Senior Medical Affairs Specialist - PVH

Medtronic•Minneapolis, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life The Peripheral Vascular Health operating unit focuses on diagnosing and treating diseases of the peripheral arteries and veins, helping patients restore blood flow and reduce the risk of limb loss and other serious complications. The portfolio includes minimally invasive technologies such as drug-coated balloons, stents, atherectomy, thrombectomy, and embolic protection, designed to address complex peripheral vascular disease across a range of patient anatomies. By combining innovation, clinical evidence, and physician partnership, the operating unit aims to improve procedural outcomes and quality of life for patients worldwide. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This position will be based in Plymouth, MN. Reporting to the Director of Medical Science, the Senior Medical Affairs Specialist is responsible for leading clinical evidence development for Venous applications globally within the Peripheral Vascular Health Operating Unit at Medtronic. Specifically, this role provides subject matter expertise internally and acts as the preferred industry resource to healthcare professionals (HCPs) for clinical science evidence within the Venous domain.  Success in the role relies heavily on several factors: Synthesizing succinct messages from complex data and information; Applying critical thinking to scientific and clinical research challenges; Educating and coaching HCPs and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs ); Influencing cross-functional teams and communicating throughout all levels of the organization; Establishing trust and credibility within the Peripheral Vascular Health treatment community. Therapy-specific expertise The Medical Science Specialist must be detail-oriented and self-motivated, with excellent analytic , facilitation, and communication skills (both oral and written).  This role works collaboratively with nearly all functional teams within the Peripheral Vascular Health Operating Unit, including Marketing, Clinical, Regulatory, Research and Development, Scientific Communications, and Physician Education.  Internally, this role is the Deep Venous Thrombectomy subject matter expert, ensuring product clinical messaging, clinical data development, and physician education activities are aligned to operating unit priorities.  Specifically, some key activities of the Medical Science Advisor include physician education content and training, scientific and clinical evidence dissemination cross-functionally, and evidence development and prioritization.  Externally, the Medical Science Advisor is the preferred industry clinical science resource for HCPs, establishing strong clinical science relationships with KOLs, and providing clinical science guidance, coaching to faculty and customers and fielding unsolicited request for information on off-label use of technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree is with a minimum of 4 years of integrated evidence-based medical affairs strategic plan experience, in a clinical or therapeutic environment
Or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of integrated evidence-based medical affairs strategic plan experience, in a clinical or therapeutic environment.

Nice To Haves

(Ph.D., M.D) highly desired
Experience in pharma, biotech and or/medical devices
Statistical or clinical trial experience
Demonstrated success in effective interpersonal and communication skills and ability to build and foster relationships with KOLs.
Intellectual curiosity and intelligence about the field of science/medicine for which they are responsible.
Highly motivated to comprehend and communicate large amounts of scientific content in a clear, concise fashion.
Significant direct experience communicating complex scientific information in a manner that meets the needs of a variety of internal stakeholders and external healthcare practitioners.
Demonstrated ability to work with often demanding or difficult clients.
Significant experience and success in self-managing priorities and multitasking projects.
Strong teamwork/Interpersonal skills.
Advanced presentation and computer skills with expertise in literature identification and evaluation.
Physician education experience
Advanced data visualization techniques
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Responsibilities

Be part of a world-class team of individuals dedicated to advancing patient care through transparent and timely clinical evidence generation and dissemination
Establish, develop, and foster solid relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and internal business partners, and identify future KOLs at strategic academic and community research centers to build relationships early in their career.
Serve as the key scientific representative of Medtronic Peripheral Vascular Health for health care professionals, providing deep and advanced disease state and therapy information.
Facilitate the work of KOLs in alignment with Medtronic medical communication strategies through publication and podium activities.
Gather feedback and insights from KOLs and physician advisors to better inform Medtronic’s research and development teams to overall strategic direction.
Facilitate initial discussions, intake, and evaluation of physician-initiated research proposals, including ensuring timely communication between requestor and company.
Understand and effectively communicate current scientific knowledge while maintaining technical expertise within a therapeutic area through attendance of major conferences, congresses, workshops, and training programs.
Monitor all major meetings for abstract deadlines and work with investigators of Medtronic sponsored research to drive podium presence in support of corporate communication strategies and plans.
Support field and internal training needs as therapy expert.
Review and provide input on therapy related training materials to ensure scientific accuracy of content.
Collaborate with marketing to ensure all key product messages and claims are scientifically valid and accurate .
Maintains a deep understanding of the science behind our products.
Develops competitive intelligence in our product space.
Drives education and outreach for safe and effective use of our products.
Develops, implements and oversees integrated evidence-based medical affairs strategic plans for relevant Medtronic organizations.
Utilizes advanced subject matter expertise to provide medical input to various functions (General Management, Global Strategy & Portfolio Management, Business Development & Licensing, Research & Development, & Marketing) and organizational units to facilitate insightful decision-making and enable achievement of business objectives .
Ensures effective objective value propositions are developed and articulated for Medtronic technologies to stakeholders (patients, health care providers, payers, government agencies, health technology assessment organizations, public) through appropriate channels .
Domestic and international travel up to 50% of time .

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)