Associate Medical Director - MD (Interventional Cardiology)

Additional Location(s): US-MA-Marlborough; US-MA-Bedford; US-MA-Boston; US-MA-Burlington; US-MA-Cambridge; US-MA-Lexington; US-MA-Lowell; US-MA-Quincy; US-MA-Worcester

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.

**This role requires candidates to work in hybrid capability (three days a week) at our BSC office location in Minnesota/Marlborough**

About the role:
The Associate Medical Director will be responsible for guiding and shaping clinical trials in the Interventional Cardiology Division by rigorously and creatively applying scientific and medical expertise to guide strategy, optimize execution, ensure patient safety and drive innovation.
 
Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing medical and scientific guidance to clinical project teams regarding clinical trial strategy, design, and execution.
• Collaborating with clinical trial teams to develop study protocols and case report forms, select investigators, train internal and external personnel, monitor patient safety throughout the course of a study, and analyze and interpret study results.
• Interacting with FDA and other global regulatory agencies to support approval of clinical trials as well as product approvals and reimbursement.
• Working with external physician leaders and BSC medical writers to author scientific presentations and manuscripts.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key thought leaders in the medical community.
• Attending and participating in local, national, and international medical conferences.
• Responsible for determining the escalation of safety issues for communication and action to senior leadership; interacting with senior management concerning significant safety matters.
• Responsible for providing therapeutic area expertise to Research and Development, Medical Education, Risk Management and Marketing/Sales teams throughout the device life cycle.
• Contributing to the application and development of new technologies to solve complex medical problems, including providing medical input and clinical due diligence to new product development and business development teams for new products and potential acquisitions.

 
Required qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in the practice OR 7 years of combined clinical/industry work experience within a life sciences company and clinical environment.
• MD/DO degree (or accepted international equivalent).
• Expert knowledge of and experience in Cardiology and/or Interventional Cardiology.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to convey complex medical concepts to a wide audience both internal and external to the company, across multiple levels of seniority, through formal and informal presentations and written reports.
• General, working knowledge of the regulations and standard practices governing clinical research.
• General, working knowledge of clinical statistical principles.

 

  Preferred qualifications:     

• Past experience within a medical device company in one of the following functions: medical safety, medical affairs, clinical, R&D, quality, or regulatory. 
• Prior experience as a clinical investigator in a medical device clinical research study.
• Experience applying principles of risk management.

Requisition ID: 572680

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