Leader Medical Affairs - Ultrasound

Canon USA & Affiliates; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 133,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. seeks a Leader of Medical Affairs – Ultrasound to drive clinical evidence generation and evaluation for the ultrasound product line.

You will lead a team of clinical and technical experts and translate innovations into clinical value, working with R&D, marketing, regulatory and service to support product messaging. The role emphasizes collaboration with luminary institutions, medical advisory boards and industry groups, guiding regulatory strategies and

Qualifications

• Strong communication and scientific writing skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization.
• Detailed clinical and technical knowledge of ultrasound systems.
• Proficiency with Windows-based software.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical research and validation strategy for the ultrasound product line.
• Provide evidence-based guidance on clinical requirements for new products and features.
• Develop clinical messaging and support go-to-market efforts.
• Represent Canon as a spokesperson at industry events.
• Oversee image quality reviews and contribute to regulatory strategy.
• Collaborate with Strategic Development and global teams to communicate evaluation results.
• Develop and execute clinical evaluation strategies for emerging products.
• Support marketing collaterals with scientific data and regulatory alignment.
• Assist education teams with clinical and technical training materials.
• Participate in Medical Advisory Board activities and grant review processes.
• Coordinate research activities with the clinical collaborations database.

Skills

Strong communication

Matrix organization

Ultrasound knowledge

Windows proficiency

Team leadership

Ultrasound modality expertise

Education

PhD preferred

MD or related clinical imaging degree

Job description

Leader Medical Affairs - Ultrasound - req1704

OVERVIEW

Lead a team of clinical and technical experts dedicated to positively impacting clinical care by effectively translating innovative imaging solutions to the clinical environment. Manage clinical evidence generation strategy and implementation through clinical research and evaluation activities. Identify and build key clinical customer/partner relationships in order to comprehensively support clinical evaluation plans and product messaging strategies while serving the needs of patients. Represent Canon medical as a clinical and technical expert of the product line technology and communicate product intelligence to company stakeholders, key partners, collaborators, and external experts. Effectively collaborate with multiple teams including R&D, global and local business, marketing solutions, regulatory, applications, and service.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The preferred candidate will have experience in the Ultrasound Modality.

This is a remote based position in the USA.

• Manage clinical research and validation strategy for the product-line. Lead a team of clinical researchers to achieve clinical research and validation objectives including hypothesis-driven research and clinical evaluation projects at luminary institutions.

• Provide evidence-based guidance on scientific and clinical requirements for new products and features to meet market needs. Analyze and communicate technical and clinical product specification requirements from luminaries, market research teams, and via Medical Advisory Boards (MABs) to global business team.

• Develop clinical product messaging and support Solutions Marketing to develop a go-to-market story.

• Represent Canon as a spokesperson for product line technology at educational and scientific industry events.

• Support regulatory activities by overseeing image quality review with external medical experts, providing technical/market expertise, and consulting on study/test-plan design. Influence regulatory strategy by providing scientific and clinical consultation during early phase development.

• Work with Strategic Development team to evaluate product claims and specifications. Provide relevant evaluation results via appropriate channels to global business team.

• Develop and execute clinical evaluation strategy for emerging products and features. Explore expansion of clinical use. Provide product validation results and communicate scientific and clinical benefits to company stakeholders such as Solutions Marketing for the purposes of product collateral development.

• Support Solutions Marketing in developing collaterals. Provide relevant scientific and clinical data, review collaterals for scientific accuracy, and work jointly with regulatory to ensure adherence to clinical claims and technical specifications. Support Solutions Marketing on the development of scientific and clinical arguments for products and counter-arguments against competition.

• Support education teams in development of videos and training programs by providing clinical and technical expertise and evidence.

• Support Clinical Collaborations in Medical Advisory Board (MAB) activities related to the product line.

• Support Clinical Collaborations by actively participating in hypothesis-based research grant proposal review committees for all product lines.

• Work with Clinical Collaborations database administrator to ensure research activities are kept to schedule and recorded on a regular basis.

• Participate in BU and Medical Affairs meetings and provide clinical and technical expertise to support business decisions.

• Provide clinical, technical, and product education to enhance the knowledge base of the Market Development, Solutions Marketing and Applications teams.

• Collaborate with healthcare economics personnel to translate economic benefits of clinical research programs for the benefit of marketing and sales programs.

• Communicate known clinical or technical product issues via appropriate channels. Work with relevant team(s) (e.g., Strategic Development, Regulatory, and Service) to quickly implement market accepted solutions.

• Represent Canon in industry organizational activities (e.g., MITA, IEC, AAPM, RSNA, ISMRM, ACR, ABR, QIBA, etc.).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong communication skills, including credible interaction with prominent academicians and demonstrated skill at scientific writing and presenting.

• Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrix organizational structure.

• Detailed clinical and technical knowledge of Ultrasound systems.

• Proficiency with computers in windows-based software environment.

• Prefer experience with managing dynamic teams of individuals with diverse skills and expertise.

• PhD preferred

• Other PhD and/or MD medical imaging physics, engineering, or one of the clinical sciences.

• 10 years’ experience as a Medical Physicist, Scientist, or MD in a clinical hospital or clinical research setting or 3 years of experience as a Medical Physicist, Scientist, or MD in a clinical hospital or clinical research setting plus 7 years of experience in healthcare industry as imaging scientist or research manager.

• Ultrasound Modality Expertise preferred

• Pay Information: Min $132,600 to Max $213,400 annual equivalency

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About us!

Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc., a world leader in diagnostic imaging, is in search of qualified candidates to fill our open positions. Canon Medical Systems offers a competitive salary and benefits package, we support a diverse workplace and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. We invite you to join and become part of our Canon family.