Medical Education Lead

About the role

The Medical Education Lead (MEL) supports the delivery and embedding of medical education in North America to develop the clinical skills, knowledge, confidence, and competencies of the internal team and the healthcare professional's community, aiming to increase therapy awareness and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains professional scientific relationships with thought leaders and healthcare professionals in key medical or blood centers, medical professional associations, and patient advocacy groups.
• Works with the sales and marketing team to build knowledge, confidence, and competence in the field of apheresis.
• Serves as a primary Medical Affairs contact for clinical/scientific information exchanges, including verbal, written, and electronic inquiries from healthcare professionals.
• Identifies opportunities and conducts formal presentations to essential groups as requested, including key accounts, hospital therapeutic committee members, and medical professional associations.
• Maintains expert knowledge and understanding of clinical, scientific, and technical information through collaboration with the global medical affairs organization, attending conferences, and networking with experts.
• Supports the commercialization team and global product marketing, providing input as needed in product innovation and unmet medical needs.
• Active participant in developing tools and resources, such as training materials.
• Attends and provides coverage at national and regional medical education venues, bringing back medical insights to key internal stakeholders for accurate planning.
• Responds to and tracks medical information requests from healthcare professionals and decision-makers with accurate, unbiased, balanced, and timely answers.
• May lead and/or coordinate special projects to build scientific and medical competencies within the organization, such as internal training of sales and marketing, scientific symposium programs, presentation and slide kit development.

Qualifications

• Education: Registered Nurse (RN) credentials required. Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Experience & Skills: Minimum 6+ years’ experience in apheresis, blood product management, blood transfusion, or blood banking. Professional up-to-date credentials and/or certifications preferred, such as Certification in Apheresis. Apheresis technology experience is strongly preferred. Previous experience with genetic hematological disorders such as sickle cell disease is a plus. Strong interpersonal, influencing, and negotiation skills with different types of internal and external stakeholders. Team player, patient, and customer-focused, problem solver with clear focus on end-results. Ability to work autonomously and independently with time management skills to effectively manage field-based responsibilities. Ability to work in a matrix structure, maintaining strong working relationships with various other departments. Excellent in written and oral communication skills in English. Additional language proficiency is a plus.

Location

Lakewood, Colorado or Remote.

Physical Requirements

Typical Office Environment requirements include: reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, walking, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential duties.

Target Pay Range

$120,600.00 to $150,800.00 - Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data

Target Bonus on Base

10.0%