Associate Medical Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs - PART time

KARL STORZ•El Segundo, CA

About The Position

KARL STORZ is seeking a physician leader to join our Medical & Scientific Affairs (MSA) team as an Associate Medical Director. In this highly visible role, you will serve as a trusted medical expert, partnering across Commercial, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, R&D, and other cross-functional teams to provide clinical insight, scientific leadership, and strategic guidance. With a focus on urologic surgery and technologies, you will help shape educational programs, strengthen relationships with key healthcare stakeholders, support evidence-based decision-making, and ensure the safe and effective use of KARL STORZ technologies. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence product strategy, medical education, customer engagement, and innovation while serving as a bridge between clinical practice and industry.

Requirements

MD or DO degree.
Minimum 8+ years of surgical practice experience, including residency training.
Administrative or leadership experience, including team, department, or operational management responsibilities.
Strong scientific writing, presentation, and communication skills.
Experience working with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholder groups simultaneously.
Ability to work effectively as both an individual contributor and team leader.

Nice To Haves

Experience in urologic surgery or a closely related surgical specialty.
Experience with medical devices, device development, healthcare technology, or clinical research.
Combined clinical and research experience.
Demonstrated interest in medical innovation and translating scientific expertise into healthcare solutions.

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic medical partner to Commercial teams, providing clinical expertise and scientific guidance.
Support product launches, market development initiatives, and commercial planning activities.
Review clinical messaging, marketing materials, and product positioning strategies.
Deliver sales training and field support for customer engagements across hospital, ASC, and office-based settings.
Provide clinical insights and competitive intelligence to support business growth.
Lead the development and execution of physician education and training programs.
Support webinar, simulation, preceptorship, and curriculum initiatives.
Manage faculty relationships and collaborate on educational content development.
Participate in advisory boards, scientific meetings, and educational grant activities.
Promote disease-state awareness, procedural excellence, and appropriate technology utilization.
Build and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, and professional societies.
Facilitate scientific exchange and clinical discussions with external stakeholders.
Gather customer insights to inform educational priorities, product development, and business strategy.
Participate in conferences, customer visits, and advisory board activities.
Provide evidence-based medical leadership across Medical Affairs initiatives.
Collaborate with Clinical Affairs to evaluate clinical evidence and emerging data.
Support medical information activities, post-market surveillance, and safety-related assessments.
Contribute to complaint reviews, risk assessments, recall support, and KPI reporting.
Collaborate with global Medical & Scientific Affairs teams as a subject matter expert.