Area Fellowship Manager, Chicago

6942-ABIOMED Legal Entity•Cherry Hill, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Area Fellowship Manager (AFM) will support Abiomed initiatives and activities related to fellowship physicians and programs. The primary focus of this role will be to build relationships by working closely with fellowship programs and multiple stakeholders to develop, execute and assess the effectiveness of fellow education programs offered by Abiomed. The AFM will work closely alongside professional education, field sales and clinical teams to determine training gaps and unmet needs in fellows’ education and create experiences for additional engagement. Fellowship programs to include: Interventional Cardiology, General Cardiology, Adult Heart Failure, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care/Anesthesiology, Cardiology. This is a field-based role available in multiple states within the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or Science related field with a minimum of five years of related experience is required.
3-5 years of experience in the field of Cardiology in a customer-facing role (including Interventional Cardiology, Heart Failure, Cardiothoracic Surgery and/or other Cardiovascular related specialties).
3-5 years of track record of success in a sales or clinical role.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to align teams, manage competing priorities, and drive execution in a complex environment.
Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing without direct authority across diverse internal stakeholders.
Familiarity with teaching institutions, program directors and fellowship programs.
Clinical understanding of cardiology, specific to mechanical circulatory support.
Demonstrated ability to have challenging discussions with key physicians to modify behaviors and promote best training practices.
Experience handling large quantities of data, including collection and analysis (advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
Strong presentation, written and oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with fellowship programs and fellowship directors preferred.
Advanced proficiency in MCS and Abiomed products.

Responsibilities

Implement fellowship program engagement strategy for fellowship programs in aligned segment with input from multiple stakeholders including Physician Program Directors, Professional Education and Commercial Team.
Promote and deliver educational content for fellows in collaboration with clinical team and KOL’s in the Cardiovascular space.
Programs should incorporate stakeholder input and support including Health Care Compliance, Medical Science, Commercial Marketing, and fellowship program directors.
Communicate upcoming fellows engagement opportunities to field and fellowship programs to ensure adoption of fellows learning curriculum, best practices, and transition to practice.
Provide feedback on the strategic implementation and assessment of the need for new fellows’ programs and modifications of existing fellows’ programs based on follow-up, customer satisfaction, utilization, and metrics.
Handle all communication and follow up with the fellows’ events, attendees, and field referrals in given segment.
Track fellows throughout educational journey and communicate and collaborate with Physician Program Managers and Commercial Team regarding outgoing fellows information and transition to practice.
Ensure Abiomed field sales and clinical personnel are aware of programs, registration, and enrollment processes.
Attend key training programs, symposia, and conferences related to areas of interest for Abiomed.
Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level.

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short- and long-term disability
business accident insurance
group legal insurance
consolidated retirement plan (pension)
savings plan (401(k))
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (or 56 hours for Washington State employees)
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member, 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours
Company car allowance through the Company’s FLEET program.