**EP Medical Affairs Manager EMEA**:
- Remote Eligible: Remote in Country- Onsite Location(s): Milan, MI, IT**Additional Locations:This role can be based in any Country within EMEA**
**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.
Reporting to the Director of Medical Affairs, the key responsibilities of this role will be to build, develop and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders, engaging them on their fields of interest and on areas of strategic importance to BSC.
Share and discuss clinical data with customers and field questions on data on BSC products and/or therapeutic areas.
Capture Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) requests and manage ISR execution.
Contribute to clinical plans and messaging for BSC products.
The role will focus on Electrophysiology and Cardiac Rhythm Management technologies.
**_Key Responsibilities_**
- Participate in the development of the clinical evidence plan that aligns with BSC strategic focus and drives ISR topics of interests.
- Engage identified HCPs and KOLs to demonstrate the clinical outcome and benefits of company products, technologies and therapies; to exchange clinical, safety and comparative-effectiveness information; to explore clinical areas of need and to discuss corporate initiatives.
- Develop relationships with HCPs and field personnel through scheduled meetings and other interactions.
Make clinical presentations and high level pipeline presentations in key targeted accounts.
Collaborate closely with functional partners (e.g.
Marketing) group to develop and execute KOL programs.
- Participate in the process of identifying and selecting research projects.
Develop a network of relationships with research leaders through personal visits and interactions at scientific meetings.
- Collaborate with Clinical department and marketing groups to build and execute clinical plans to support indication requirements and messaging for BSC products.
- Drive / contribute to content for clinical messaging and educational programs
- Responsible for good understanding of submitted concepts and proposals during the ISR review process to ensure that the scientific idea fits into the BSC strategy.
- Communicate with the investigator on all questions prior, during and after the review process.
- After given ISR approval, help in the contracting and budgeting process to assure correct, reasonable and clear milestones, full understanding of responsibilities and obligations as well as a smooth and timely contracting process.
- Responsible for ensuring that ISR studies are well associated with obligatory regulatory processes, supporting procedures
- During the conduct of the ISR project, stay in close contact with investigators, arranging technical help in relation to BSC products if necessary, help to monitor the progress of the project in order to provide clear project status during quarterly reviews to the ISR committee.
- Inform relevant BSC departments (e.g.
R&D, Clinical, Marketing, Health Economics, local affiliates, etc.)
who may benefit from results or publications from the supported project.
An early link to these departments will also assure to define and track the right milestones for quarterly and annual reports
- Participate in the clinical evidence plan creation and follow-up with cross-functional partners (Marketing, Scientific Communication, Clinicals, etc.
)
- Identify and disseminate relevant clinical evidence coming out of congresses or clinical papers
- Communicate with cross-functional team frequently to align on priorities
**_Position Requirements_**
Knowledge & Experience:
- Degree in Life Sciences (or equivalent relevant qualification)
- Specialised knowledge of clinical issues associated with Electrophysiology and Cardiac Rhythm Management
- Thorough knowledge of clinical research, device/drug development process, regulatory requirements, laws and good clinical practices.
- Experience in running clinical trials advantageous.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders
- Demonstrated strength in developing and delivering strong, storytelling presentations
- Proven ability to communicate complex data to diverse audience
- Demonstrated success in managing projects; particularly clinical research programmes
- Fluent in English
- Willing and able to travel as required by workload (20-30%)
Competencies & Behaviours
- Analysis & decision making: analyses problems and situations and their potential impact; able to evaluative alternative solutions and reach effective dec