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Job Description: VP - Global Medical Affairs

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for being the face of Caris’ clinical and scientific expertise and building collaborative relationships in the international space.

Job Responsibilities:

• Be a leading face of Caris’ clinical and scientific expertise in the international marketplace.


• Build high-value relationships with key customers, key opinion leaders, and the scientific and medical communities.


• Provide guidance and supervision for the international MSL team.


• Work closely with the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, Vice President Clinical Translational Research, Business  D evellopm ent and  others in collaboration on important work to advance the Company’s growth, products, reputation and more.


• Work collaboratively with field sales (Key Account Directors and Executive Sales Management) and Business Development team to increase Caris’ clinical and scientific profile and enhance relationship with key customers, opinion leaders, and potential business partners.


• Serve as a international medical/scientific brand expert for the CMI platform.


• Drive support for scientific/educational strategies and tactics such as clinical and disease area publications, advisory boards, slide libraries, advocacy development, review of product advertising and promotional materials, and professional/continuing education programs.


• Provide support and training to field-based personnel such as Medical Science Liaisons and any other field personnel.


• Represent Medical Affairs on the International Reimbursement Strategy Team and be an active voice to meet with payers in advocacy of Caris clinical value and in support of our reimbursement strategy. 


• Review of Marketing/Sales materials to ensure a high value clinical message.


• Serve as key communication channel between market and R&D/Product Development to ensure product evolution meets evolving international market needs.


• This position reports to the Chief Medical Officer.

Requirements:

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.


• Effective verbal and written communication skills. Proven attention to detail with effective organizational skills.


• Effective interpersonal and team skills.


• Consistently exhibits a professional demeanor in the workplace and works to maintain positive relationships.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Internet for business use.


• Drive for Results (Service, Quality, and Continuous Improvement) – Ensure procedures and processes are in place that lead to delivery of quality results and continually reassess their effectiveness to achieve continuous improvement.


• Communication – Proficient verbal and written communication skills. Willingness to share and receive information and ideas from all levels of the organization in order to achieve the desired results.


• Teamwork – Commitment to the successful achievement of team and organizational goals through a desire to participate with and help other members of the team.


• Customer Service Focus – Demonstrate a focus on listening to and understanding client/customer needs and then delighting the client/customer by exceeding service and quality expectations.

Education, Certification/Licensure, and/or Experience

• Must hold a doctorate-level degree in medicine or the life sciences..


• 10 + years of experience working in medical affairs, or clinical and translational research

Physical Demands

• Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use standard office equipment.


• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.


• Majority of work is performed in a desk/cubicle environment, but at times, may have exposure to high noise levels in the data center, fumes and bio-hazardous material in the lab environment.

    Other

• This position requires periodic travel and some evenings, weekends and/or Holidays.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

*Interested parties should use the link to apply and email their resume to Dana Gingerich at dgingerich@carisls.com.  #LI-DG1