Principal Strategic Physician Engagement Manager

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.       

 

About the role: 

The Principal Strategic Physician Engagement Manager is responsible for the strategic coordination of BSC engagement with physician customers, key opinion leaders, and physician societies across a number of channels, including advisory boards, scientific meetings, commercial engagement and special events.

Success in this role means creating a best-in-class experience for physicians in working closely with Boston Scientific PI leadership. The physician engagement manager will own the plan, related tools and internal processes required to proactively create meaningful interactions with key physicians, all while coordinating, tracking and informing internal audiences on key physician engagements.

  Work Mode: At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our Maple Grove, MN office at least three days per week.   Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance is not available for this position.   Visa Sponsorship: Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

 

Your responsibilites will include: 

• Develop and execute a comprehensive plan to strategically engage key physician audiences including key customers, key opinion leaders, physician advisors and society leadership:
  • Benchmark other divisions / external companies on KOL/experience management and replicate any best practices
  • Outline the annual calendar of engagement events including conferences, advisory boards, special projects, etc.
  • Work closely with cross-functional peers to enhance physician experiences at key events
  • Identify relevant processes and tools and create plans to train stakeholders on processes
  • Enhance process on engaging and following up with physicians’ post engagement
  • Ensure buy-in from senior leadership and key stakeholders on plan
• Coordinate key meetings between physician KOLs and franchise leaders and team members:
  • Act in an assertive and proactive manner so that schedules are established well before actual events (ensure the BSC PI is the first company asking for their time at key conferences)
  • Ensure close coordination with key functional partners on scheduling/calendaring, contracting and consulting and related communications
• Regularly report to leadership on events, strategic impact, new initiatives, and ongoing efforts across the spectrum of KOLs activities.
• Develop a cross functional team to provide input on the plan and process including marketing, sales and medical affairs
• Maintain the process for the development and ongoing assessment of the roster of Key Opinion Leaders according to roles and areas of interest/expertise. Collect feedback from key stakeholders and ensure leadership participation in selection process
• Has a deep understanding and knowledge of strategic physicians, establishing oneself as a go-to expert for helping to identify when and how to best engage with them.
• Work with leadership, commercial and medical affairs teams to identify and prioritize physician society engagement and initiatives

 

Required qualifications:

• 6+ years’ experience in marketing, medical/clinical affairs, or sales
• Bachelor’s degree
• Ability to travel up to 30%

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree (Masters, MBA)
• Medical device, pharmaceutical or other healthcare experience
• Experience in customer experience management, KOL mapping, or other structured relationsh