KJT Group Hiring for Medical Affairs Strategy and Scientific Communications, Sr. Dir/VP Job at Remote Full Time

About KJT Group:
Founded in 2007, KJT Group is an evidence-based consulting firm. Through co-creative partnerships with our life sciences clients, we capture actionable insights that enhance strategic and tactical decision-making. Our client base includes Medical Device and Equipment Manufacturers, Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies, Medical Supply and Equipment Distributors, Health Systems and Payers, Associations, and Health Advocacy Groups. KJT Group is
100% employee-owned and a four-time Top Workplace winner. Our leadership truly believes that building a dynamic culture is critical to the long-term success of our company and our employees. Our values are our way of life. They include balance, mutual respect, empowerment, empathy, integrity, mindfulness, ever better. If our work, industry and values excite you, read on!

General Job Summary:

The Medical Affairs Strategy and Communications, Sr. Director/ Vice President has global responsibility for refining and driving the medical affairs’ strategy and scientific communication solutions that clients need to achieve their business objectives. This role is member of the Senior Leadership Team.

The Sr. Director/ Vice President provides strategic leadership for the to-be-developed medical affairs offering as well as the existing medical communications offering and team (3 direct reports). In addition, this new contributor oversees and supports the development of medical affairs (medical education materials, training decks, infographics, etc) and publications projects (manuscripts, literature reviews, conference abstracts and posters). Lastly, this person will be responsible for supporting documentation of and compliance with templates, SOPs, and best practices for the team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Medical Communications (45%)

– Oversee existing medical communications offering

– Lead the team of Medical Writers working on abstracts, manuscripts, and posters

– Contribute to project work primarily as editorial reviewer

Medical Affairs Strategy (35%)

– Grow current and establish new medical affairs offering(s) and internal processes to deliver these engagements; as appropriate, serve as key client contact

– In conjunction with the team, oversee development and deployment of innovative methods and strategic medical affairs and medical communication solutions as needed to contribute to the firm’s strategic objective

– Lead the development of sales/MSL training materials and other collateral

– Integrate/alignment with field medical for strategic plan on clinical initiatives

Team/Personnel Management (10%)

– Engage in a variety of marketing activities and represent KJT Group at target industry conferences

– Support business development through innovative research solutions and presentations to clients

– Mentor and foster development of direct reports through leadership

– Establish annual budget for direct reporting groups, with expenses and chargeability/payroll transfer targets

Leadership Team Role/Though Leadership (10%)

– Advance the firm’s market position through thought leadership, reflected in books, articles, and conference presentations

– As a member of the senior leadership team, establish requirements for recruitment and professional development

Additional responsibilities as determined by the leader.

All of our employees are responsible for and committed to the highest level of data security and client confidentiality.

Requirements

Information Security Management

The person in this role is responsible for being at all times compliant with the KJT Group Information Security Policy and all other policies, processes and documentation which relates to information security within KJT Group.

Key Competencies for Success

• Excellent written communication, oral communication, and presentation skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including client management.

• Supervisory experience.

• Ability and willingness to travel (~10%), post-COVID.

• Fluent in English.

• Ability to balance multiple initiatives simultaneously while managing changing priorities in a fast-paced, client service environment.

Education

• Advanced life science degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) or master’s degree and appropriate experience

Experience

• 10+ years’ professional experience in medical affairs or medical communications role and client service capacity.

• Experience in creation of medical affairs’ strategic platform (medical leadership, medical affairs strategic planning and implementation, KOL mapping and engagement, advisory boards, creation of clinical development plan, scientific platform and lexicon development, MSL support materials, etc.)

• Experience in medical writing and scientific communication platform development (conference activity, publications and enhancements, digital engagement platforms, medical education training decks, etc)

• Proven practical experience with a wide array of medical affairs and medical communications activities.

• Hands-on experience with client management.

• Proven business development success. This role is supported by our sales and marketing teams.

• Incremental preferred expertise:

• Survey research

• Marketing research

• Health economics & outcomes research

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be technically astute with a strong aptitude for learning new platforms

• Expert proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

KJT Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 – $200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Application Question(s):

• What is your desired salary range?
• In a brief summary, tell us how your past experience and skill set match the qualifications for our position.
• How many years of experience do you have on the agency side?

Work Location: Remote