Medical Education Manager

jj; Santa Clara (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson, through its Shockwave Medical division, seeks a Medical Education Manager to develop and execute physician education and KOL relations globally. The role is fully remote and can sit anywhere in the U.S., reporting to the Senior Director of Professional Education and collaborating with field teams.

Responsibilities include designing curricula for CME and non-CME content, managing events and speaker programs, ensuring compliance, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of therapies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 6+ years in education, training, sales or marketing in med-tech.
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills across management levels.
• Experience with physician education and KOL relations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Shockwave Medical-managed HCP programs.
• Maintain relationships with Healthcare Professionals in therapeutic focus areas.
• Oversee events, speakers, curriculum approvals, and compliance.
• Create education objectives and curricula for CME and non-CME content.
• Coach physicians for presentations and manage speaker relations and slides.

Skills

PowerPoint

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

CVENT

Salesforce

Job description

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Professional Medical Education

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Medical Education Manager – Shockwave Medical to join our team. The position is fully remote and can sit anywhere in the U.S.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The Manager, Medical Education is an important, high-visibility customer-facing role within Shockwave Medical (SWAV), with the intention of developing and executing medical education and physician relations activities. The position has global responsibility, will work across all lines of therapy, and reports to the Senior Director of Professional Education.

The incumbent will lead a growing effort to educate and train health care professionals on SWAV therapies. He/She must be skilled at the appropriate coaching of physicians in the development and delivery of scientific communications and peer-to-peer training. This individual is core to physician relationship management at SWAV and will develop and maintain productive relationships with many Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) from disciplines such as interventional cardiology, vascular surgery, interventional radiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and allied healthcare professionals.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop, plan and execute Shockwave Medical-managed HCP programs, including identifying educational needs, and development of programs and formats that meet customer and business needs.

• Develop and maintain key relationships with Healthcare Professionals in area of therapeutic area of focus.

• Responsible for execution of events, contracting of new speakers, maintenance of compliance standards, approval of curriculum, program documentation, and tracking.

• Develop educational objectives and curricula / agenda for programs, including both CME and Non-CME accredited content.

• May oversee execution of symposia, virtual or at-conference, including agenda design, content development, and physician speaker coaching.

• Will facilitate preparation of course curriculum, presentation materials and physician speaker coaching for podium presentations.

• Contribute to the operations and continued improvement of speaker’s bureau process and portal, as well as the development and maintenance of speaker slide decks and appropriate compliance / approvals.

• Partner with meeting planners to coordinate seamless execution of logistical details.

• Act as an advisor and consult with the field organization to uncover HCP learning needs and develop educational solutions to meet those needs.

• Partner with medical societies and fellowship programs.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of therapies, scientific literature, and products in within areas of focus.

• Develop and maintain annual budgets.

• Contribute to annual Needs Assessment Process and maintain compliance and reporting standards in line with Shockwave Medical HCP education procedures and guidelines.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field of study. Advanced degree preferred.

• 6+ years of experience in education, training, sales or marketing in the med-tech space. Prior experience in the cardiovascular space is highly preferred.

• Highly organized and strong project management skills with attention to detail and accuracy.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities.

• Excellent critical thinking skills.

• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.

• Operate in a cross-functional team and independently, with adaptability to changing requirements.

• Demonstrated willingness to make decisions and to take responsibility for such.

• Effective written, verbal and presentation skills with all levels of management and organizations.

• Demonstrated proficiency in PowerPoint.

• Previous experience in CVENT and/or Sales Force is a plus.

• Ability to travel up to 40%.