Medical Education Director - Contract

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Job description

Global, fast growing company who's purpose is to create accurate digital content within the healthcare space.

Job Description
My client is looking for a Medical Education Director to maintain up-to-date knowledge of important issues such as clinical; relevant literature; clinical practice guidelines; approved therapeutic drugs, regimens, and devices; therapeutic pipelines; and key opinion leaders in cardiology and diabetes
* Quickly acquire up-to-date knowledge of other therapeutic area(s), as needed
* Collaborate with internal team members and external educational partners and vendors to develop ideas for grant proposals and plan and develop content
* Develop and maintain professional relationships with key opinion leaders and experts in assigned therapeutic area(s)
* Recruit qualified faculty for assigned projects
* Use templates and tools to edit (clinical and line edit) content received from faculty/authors for clarity, medical/scientific accuracy, alignment with learning objectives, product specifications, and consistency with the target learner audience
* Develop PowerPoint presentations for multimedia programs and figures for text programs
* Perform fact-checking of your own and internal team members' content
* Incorporate revisions based on input from cross-functional internal and external teams
* Write assessment questions that measure educational effectiveness
* Develop continuing medical education for physicians (CME), nurses (CE), and pharmacists (ACPE) that is clinically-appropriate, instructionally-sound, adherent to industry regulations, and completed within budget and time scale to the highest quality

The Successful Applicant
A self-motivated medical writer and editor with a positive attitude, who has excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills, and loves varied assignments
* Someone who obtains satisfaction in completing your work on time with minimal errors
* A true team player who jumps in and tackles new assignments and constantly looks for ways to help the department
* Someone who is comfortable in a highly deadline-driven environment, and able to pivot quickly between tasks and adapt to rapidly shifting priorities
* Someone who enjoys leveraging technology to make your job easier
* High professionalism and easy rapport in building collaborative work relationshipsAt least 5 years' experience as a medical writer and/or editor for a medical education/communications company, professional medical publisher, or academic institution/hospital/university center, medical society
* At least 3 years' experience in the of fields of cardiology and diabetes to be conversant with key/emerging issues related to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
* Someone who is highly skilled at interpreting complex scientific data and results for a clinical audience while incorporating data, visuals, and narrative
* Excellent editorial (editing and writing) skills, preferably in the area of online publishing and text manuscript development; familiarity with AMA style
* Effective written and verbal communication skills (English; additional languages a plus)
* Knowledge of ACCME standards
* Strong problem-solving skills to independently and quickly deal with unforeseen issues to ensure that timelines are consistently met

* Excellent computer skills that includes working remotely on shared networks and cloud-based systems, and a high degree of proficiency using Microsoft Office suite required; and web-based data and document sharing sites and authoring tools (Box, Read Cube, SharePoint, EndNote, Tableau) a plus* An advanced degree in a medical or science-related specialty (MD, PharmD, RN, NP, PA, PhD) preferred; a Bachelor of Science degree (life sciences, public health, or clinical sciences) with several years' relevant work experience required* Experience with web-based project management tools (such as Workfront, MS Project) a plus

What's on Offer
Competitive Rates

Excellent opportunity to be apart of a global, growing company

Contact
Kelly Percival

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JN-082064

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