Senior Director Business Development

Vindico Medical Education; West Deptford Township (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid holidays

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Vindico Medical Education is seeking an Educational Strategist to lead CME grant funding efforts and develop impactful educational programs. You will build expertise in targeted therapeutic areas and manage relationships with KOLs, grant management teams, and medical affairs.

This role includes travel and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver value for supporters, clinicians, and patients. The position offers remote work with potential in-office days in Thorofare, NJ, and a

Qualifications

• Proven track record in securing CME grant funding and overseeing funded CME activities.
• Experience building relationships with grant management, medical affairs, and pharma partners.
• Knowledge of ACCME criteria and standards of commercial support.

Responsibilities

• Develop and expand understanding within therapeutic areas to increase educational opportunities.
• Build relationships with topic experts and KOLs to strengthen expertise.
• Identify and qualify grant opportunities aligned with educational goals and outcomes.
• Oversee grant proposals, including needs assessments, rationale, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to develop new educational programs.
• Promote proposed grants at industry conferences and with partners.
• Travel up to 40% and manage external partners toward objectives.

Skills

Business development

Educational strategist

Grant funding

Communication skills

Account management

Public speaking

Education

Advanced degree (advantage)

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

• Build and maintain relationships with commercial supporters to ensure strong exchange and understanding of Vindico capabilities, experience, and successes while ensuring greater depth of potential supporter needs and interests.
• Identify potential opportunities for grant funding; qualify these opportunities as they relate to budget, educational goals, preferred deliverable formats, timing, and expected outcomes data and insights.
• Develop educational strategy to ensure that grant requests are developed to meet the interests of supporters and the needs of clinicians and patients while aligning with Vindico’s educational priorities.
• Oversee the generation of grant proposals, representing business development interests while reviewing details of needs assessments, educational strategy, rationale for proposed program deliverables, and selection of outcomes.
• Ensure identified opportunities are addressed quickly and within the required timelines of potential supporters.
• Work closely with Grant Development, Program Management, Audience Generation/Marketing, Finance, and key members of the organization to develop new products and integrated educational programs.
• Research and consider new sources of funding outside of traditional pharma commercial support.
• Identify and coordinate educational strategy and deliverables with strategic partners, including technology platforms, patient advocacy groups, and medical associations.
• Participate in business development presentations, industry conference, and other activities promoting proposed and submitted grant requests and Vindico’s capabilities.
• Maintain and contribute to up-to-date presentations for meetings with commercial supporters and partners.
• Manage cross functional teams and external partners toward common objectives

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and expand understanding within assigned therapeutic areas to increase educational opportunities.
• Build relationships with topic experts and KOLs in assigned therapeutic areas to build and strengthen personal and organizational expertise.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experienced business development/educational strategist for expanding CME business. Qualifications include proven track record in securing CME grant funding, providing oversight of funded CME activities, and have established relationships with grant management and medical affairs teams at pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

Additional Dimensions:

• Platform, small group moderation and one-on-one presentation skills
• Development and delivery of reports and presentations using MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Education and Experience

• Advanced degree (MA, MS, PhD, MD, PharmD) not required, but an advantage; equivalent education and/ or industry experience required
• CCMEP is a plus but not required

Knowledge and Abilities

• In depth knowledge of pharmaceutical companies, particularly in the therapeutic space in which the Educational Strategist is assigned
• Familiarity with adult education principles and CME regulations
• Understanding of basic clinical science research and statistics
• Knowledge of clinical trials and supporters’ interest for educational grants and RFPs
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written
• Strong organization, planning, and account management skills
• In-depth knowledge of the updated ACCME criteria and standards of commercial support

Travel is required 40% of the time, with the ability to drive up to 3 hours.

The annual base salary for this position is $100,000 to $140,000 (plus a commission plan). Placement within this range is based on experience, pas success, and is also determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, knowledge, skills, education, years and level of experience and equity with internal team members.

Employees living within 50-mile radius will be scheduled to work two days in our Thorofare, NJ location. Remote applicants will be considered.

Employees are eligible to enroll in our health insurance package, which includes medical, pharmacy, dental, and an FSA plan. Life insurance and 401k is also available, as is a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan, paid holidays, and a flexible work schedule.

Applications will be accepted until September 1, 2026.