerships between Abiomed and key customer accounts and leading academic institutions/societies in the US and Canada and represent Abiomed on national and international conferences and courses. This position is key to sharing and deepening the clinical and basic understanding of cardiac unloading and cardiac recovery in the specialist community. The Director Medical Affairs will be an integral part of the Global Medical Office in Abiomed and support both internal and external education and teaching in leading academic institutions, conferences and congresses and serve as an academic and clinical liaison between the company and the customer sites.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities :

• Leading, motivating and developing team members in accordance with the company's management principles
• Manage and organize evidence dissemination in regional alignment with the commercial partners.

Medical Science and Therapeutic area knowledge

• Maintain extensive clinical/scientific expertise as a subject matter expert of the relevant therapeutic areas, products, company pipeline, medical technology and competitors.
• Maintain understanding of medical device development methodology, marketing and market access concepts, health care reimbursement to be able to collaborate with business partners.

Scientific communication

• Serve as a credible scientific subject matter expert to various internal and external stakeholders across multiple settings.
• Develop peer-level relationship networks with thought leaders, professional groups, organizations, decision makers and other key stakeholders in cardiovascular diseases in the assigned geography.
• Share and discuss evidence-based scientific data with stakeholders in accordance with company guidance
• Respond to unsolicited questions and document these requests and responses appropriately.
• Facilitate education on disease state, product pipeline and competitor products to internal stakeholders and external customers as appropriate.

Medical Affairs Strategy

• Work with Medical Office leadership to develop and execute the field team strategic plan.
• As a key member of a cross-functional team identify, gather, and communicate relevant new knowledge about the external environment to internal stakeholders to help inform the business strategy.
• Capture and report scientific insights obtained via appropriate scientific interactions with customers and other external sources including main Scientific Societies and Conferences.
• Represent Medical Affairs at scientific meetings
• Contribute to medical material preparation and review including the development of scientific materials for Marketing and field team
• Directly participate in various aspects of educational and training purposes, both internal and external

Requirements

• Advanced Degree (PHD or MD ) in the cardiovascular space.

• Post graduate clinical training in Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Internal or Intensive Care Medicine is an advantage.
• Clinical experience with Abiomed Impella devices is an advantage

• 5 years (field) Medical Affairs experience in the medical device or biotechnology industries (both in-field and office based) is required including minimum 2 years in a team leadership role
• Ability to network and partner as a peer with important external customers, including scientific leaders, investigators, clinical practice leaders and academic affiliated institutions, including treatment guideline members.
• Knowledge of national and society guidelines, clinical research processes.
• Knowledge of medical device development and business knowledge relevant to the medical device industry and its external stakeholder environment
• Self-starter who can work effectively within cross functional teams
• Ability to effectively present scientific information to diverse audiences
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally approximately 60% of the time
• Strong in scientific communication, strategic planning, cross-departmental collaboration

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Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability

Eligible for benefits to include medical, dental, vision and time off as well as any others as provided for in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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