Job Order: 5466
Staff Representative: Tim Jadwin
Position: SVP Medical Director, Oncology
Location: New York
Company Summary:
Our client’s mission is to improve patient outcomes through the design of medical education initiatives that positively influence physician behavior by bridging the gap between current and ideal clinical practice. Their CME interventions are designed to have a measurable impact on their target audiences.
Description:
Job Summary:
As Senior Vice President you will serve to provide leadership, direction and oversight to a large scientific services team comprised of Medical Directors, as well as the editorial group, presentations group and library staff. You will be responsible for developing, mentoring and coaching team members in the areas of client service, strategy and management where appropriate. You must have the proven ability to provide proactive, strategic direction to drive business objectives for our clients and provide strategic leadership and vision within the company as a whole. This position works closely with Senior Management team members to help develop and guide strategic direction, develop tactical plans and manage the client business. This is a very significant role within our organization. You will have the responsibility of operating effectively across functional boundaries, building and sustaining external and internal relationships with clients and team members.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Management
- Manage teams to execute on the Company strategy
- Relationship building, within and outside the organization, based on trust and credibility
- Leadership, by example, of client service teams, and clients
- Personnel and issues management
- Mentoring, and coaching fostering a commitment to our core values
- Career development for your core team
- Training and educational opportunities
- Career development
- Drive Performance and Growth
- Provide routine feedback to the Senior Management including providing suggestions and reporting on findings regarding client satisfaction/feedback along with project management status
- Forecasting and Staffing
- Resource Planning
- Responsible for budget and fiscal accountability
- Work with functional teams and Integration team to cross sell services
- Participate in business development initiatives
- Drive Innovation in Processes and Services
- Contribute to the development of strategy and vision for diverse service offerings
- Provide vision and leadership across the medical promotion practice
- Actively participating in the pitch development process when appropriate
- Understand the business environment
- Identify and implement initiatives for innovation
- Ensure efficiency of processes
- Drive Client Satisfaction
- Consistently achieve and exceed client relationship objectives
- Visit clients frequently as part of the client support and retention process
- Strategic direction internal and external
- Overall account oversight and issues management
- Quality assurance (Accurate, on-time, on-budget)
- Oversight of projects/content (strategic, messaging, brand, etc.)
- PhD or MD
- 6+ years experience in a medical communications, medical education or pharmaceutical advertising company.
- Understanding of AMA guidelines, proposal writing and document editing abilities/experience experience in a variety of therapeutic areas (Anti Infectives, Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Oncology, Neurology, Pain Management, etc).
- Clinical research, expertise in oncology and publication planning experience is a plus.
- Ability to provide independent, strategic medical direction.
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills are essential.
- Excellent computer software experience.
- Strong acumen for pharmaceutical marketing.
- Ability to work both independent as well as lead a team.
