Medical Affairs Manager

Compliance Group Inc; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A medical device company is seeking a Medical Affairs professional to deliver scientific leadership in diabetes management. The role involves providing strategic guidance, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring the effective design of medical product solutions. Candidates should have extensive experience in diabetes care and a strong background in medical affairs or strategy within relevant fields. This position intends to impact global program direction through evidence-based insights and regulatory support.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of clinical, industry, or research experience related to diabetes devices.
• 5+ years of medical affairs or medical strategy experience in medical devices or pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership within project teams to guide operational decisions.
• Serve as a medical subject matter expert on diabetes management.
• Contribute to product design requirements and risk assessment.
• Collaborate with teams to define validation needs and confirm effectiveness.
• Shape evidence-generation plans for regulatory submissions.

Skills

Medical leadership

Diabetes management knowledge

Clinical study design

Scientific data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in life science

Job description

The position is responsible for delivering medical insight, strategic guidance, and scientific leadership that enable safe, effective, and innovative product solutions, robust clinical and real-world evidence generation, and meaningful knowledge translation to healthcare providers and customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong medical leadership within assigned project teams and help guide strategic and operational decisions that influence global program direction.
• Serve as the medical subject matter expert, leveraging deep knowledge of diabetes management, standards of care, scientific literature, and insights from key opinion leaders.
• Contribute to the development of medically sound product design requirements, assess system and user-related risks, and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Partner closely with Clinical Affairs, Human Factors, and User Experience teams to define validation needs, interpret study outcomes, and confirm effectiveness of risk controls.
• Shape evidence-generation plans aligned with program goals, supporting regulatory submissions and competitive product claims.
• Translate clinical and scientific data into clear insights that underpin regulatory documentation, commercial messaging, and product value statements.
• Collaborate with Medical Science Liaisons, investigators, and advisory boards to gather and synthesize medical intelligence from the field.
• Support medical components of go-to-market plans, including content for professional education, conferences, and customer engagements.

Required Background

• Minimum 8 years of clinical, industry, or research experience directly related to diabetes and diabetes-related devices (e.g., insulin pumps, CGMs).
• Bachelor’s degree in a life science discipline with 5+ years of medical affairs or medical strategy experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or related fields.

Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrated success in developing and executing medical affairs strategy.
• Strong knowledge of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, disease mechanisms, treatment pathways, and outcomes.
• Advanced understanding of diabetes technologies, including automated insulin delivery systems.
• Experience designing clinical studies and interpreting scientific data.