Associate Director, Clinical Strategy

WebMD; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare information company in Germany is seeking an Associate Director, Clinical Strategy, to lead content and instructional strategy for continuing medical education grants. The ideal candidate has an advanced degree in life sciences and at least 5 years’ experience in clinical education or business development. Responsibilities include developing grant proposals, collaborating with business development, and leveraging clinical insights for impactful educational offerings. This is a full-time, mid-senior level position.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in developing clinical education and/or business development strategies.
• At least 3 years’ experience as a scientific lead or medical director in medical education or pharmaceutical affairs.
• Knowledge of CME industry regulations and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of contact for clinical insights and relevant literature in assigned therapeutic areas.
• Develop a grant-seeking strategy based on identified knowledge and performance gaps.
• Partner with business development to conceive and present CME plans.

Skills

Team-building

Interpersonal skills

Creative problem-solving

Cultural awareness

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Advanced degree in life sciences (MD, Pharm.D, PhD, M.S.)

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Box

Read Cube

SharePoint

EndNote

Tableau

Job description

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Medscape, a division of WebMD, develops and hosts physician portals and related mobile applications that make it easier for physicians and healthcare professionals to access clinical reference sources, stay abreast of the latest clinical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education credits and communicate with peers.

WebMD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law

Job Assignment

Do you have commanding knowledge on the latest clinical patient management strategies and emerging therapies in focused therapeutic areas? Have you supported business development efforts by aligning healthcare gaps with potential funding sources? Medscape Education is seeking a passionate, adaptable, team-oriented Clinical Strategy, Associate Director to join our grant-based business development team. In this role you will lead the content and instructional strategy efforts to seek continuing medical education (CME) grants to create online and live course for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare providers published on Medscape.org. By joining Medscape Education, the largest provider of medical education for clinicians, you will have the opportunity to harness your scientific insights to grow the capabilities of healthcare providers and truly make an impact on patients around the globe.

Responsibilities

• Do:In assigned therapeutic areas, serve as the single point of contact for the latest insights into important clinical issues, relevant literature, clinical practice guidelines, approved and pipeline therapeutic drugs/regimens/devices, and key opinion leaders for the business development gr
• oupIn response to identified knowledge, competency and performance gaps, develop a grant seeking strat
• egyPartner with business development colleagues to conceive and present CME plans that align with potential funding opportunities and current educational needs (based on Medscape-generated and publically available da
• ta)Independently create materials (PowerPoint Slides, documents, internal forms/tools) to support obtaining CME grant fund
• ingDevelop and maintain relationships with external medical subject matter expe
• rtsUse tools and templates to support the development of CME grant propos
• alsFor funded projects, partner with the content development team to ensure the original goals of the grant are
• metDevelop a data analysis plan by articulating the goals of analysis using data from surveys and outcomes stud
• iesPublish the results of the educational impact research for your funded projects, including posters, presentations at key conferences, and journal artic

Who You Are

• Are:A science guru who thrives in a role as a subject-matter ex
• pertAn outgoing personality comfortable speaking with and presenting in meetings to executive-level stakeholders and internationally recognized physician exp
• ertsA true team player with proven ability to work in a highly deadline-driven, fast-paced environ
• mentCreative problem-solver able to pivot quickly between tasks and adapt to rapidly shifting pri
• ortiesSomeone who obtains satisfaction in completing your work on time with minimal er
• rorsResult-oriented person who jumps in and tackles new assignments and constantly looks for ways to inno
• vateHigh professionalism and easy rapport in building collaborative work relation
• shipEnjoys leveraging technology to make your job ea
• sierHave the ability to work weekends and to travel (estimated 40%) for project assignm

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• ceed:An advanced degree in life sciences (MD, Pharm.D, PhD,
• M.S.)At least 5 years’ experience developing clinical education and/or business development strat
• egiesAt least 3 years’ experience as a scientific lead or medical director in the medical education industry or pharmaceutical medical affairs depar
• tmentAt least 2 years’ experience supporting grant-based funding efforts pref
• erredKnowledge of CME industry regulations and require
• mentsStrong team-building and inter-personal skills, including cultural awareness to relationship-build with international medical ex
• pertsExcellent computer skills that include working remotely on shared networks and cloud-based systems, and a high degree of proficiency using Microsoft Office suite required; web-based data and document sharing sites and authoring tools (Box, Read Cube, SharePoint, EndNote, Tableau) a
• plusProven ability to quickly learn new therapeutic areas and conduct literature searches using public on-line data
• basesEffective written and verbal communication s
• killsAbility to collaborate with cross-functional teams as well as work independ

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

• Science
• Technology, Information and Media