Role Description
The Scientific Director is responsible for developing and managing content for continuing medical education (CME) and independent medical education (IME) programs that include live, online, and print-based formats.
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Develop content for medical education activities for live, online, and print-based programs; create new content and/or edit content submitted by freelancers or faculty members; identify and work collaboratively with expert faculty members and writers; assign projects to freelance contributors and supporting staff; prepare/finalize content for publication or presentation.
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Attend and/or participate remotely in key medical conferences; contribute to the editing and/or writing of conference coverage programs, including text- and PowerPoint-based activities.
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Manage a workload consisting of multiple projects with one or more content components; ensure quality standards, and on-time completion of all deliverables.
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Execute activities in alignment with company guidelines to ensure all activities pass quality audit and meet company standards.
Faculty Relationships
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Maintain and/or grow strategic relationships with key faculty.
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Work with KOLs to identify educational gaps and funding resources to advance HCP education.
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Identify and recruit KOLs that will collaborate and share the education with peers.
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Identify and build relationships with up-and-coming KOL faculty.
Skills & Abilities
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Ability to manage multiple projects that may be complex (e.g., online interactive treatment decision support tools).
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Develop accredited content components (e.g., developing and analyzing questions for outcomes assessments).
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Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills (oral and written).
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Ability to function independently with effective time management, organization, and project management skills; attention to detail; ability to manage diverse tasks to deliver projects on time, within budget, and at a high level of quality.
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Ability to work collaboratively in teams both within the company and externally (e.g., faculty, freelancers, and educational partners).
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Effective decision making, initiative and judgment; strong analytical and problem-solving skills; and a resourceful, βcan-doβ attitude.
Education/Qualifications
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3-5 years of recent experience writing, developing, and editing CME/CE activities.
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Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, NP/APN, MBA) preferred. BA/BS degree required (Biological Sciences preferred).
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Working knowledge of recent advances in clinical medicine and therapeutics. Direct clinical experience preferred.
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Experience identifying and working with faculty members/key opinion leaders on educational materials intended for professional medical audiences.
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Experience developing accredited programs and familiarity with ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC as well as other regulatory agenciesβ guidelines and policies in relation to commercially supported educational activities.
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Working knowledge of AMA style requirements.
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Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook) and familiarity with online medical reference resources.
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Clinical or research experience will be considered in lieu of CME/CE experience.
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Experience managing content development in a range of CME formats (ideally including PowerPoint presentations, case-based activities, video presentations, and interactive digital media).
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Experience working with expert faculty members/key opinion leaders to determine educational needs and develop educational content.
Travel Requirements
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Up to 30% of the time.
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Domestic and international travel.