Description
Foundation Medicine, Inc.- Full Time
About the Job
The Associate Director of Medical Education is a member of the Medical Affairs team with deep scientific knowledge and understanding of the external oncology ecosystem. This individual is responsible for two broad categories of work:
- Creating Medical Education Content - Translating Foundation Medicine's evidence into dynamic content and tailoring it to audience segments
- Designing Medical Education Strategies- Identifying, implementing and evaluating multi-modal approaches to medical education
The Associate Director will test and evaluate multi-modal approaches to medical education, including, but not limited to:
- Foundation Medicine-driven medical education (live and virtual)
- Collaboration with leading medical education partners on novel ways of delivering medical education to community and academic practitioners (live and virtual)
- Audio learning
- Interactive tools
This role reports to the Vice President of Medical Affairs and involves working in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment. Travel up to 30 percent, primarily in the United States, is required.
Key Responsibilities
- Key responsibilities include two key categories: 1) Creating Medical Education Content and 2) Designing Medical Education Strategies. Additionally, this individual will serve as a cross-functional partner and collaborator within the Medical Team and across enterprise.
- Creating Medical Education Content
- Develop, curate and edit scientific and clinical content with an emphasis on accuracy, structure, clarity, style, and appropriate presentation for a high-level clinical audience
- Utilize visualization tools such as PowerPoint and multi-modal tools to communicate critical evidence, enabling externally facing Medical Personnel to increase education about Foundation Medicine's current and emerging portfolio
- Serve as a medical reviewer and approver for content generated by internal teams for external use
- Manage relationships with external partners
- Oversee vendor relationships, including creating, adhering to and managing budgets
- Lead multiple content generation efforts at once, while adhering to timelines and seeking internal alignment
- Designing Medical Education Strategies
- Identify, implement and evaluate multi-modal approaches to medical education
- Design short-and mid-range plans to accelerate understanding of Foundation Medicine's differentiated portfolio and scientific evidence
- Define two-year strategies and tactics to guide which medical education investments will result in the greatest impact
- Create, pilot and evaluate Medical education strategies and tactics
- Lead cross-functional teams
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Master's degree in biology, public health or related field or nursing degree with oncology nursing certificate
- 7+ years oncology experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree in relevant field, oncology nursing degree or genetic counselor degree
- Additional certifications in medical education or communication
- In-depth knowledge of cancer genomics
- Experience independently creating dynamic medical education content from scientific literature
- Proven ability to conduct advanced literature-based research in support of content creation and scheduled updates
- Knowledge of dynamics related to existing and emerging oncology medical education tactics and strategies
- Deep understanding of how oncology ecosystem dynamics intersect with medical education of today and the next two to four years
- Experience leading medical education efforts for an oncology biotech, pharmaceutical company or diagnostics company
- Track record of creating, launching and evaluating novel medical education initiatives
- Strong history of cross-functional collaboration
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to lead without authority among peer network
- Ability to independently represent Foundation Medicine through work with external advisors and stakeholders related to medical education
- Agreement to maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive company, employee, and proprietary data and information
- Commitment to reflect Foundation Medicine's values: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Remote is $154,300 $192,900 per year. The salary range is commensurate with Foundation Medicine's compensation practice and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for Foundation Medicine's benefits.
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About Foundation Medicine
Confidence, or the belief that we need to check every box before applying for a job, can sometimes hold us back from going after a role that inspires us. At Foundation Medicine there's no such thing as the 'perfect' applicant, and our company is a place where every employee can make an impact and continue to grow whatever background they may have or path they may have taken. So, as long as you meet the basic qualifications for a role, please apply if you see a position that would make you excited to work with us to transform precision medicine in cancer and beyond.
Foundation Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, age, or national origin. Further, qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or protected veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also FMI's EEO Statement and EEO is the Law and Supplement. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form. (EOE/AAP Employer)
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