Job Description Summary

Activities contributing to the design and development of products and their interaction with the human body. Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. The role is subject to operating policy objectives. There is moderate autonomy within the role. High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.

Job Description

The Neurology Care Area Lead is responsible for leading the overarching medical strategy and activities for GE HealthCare’s PDx portfolio in the Neurodegenerative arena across the U.S., ensuring the safe, effective and appropriate use of products in clinical practice. This is a highly strategic senior medical leadership role; the Neurology Care Area Lead shapes the mid- to long-term direction of the neurology team within the U.S., sets and executes the neurology medical strategy, informs portfolio and evidence priorities, guides resource and budget allocation, and acts as a key thought partner to local leadership teams.

The Neurology Care Area Lead reports to the Head of Radiopharma Medical Affairs, USCAN, and works directly with neurology Medical Directors, Medical Advisors, Field Medical Specialists, MSLs (U.S.), and Medical Managers. The role provides strategic direction, people leadership and oversight, supported by the Neurology Medical Director, while much of the day-to-day execution is carried out by MSLs and Medical Managers. The Care Area Lead is responsible for closely coordinating and aligning internal and field Medical Affairs initiatives for a given Care Area (Neurology) including HCP and KOL scientific exchange, garnering & sharing of clinical insights, congress planning, scientific society collaboration, medical education, and evidence generation initiatives.

The Neurology Care Area Lead works cross-functionally with Application Specialists, Medical Information Specialists, Product, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Quality, Pharmacovigilance and other functions to ensure medical excellence, robust safety and medical information governance, compliant execution and strong alignment with organizational operating plans.

Strategy & Planning

• Provide scientific and strategic leadership for the Neurology Care Area within the U.S.  
• Oversee development and execution of an integrated medical strategy and operational plan, aligned with regional and global objectives and with the overall PDx business strategy.
• Translate global/regional neurology strategies into clear local priorities, projects and KPIs for neurology Medical Directors, Medical Managers, Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists, and MSLs.
• Provide high-quality medical input to business and product strategies, including lifecycle management, evidence generation needs, and regulatory labeling.
• Consolidate and share healthcare landscape and care-pathway insights (guideline changes, access, practice patterns, unmet needs, clinician sentiment) for the Care Area, and translate these into strategy and planning.
• Adapt (“right-size”) regional neuro imaging strategies and tactical plans to local market realities and healthcare system needs.
• Lead Care Area budget and business planning and management for the geography in scope, including prioritization, trade-offs and resource allocation across brands, projects and markets.
• Monitor neurology team medical performance (e.g. KPIs, milestones, quality indicators) and drive corrective actions where needed.
• Act as key neuro imaging medical business partner to regional/local leadership, contributing to commercial, access and portfolio decisions.
• Contribute to broader global GMS strategies via collaboration with global Medical Expert Teams (METs) and corresponding Global Medical Leader (GML).

External Stakeholder Engagement

• Ensure accurate strategic profiling of KOLs and other key HCPs in the Neurology Care Area, including use of digital profiling tools where available.
• Guide the design and keep oversight of the neurology Medical Stakeholder Engagement Plan, ensuring alignment with medical and business priorities and ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific exchange.
• Guide development and oversee execution of the neurology strategic congress plan (attendance, symposia, abstracts, booths, scientific sessions) across the relevant markets.
• Actively engage with KOLs, medical societies, policy makers, payers and advocacy groups, in collaboration with broader cross-functional teams (Market Access, Marketing, etc.).  
• Represent GE HealthCare as a senior neurology medical leader at key national and regional scientific meetings, advisory boards and policy/guideline discussions.
• When relevant, sponsor and/or chair neurolog