Medical Director, Cardiology Care Area Lead

GE HealthCare

22h

About The Position

Activities contributing to the design and development of products and their interaction with the human body. Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. The role is subject to operating policy objectives. There is moderate autonomy within the role. High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required. The Cardiology Care Area Lead is responsible for leading the overarching medical strategy and activities for GE HealthCare’s PDx portfolio in the Nuclear Cardiology arena across the U.S., ensuring the safe, effective and appropriate use of products in clinical practice. This is a highly strategic senior medical leadership role; the Cardiology Care Area Lead shapes the mid- to long-term direction of the Cardiology team within the U.S., sets and executes the medical strategy, informs portfolio and evidence priorities, guides resource and budget allocation, and acts as a key thought partner to local leadership teams. The Cardiology Care Area Lead reports to the Head of Medical Affairs, USCAN, and works directly with Cardiology Medical Directors, Medical Advisors, Field Medical Specialists, MSLs, and Medical Managers. The role provides strategic direction, people leadership and oversight, supported by the Cardiology Medical Director, while much of the day-to-day execution is carried out by Medical Advisor/Field Medical Specialist, MSLs and Medical Managers. The Care Area Lead is responsible for closely coordinating and aligning internal and field Medical Affairs initiatives for a given Care Area (Nuclear Cardiology with focus on PET myocardial perfusion imaging) including HCP and KOL scientific exchange, garnering & sharing of clinical insights, congress planning, scientific society collaboration, medical education, and evidence generation initiatives. The Cardiology Care Area Lead works cross-functionally with Application Specialists, Medical Information Specialists, Product, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Quality, Pharmacovigilance and other functions to ensure medical excellence, robust safety and medical information governance, compliant execution and strong alignment with organizational operating plans.

Requirements

University degree (Bachelor’s) required, preferably in a scientific or clinical field relevant to the position.
Advanced scientific or clinical degree (e.g. PharmD, PhD, MD, DO, MBBS, MSc) required.
Minimum 12 years’ combined clinical and/or pharmaceutical/healthcare industry experience, with at least 7 years in Medical Affairs or related scientific/clinical roles.
Significant experience in the relevant cardiovascular area (clinical practice and/or Medical Affairs).
Proven line-management and/or functional leadership experience of medical teams (e.g. MSLs, Medical Managers, Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists) is required.
Experience in reviewing/approving promotional materials and ensuring compliance with industry codes and local/regional regulations.
Experience working in matrixed and/or multi-country organizations, ideally with exposure to U.S. Medical Affairs structures.
Good understanding of GCP, Medical Information governance, local compliance and regulatory requirements.
Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Training/experience in the Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine, and/or Molecular Imaging areas strongly preferred.
Additional business or health-economics education (e.g. MBA, MPH) is advantageous.
Prior experience in a Medical Director-level role (or equivalent), Medical Manager or MSL Manager is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide scientific and strategic leadership for the Cardiology Care Area within the U.S.
Oversee development and execution of an integrated medical strategy and operational plan, aligned with regional and global objectives and with the overall PDx business strategy.
Translate global/regional Cardiology strategies into clear local priorities, projects and KPIs for Cardiology Medical Directors, Medical Managers, Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists, and MSLs.
Provide high-quality medical input to business and product strategies, including lifecycle management, evidence generation needs, and regulatory labeling.
Consolidate and share healthcare landscape and care-pathway insights (guideline changes, access, practice patterns, unmet needs, clinician sentiment) for the Care Area, and translate these into strategy and planning.
Adapt (“right-size”) regional cardiology imaging strategies and tactical plans to local market realities and healthcare system needs.
Lead Care Area budget and business planning and management for the geography in scope, including prioritization, trade-offs and resource allocation across brands, projects and markets.
Monitor Cardiology team medical performance (e.g. KPIs, milestones, quality indicators) and drive corrective actions where needed.
Act as key Cardiology imaging medical business partner to regional/local leadership, contributing to commercial, access and portfolio decisions.
Contribute to broader global GMS strategies via collaboration with global Medical Expert Teams (METs) and corresponding Global Medical Leader (GML).
Ensure accurate strategic profiling of KOLs and other key HCPs in the Cardiology Care Area, including use of digital profiling tools where available.
Guide the design and keep oversight of the Cardiology Medical Stakeholder Engagement Plan, ensuring alignment with medical and business priorities and ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific exchange.
Guide development and oversee execution of the Cardiology strategic congress plan (attendance, symposia, abstracts, booths, scientific sessions) across the relevant markets.
Actively engage with KOLs, medical societies, policy makers, payers and advocacy groups, in collaboration with broader cross-functional teams (Market Access, Marketing, etc.).
Represent GE HealthCare as a senior Cardiology medical leader at key national and regional scientific meetings, advisory boards and policy/guideline discussions.
When relevant, sponsor and/or chair Cardiology Advisory Boards or expert meetings, ensuring scientific rigor, compliance and clear follow-up.
Ensure that external insights from KOLs, HCPs, payers and policy makers are systematically captured, synthesized and fed back into strategies, evidence and communication plans.
Oversee the Cardiology Medical Communication plan (core messages, scientific narratives) for the geography in scope, ensuring alignment with brand strategies and medical priorities.
Ensure high-quality development, review and management of external scientific and medical materials for the Cardiology Care Area (e.g. slide decks, FAQs, educational content), executed by MSLs, Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists and Medical Managers as appropriate in line with Medical & Research Communication Review (MRCR) requirements.
Oversee and guide team ensuring medical’s role in the review and/or approval process for Advertisement & Promotional Review (APR) in accordance with codes and internal procedures, including signatory responsibilities where required.
Provide leadership and oversight for Cardiology Care Area publications plans (abstracts, posters, manuscripts) in collaboration with regional/global teams and local cross-functional partners.
Oversee creation of scientific summaries and training materials for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, balance and alignment with medical strategy.
Ensure that new data, guidelines and real-world insights are rapidly integrated into Care Area communication and training materials.
Identify and prioritize Cardiology and imaging evidence gaps in alignment with global/regional strategies and local healthcare needs.
Assess and support unsolicited investigator-sponsored research and post-marketing studies in the Cardiology Care Area in line with company SOPs and regulations.
Provide scientific expertise to Global Development/R&D on unmet needs, patient journeys and standard of care in the markets covered.
Provide medical input and oversight for country and site selection, feasibility and study start-up for GE HealthCare–sponsored studies, often working through MSLs and Medical Managers for local execution.
Ensure appropriate medical oversight of post-authorization safety studies or observational programs in the Cardiology Care Area, in collaboration with Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Operations.
Where Medical Managers/Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists/MSLs are present, guide and oversee contributions to evidence-generation activities (e.g., site support, feasibility and IIS follow-up).
Support and, where appropriate, lead risk-management and safety-communication activities (e.g. Dear HCP letters, risk-minimization plans) for the Cardiology Care Area, providing clinical context and alignment.
Provide Care Area medical oversight of Medical Information (MI) management, including: Governance of MI processes and SOPs related to Cardiology Care Area products, Oversight of standard responses and scientific content to ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance, Escalation management and review of complex MI enquiries in the Care Area.
Ensure that MI insights (key questions, trends, misconceptions) from the Care Area are fed into strategy, evidence and training plans.
Support the resolution of significant safety, regulatory, reputational and compliance issues related to the Care Area and contribute to internal policy forums and external working groups as needed.
Ensure the Care Area team works according to internal policies, SOPs and all applicable regulations.
Support with ensuring appropriate medical and scientific training for internal medical stakeholders and support cross-functional training (e.g. Product, Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory) on the Cardiology disease area, products and clinical data.
Ensure appropriate training on medical information topics (e.g. product complaint handling, MI enquiries) for relevant internal stakeholders in the Cardiology Care Area.
Line-manage and coach Care Area medical team members, which may include: Cardiology Medical Director, Medical Advisors, Field Medical Specialists, MSLs, etc. Medical Managers without people responsibility Other Cardiology medical roles depending on local organization design.
Provide clear direction, objectives and performance oversight for Care Area team members, ensuring their plans and activities are aligned with Care Area strategy and compliant execution.
Promote a culture of collaboration, integrity, inclusion, safety and innovation within the Care Area medical team.
Embrace and operationalize cultural enabling levers via engagement in Safety Moments, Skill Builders, Culture & Belonging initiatives, and Compliance Check-Ups.
Lead talent review and succession planning for Cardiology roles; ensure robust development plans and mentoring for key talent and future leaders.
Ensure the Care Area team (including self) is up to date with role-specific training (medical, PV/MI, compliance, SOPs).