Lead, US Independent Medical Education (REMOTE)

The Lead, US IME will support the shared US General Medicines Medical and corporate vision of patient centricity by leading the strategic development, delivery and analysis of robust medical education that positively impacts patient care by improving knowledge, competence and performance of physicians, allied health professionals, patients and other providers of healthcare. This role will report directly to the Lead, Medical Program Optimization and Operations. This is a REMOTE, manager-level role.

Job Summary:

Lead, US IME must be able to analyze and interpret clinical data, healthcare trends and independently defined health care gaps/needs and translate these into high quality, innovative and strategic independent medical education plans and priorities that are aligned with Sanofi US corporate strategic interests.

The Lead, US IME will contribute across Medical Units to the design, implementation and evaluation of a Medical Education strategies that support independently developed educational grant-funded activities that provide compelling, well balanced, evidence-based information and data to improve patient care, close healthcare gaps, and aligned with Sanofi US strategic priorities.

Lead, US IME must be able to analyze and critique the instructional design and outcomes plans of proposed grant-funded activities for consistency with literature on best practices in CME and outcomes assessment methods.

The Lead, US IME must work cross-functionally within a matrix organization to be effective and to support that 1) medical education strategies, tactics, and outcomes are impactful and are effectively communicated and understood across the company including globally as appropriate, 2) all activities are compliant with internal and external guidelines, policies and procedures and 3) medical education strategies complement the education provided by other groups internally (e.g. brand, advocacy, field medical, etc.)

and externally available educational activities for healthcare professionals.

A strong foundation in therapeutics, CME/IME, principles of adult learning, and education outcomes assessment is preferred.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Possess an ability to assess clinical data and educational needs across therapeutic areas (e.g. Diabetes, Cardiovascular, Transplant) to support Medical Units in the development of a high quality, innovative and strategic medical education plans.

• Collaborate with associates within US General Medicines Medical organization to ensure development of fully integrated strategies and tactics.

• Participate in the review and critique of educational grant applications for compliance with regulatory requirements, company policy and alignment with education strategies.

• Critically evaluate budgets for proposed education activities and liaise with procurement and finance as needed.

• Participate in the development and management of the budget for overall education plans, including providing regular updates, tracking and modifications as required with one or more therapeutic areas.

• Critically evaluate education providers for capacity to develop highest quality, innovative CME programming consistent with principles of adult learning. Assess education providers to ensure that medical education activities are of the highest scientific rigor, educationally well designed and delivered in a timely, cost-efficient manner and in compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Support the maintenance of IME/CME competitive intelligence and program monitoring and evaluation.

• Collect and analyze educational outcomes from funded activities; Monitor appropriate overall metrics and effectiveness measures and communicate results to internal stakeholders.

• Maintain an accurate and current database on the status of all projects as assigned.

• Participate in cross-functional teams and ensure working teams meet frequently to evaluate educational programs and provide feedback

• Demonstrate understanding of Medical and Regulatory Affairs, Drug Development and Commercialization, and functional knowledge of medical education of applicable guidelines including ACCME, OIG, PhRMA, FDA, etc.

• Participate with Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEHP) in alignment with overall business objectives.

• Performs other duties as assigned in alignment with US General Medicines Medical Scientific Communications

Management Responsibilities:

• Plan and organize effectively

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and listen effectively.

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Excellent organizational ability

Requirements:

Education:

• Advanced college degree in a scientific discipline preferred (i.e. PharmD; PhD, etc.)

Experience:

• Knowledge and experience in medical education (5 years minimum)

• Pharmaceutical Industry experience (5 years)

• IME/CME Subject Matter Expert, preferably in a manager level role (educational grant review process, Request for Proposal development and education expert, 3+ years experience)

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Knowledge of applicable rules and regulations: ACCME, OIG, PhRMA, AMA, FDA

• Understanding of highly regulated pharmaceutical industry environment

• Ability to initiate and maintain relationships cross-functionally

Language:

• English

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