Medical Director

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary:

This physician leadership role will provide medical expertise and strategic guidance across the lifecycle of innovative cardiovascular therapies, including coronary, structural heart and renal denervation technologies. This role will be the voice of the physician and patient and will partner with Clinical, Research and Development (R&D), Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Commercial teams to support clinical evidence generation, product development, patient safety and medical strategy. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of cardiovascular care by applying deep clinical expertise to advance safe, effective and clinically meaningful therapies for patients worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the medical expert and patient advocate for cardiovascular therapies throughout the product lifecycle.
• Provide medical leadership and benefit-risk assessment across product development, clinical studies and post-market activities.
• Partner with Clinical, Clinical Evidence, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Marketing and Business Development teams to support medical strategy and decision-making.
• Provide medical oversight for clinical studies, including protocol development, investigator engagement, patient safety monitoring, data interpretation and scientific dissemination.
• Support post-market surveillance, safety signal assessment, risk management activities and health hazard evaluations.
• Collaborate with health care providers, investigators and internal teams to evaluate adverse events, device performance trends and emerging clinical and safety concerns.
• Represent the company with regulatory authorities, key opinion leaders, professional societies and advisory boards.
• Review and approve clinical, scientific, educational and regulatory materials to ensure medical accuracy and compliance.
• Contribute clinical expertise to innovation initiatives, portfolio strategy, business development evaluations, product development activities and due diligence efforts.
• Support training, mentorship and development of medical and cross-functional teams.

Required Qualifications:

• Valid and unrestricted Medical Doctor (MD) degree or accepted international equivalent.
• Board certified or board eligible in Interventional Cardiology, or equivalent international certification.
• Valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine and in good standing with the applicable licensing authority.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in independent Interventional Cardiology practice, including management of complex coronary, structural heart and advanced interventional procedures.
• Demonstrated expertise in Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart therapies, with strong clinical judgment and patient-centered decision-making.
• Strong ability to evaluate clinical and safety data, assess benefit-risk profiles and apply sound medical judgment to complex issues.
• Working knowledge of clinical trial methodology, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), medical device development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated interest and commitment to transitioning from clinical practice to the medical device industry, with realistic expectations about the learning curve and a willingness to contribute in a hands-on role while building industry experience.
• Proven experience as a clinical investigator, medical advisor or consultant within the medical device, biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Participation in Clinical Events Committees (CEC), Data Monitoring Committees (DMC), Institutional Review Boards (IRB) or similar scientific oversight bodies.
• Knowledge of medical risk management, post-market surveillance and global medical device regulations.
• Global perspective and familiarity with evolving interventional cardiology and structural heart practices across diverse health care systems.