Associate Director, Scientific Affairs - PRIME Education

About the role

The Associate Director, Scientific Affairs at PRIME Education, a property of Everyday Health Group, is responsible for conducting a turnkey process that includes educational grant development followed by content development for awarded grants. This remote position requires a high level of independence and combines skills as a scientific medical writer, educational design innovator, and grant development specialist.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-caliber medical and scientific content with the highest standards of editorial excellence, adhering to standards of adult learning principles and interprofessional education.
• Contribute to grant planning and development, encompassing educational designs, formats, and execution plans, to meet department goals, generate robust outcomes, and address unmet educational and research needs.
• Establish and maintain relationships among key leaders in healthcare, various practice settings, to collect expert opinion and insights into educational program needs and grant development opportunities.
• Contribute to the outcomes measurement of high-impact educational programs, including measurement planning, survey instrument development, program analyses, and communication of outcomes findings with external stakeholders.
• Develop and contribute to scientific articles, abstracts, and outcomes-based presentations and publications to showcase the services and products of the company.
• Communicate effectively to ensure workflow is smooth and carry out opportunities, needs, ideas, and timelines to meet the company’s and department’s goals for continued growth and success.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues pertaining to instructional design components in the development of content, with recommendations provided to the Therapeutic Group Director, Scientific Affairs in a timely manner.
• Review content developed by other medical writers and freelancers, and provide guidance and/or revisions to ensure clinical relevance and accuracy.
• Participate in decisions pertaining to PRIME’s model of learning and implementation procedures to execute the model of learning.
• Participate in regularly scheduled meetings of the Scientific Affairs Department, including grant and content planning meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimal Master’s degree (PhD or PharmD degree preferred) in a scientific, medical, or related field commensurate with the scope of work identified in this job description and current knowledge of the healthcare industry.
• Prefer minimum of 4 years of experience in designing and developing continuing medical education (CME/CE) activities for healthcare professionals.
• Prefer experience in developing CME/CE activities supported by pharmaceutical companies and government contracts or grants.
• Prefer experience in training, project management and/or staff supervision in a team-based environment.
• Excellent ability to work independently and autonomously, and multi-task multiple high-level responsibilities and projects with accuracy and efficiency.
• Independent research, design, and development of high-quality scientific grant and medical writing.
• Ability to independently research, design, and develop high-quality scientific grant and medical writing.
• Organize and convey educational designs and deliverables efficiently, fluently, and accurately.
• Proficient in analytical thinking and an ability to convey complex data results in a clear and concise manner.
• Possess creative and visionary skills to identify and execute innovative educational program designs and formats.
• Current knowledge of the healthcare industry, pharmaceutical pipelines, health care industry/policies, and CE industry.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and reference manager applications.