Medical Affairs Director

Medical Affairs Director

Location: Minneapolis, MN, US Job Family: Marketing Country/Region: United States

The Director of Medical Affairs is responsible for creating and driving Coloplast's agenda in the N. American clinical community, with the objectives of driving understanding of and evidence for Coloplast products; and being a liaison to the scientific community. They will do this by defining near, medium and long-term objectives, covering a broad range of medical affairs activities, such as:

• Developing a clinical roadmap to support the value proposition across Coloplast's Chronic Care portfolio.
• Driving acceptance of Coloplast product claims in the clinical community through the generation of clinical evidence, earning their endorsement and resulting in guideline enhancements.
• Identifying external clinical opinions, perceptions and trends that influence Coloplast performance in N America, and where warranted, develop appropriate mitigating strategies.
• Building and managing expert HCP relationships, facilitating their interest in Coloplast products.
• Engaging key professional groups (e.g., AUA, WOCN, etc.) and establishing strong relationships that enhance our corporate image, as well as increase understanding of Coloplast products.
• Establishing and driving a scientific agenda in N America, by engaging researchers through Coloplast activities and grants, including where appropriate, conducting clinical studies that lead to publications in support of Coloplast business objectives.
• Partner with key internal stakeholders in N. America, and globally, to drive stronger alignment of clinically appropriate strategies at Coloplast.

Ideal candidates will have both strong clinical research and commercial understanding. They will have a proven track record of developing and implementing programs that have delivered true business impact. Finally, the ideal candidate has a background in medical/scientific affairs from within the medical device industry or similar (either from the pharma or biotech industries).

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Providing leadership
• Taking clear leadership of the Medical Affairs function
• Building, and leading, the Medical Affairs team to deliver on department goals.
• Shaping clinical ambition and delivering clinical evidence needs
• Defining clinical direction and building clinically relevant evidence for Providers substantiated by advisory boards, market research and clinical research.
• Engaging key professional groups (e.g., AUA, WOCN, etc.) to identify opportunities to influence clinical guidelines that define standard of care relevant to Coloplast Chronic care products and services.
• Identifying external clinical opinions and trends that influence Coloplast commercial performance in North America, and where warranted, developing appropriate mitigating measures and evidence.
• Driving clinical intelligence and clinical agenda advocacy
• Monitoring trends and discovering and sharing new clinical evidence that address unmet needs (i.e. improved clinical, financial or patient satisfaction outcomes) substantiated through medical congresses, expert networks and library searches.
• Driving publications of data to ensure relevant content at medical congresses and at Coloplast events.
• Partnering with cross functional teams to create and execute a North American clinical publication plan supporting the Coloplast value proposition to external stakeholders in NA, such as clinicians, Home Health Agencies, GPOs, payors, government organizations, patient advocacy groups, etc.
• Driving expert HCP thought leader strategies and execution
• Creating ambassadors and expert HCP partnerships in alignment with clinical direction including:
• Defining HCP thought leader plan, strategy and segmentation.
• Facilitating expert participation in symposia
• Securing expert HCP engagement
• Managing customer advisory panels allowing for quick HCP access
• Managing relationships with key opinion leaders engaged in clinical research activities to ensure alignment and compliance with all federal and company policies

Coloplast employees are required to conduct business to the highest ethical and professional standards; comply with applicable laws and regulations, the MedTech Code of Conduct, and company policies.

Other job duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's or Doctoral degree in a clinical field
• 7+ years' experience working in a clinical research capacity
• 2 years' experience managing a team including clinicians
• International and domestic travel required up to 25%
• Strong ability to review and interpret scientific data and research
• Demonstrated ability to work across functions to prioritize and drive strategic objectives
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation with a strong sense of accountability
• Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems with minimal direction and make decisions with confidence
• Aptitude to successfully prioritize and manage multiple tasks while adhering to deadlines
• Adaptability to realign initiatives quickly to meet shifts in the market
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint proficiency required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (e.g., PhD, MD, RN, MPH) in a technical discipline (e.g., medicine, science, nursing)
• Previous experience in a leadership role responsible for clinical research and publications
• Knowledge of US clinical practices related to patient care for ostomy, intermittent catheterization and bowel management in patients with neurogenic bladder and/or bowel.

At Coloplast, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the contributions of our employees. Our total rewards package is designed to support your well-being, foster your professional growth, and ensure a healthy work-life balance.