Senior Medical Education Specialist

About the role:
Develop and execute training programs for the Company’s transseptal access technologies to support product education and skills training for Health Care Professionals (HCPs). Identify and engage HCPs through collaborative partnerships to enhance educational initiatives, to advance the appropriate application of therapies that provide life enhancing outcomes, and to advise the Company on matters of strategic importance.

Responsibilities will include:

• Program development, oversight, and execution – define agenda, content, physician faculty, and appropriate training models to assess progress toward program objectives for the Company’s Access Solutions (Transseptal Access) portfolio.
• Develop approach, scope, and methodology of training to maximize impact by determining target audience, time, location requirements, and other applicable factors.
• Develop relationships with HCPs and field personnel through scheduled meetings and other interactions.
• Conduct post-program evaluations of content and faculty, remain aware of all changes that may impact training requirements, and implement changes/improvements to training protocols and materials accordingly.
• Identify key opinion leaders (KOLs) in the industry, expert speakers, and well-known academicians who can deliver the defined curriculum as well as provide technical and clinical insight with real-world applications.
• Engage identified HCPs and KOLs to demonstrate the clinical outcome and benefits of company products, technologies and therapies, to exchange clinical, safety and comparative-effectiveness information, to explore clinical areas of need and to discuss corporate initiatives.
• Develop training and education tools needed to effectively meet learning objectives and support successful procedural skill transference (e.g. simulations, models, visualizations, gaming, etc.).
• Assist with shaping and evolving the physician training curriculum for Boston Scientific’s Access Solutions portfolio by assessing and analyzing HCP requirements and training needs, by aligning organizational objectives and initiatives, and by obtaining educational content through participation in cross-functional teams, physician and industry presentations, conventions, forums, and meetings.
• Effectively execute activities of major significance to the organization and represent the organizational unit as prime internal and external contact on operations or contracts.
• Coordinate with Sales Training to support team’s ability to meet the employee training requirements, as needed.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in medical device industry or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in clinical and pre-clinical environments (cath lab, EP lab, or OR) within a clinical case support or education-focused, customer-facing role Experience developing and maintaining relationships with physician customers, field representatives and hospital staff
• Travel up to 50% of each month

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience designing, coordinating, and executing peer-to-peer physician training and education is preferred
• Experience and familiarity with electrophysiology and/or interventional cardiology procedures is strongly preferred
• Experience with development of educational content (proficiency with Articulate or digital/e-learning content experience a plus) Experience creating and/or delivering systematic training
• Program/project management and organization skills are critical

• Candidates must be able to think strategically with appetite for innovation and continuous learning