Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) develops, manufactures, and markets a complete, solutions-based portfolio of high-quality medical devices used in a broad range of applications for numerous areas of the healthcare industry. TMC places a premium on providing customers with world-class products, training and education programs that drive clear economic value, better clinical outcomes and improved quality of life for patients. TMC is part of Tokyo-based Terumo Corporation; one of the world’s leading medical device manufacturers with $6+ billion in sales, 30,000+ employees worldwide and operations in more than 160 nations. Terumo Medical Corporation is comprised of two strategic business divisions: Terumo Interventional Systems and Terumo Medical Products.
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Job Summary
Senior Manager, Clinical Advisor is responsible for developing and implementing the clinical advisory vision and strategy in alignment with Medical Affairs and the organization. This role will develop and manage a highly technical, impactful team that support specialized projects within Medical Affairs Scientific Data & Communication (SD&C) and broader organization. Will ensure medical, technical and scientific competencies are cutting-edge and current for Terumo. Senior Manager, Clinical Advisor will collaborate with and play a key role with internal teams, e.g., Research and Development, Commercial, as well as external stakeholders relevant for the business segment where Terumo is present, to include Physicians, HCP and other roles inside or connected with healthcare business in addition to patients.
Job Details/Responsibilities
- People management:
- Responsible for the development and direct management of a highly skilled and technical Clinical Advisory Group to include staffing, budgeting, training, development, coaching, regular face-to-face meetings, performance management, etc.
- Responsible for oversight of the financial budget for the group and managing budget and resources efficiently.
- Medical Affairs SD&C strategy:
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the appropriate SD&C strategy by providing medical, scientific and technical expertise of a highly impactful team.
- Medical Clinical Advisor strategy:
- Responsible for the development and execution of the vision and strategy for Medical Clinical Advisor team.
- Develop short-and long-term objectives and has direct oversight of the operational plan.
- Act as the medical affairs and disease point of reference to internal and external stakeholders.
- Build relationships and demonstrate medical benefits of company products to Key Opinion Leaders (KOL), medical groups and health systems.
- Drive the analysis of clinical trial data, prepare and report trial results at scientific meetings.
- Make objective, fair balanced scientific presentations to external health care provider requestors and internal business partners.
- Conduct all activities in accordance with current regulatory and health care compliance guidelines.
- Provide high-level research support & possibility for investigator-initiated research activities.
- Stay abreast of current scientific and treatment landscape trends in therapeutic areas of interest.
- Conduct ongoing dialogue with customers to understand their perspectives.
- Conduct scientific exchange with institutional Health Care Providers (HCPs).
- Provide medical support to Professional and Clinical Education team.
- Respond to unsolicited scientific inquiries of HCPs/investigators/health care systems/academic medical centers and population health decision makers integrating scientific data including real world evidence into real life practice to meet customer needs.
- Gather and report medical insights during interactions with health care providers.
- Attend scientific conferences to gather and understand new scientific information relevant to the company and the external scientific community.
- Actively listen for and routinely document and share medical insights.
- Scientific communication:
- Overlook the development and implementation of the appropriate publication strategy in line with business objectives.
- Maintain a comprehensive and current knowledge of a therapeutic area (collection, evaluation and managing of scientific data) and drive the distribution of scientific information to respective stakeholders.
- Prepare literature for new products and revising existing literature.
- Assist clinicians in the preparation of scientific publications and presentations.
- Provide support in formulation of disease specific training & education strategies.
- Write and maintain files on informative journal abstracts according to current or estimated future needs.
- Organize the journal’s, and book’s clubs including scientific discussions on team calls.
- Regularly share scientific news and findings with team.
- Marketing department collaboration:
- Provide the medical and scientific expertise in the creation of promotional material events (e.g. product launch) and other activities such as tender business.
- Lead literature review within a therapeutic area and translate evidence into comprehensive materials for marketing groups.
- Review marketing materials for scientific accuracy.
- Present scientific evidence at marketing events.
- Develop and maintain a medical plan that correlates with marketing and business plan.
- Clinical development planning:
- Contributor to the development of study designs, by being responsible for specific sections of the Clinical Investigational Plan (background and rationale of the study, selection of the endpoints, selection of in-and exclusion criteria, patient population, and risk section).
- Evaluate scientific soundness of investigator-initiated trial proposals so that the BU can take an informed decision.
- Contributor to implementation of clinical protocols and perform writing of final study reports.
- Clinical operational activities:
- Support trial study start-up phases (support in writing study protocol, identification of investigators and KOLs, CRF review, Investigator brochure review, FDA/CA & IRB/EC assistance, support on medical and scientific questions/issues during trial follow-up phase).
- Review CEC/DMC/Clinical trial reports.
- Provide medical-clinical trial support to sites/investigators that are participating in the clinical research and participate in investigator launch meetings.
- Regulatory activities partnership:
- Keep close partnership with medical writing team to ensure accuracy in all written given the highly medical, scientific and technical expertise of Clinical Advisor team.
- Support marketing authorization applications (reimbursement of medical devices).
- Perform clinical evaluations.
- Assist QS and engineering department in creation of risk management documents and IFU review.
- Perform all administrative requirements in a timely, accurate and compliant manner to include expense reports, documentation of activities.
- Follow all established Environmental Health & Safety and Quality System policies, programs, rules and practices, taking account product and patient safety, the health and safety of all associates as well as the environment and community at large.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements
- This position requires regular travel to customer sites, TMC sites, congresses, and 3rd party sites.
- Must be able to drive personal automobile to/from customer accounts and drive long distances as necessary.
- International travel and occasional weekend travel may be required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA)
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Strong people management skills.
- Ability to build strong relationships with relevant stakeholders, academic opinion leader.
- Strong Scientific Acumen: In-depth scientific and/or therapeutic knowledge and experience in the assigned therapeutic area.
- Advanced product and therapy knowledge.
- Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Ability to transfer complex scientific information to relevant stakeholders inside the organization.
- Advanced impactful presentation skills.
- Highly customer and market focused with ‘big picture’.
- Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment.
- Ability to calculate the impact of actions or words and tailor approach.
- Ability to execute all activities and initiatives in compliant manner with a high level of integrity.
- Ability to anticipate the responses of various individuals and teams based on their vantage point and perspective.
Qualifications/ Background Experiences
- Advance Degree (Ph.D., MD, Sc.D, MA/MS or MPH) in a medical/biomedical/scientific discipline with a minimum of 3 years of scientific experience; OR Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in life sciences with 7 years of relevant work experience in a medical device/clinical environment required with a technical or professional health services licensure from an accredited licensing entity strongly preferred (e.g., RT, RCIS, RN); OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least 3 years of prior people management experience required.
- Must have some research and health care system knowledge and experience in product life cycle management, design history, product support specialist strongly preferred.
It is Terumo’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As a Company, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment.
