Associate Director, Clinical Strategy

Associate Director, Clinical Strategy – Medscape (a division of WebMD)

Medscape develops and hosts physician portals and related mobile applications that make it easier for physicians and healthcare professionals to access clinical reference sources, stay abreast of the latest clinical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education credits and communicate with peers.

Medscape Education is seeking a passionate, adaptable, team‑oriented Clinical Strategy Associate Director to lead the content and instructional strategy for seeking continuing medical education (CME) grants. In this role you will create online and live courses for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare providers published on Medscape.org, harnessing your scientific insights to grow the capabilities of healthcare providers and make a meaningful impact on patients worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of contact for the latest insights into important clinical issues, relevant literature, clinical practice guidelines, approved and pipeline therapeutic drugs/regimens/devices, and key opinion leaders in assigned therapeutic areas.
• In response to identified knowledge, competency, and performance gaps, develop a grant‑seeking strategy.
• Partner with business development colleagues to conceive and present CME plans that align with potential funding opportunities and current educational needs.
• Independently create materials (PowerPoint slides, documents, internal forms/tools) to support obtaining CME grant funding.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external medical subject‑matter experts.
• Use tools and templates to support the development of CME grant proposals.
• For funded projects, partner with the content development team to ensure the original goals of the grant are met.
• Develop a data analysis plan by articulating the goals of analysis using data from surveys and outcome studies.
• Publish the results of the educational impact research for funded projects, including posters, presentations at key conferences, and journal articles.

Qualifications

• Are a science guru who thrives as a subject‑matter expert.
• Outgoing personality comfortable speaking with and presenting to executive‑level stakeholders and internationally recognized physicians.
• True team player with proven ability to work in a highly deadline‑driven, fast‑paced environment.
• Creative problem‑solver able to pivot quickly between tasks and adapt to rapidly shifting priorities.
• Someone who obtains satisfaction in completing work on time with minimal errors.
• Result‑oriented, proactive, launching innovations consistently.
• High professionalism and ease of rapport in building collaborative work relationships.
• Enjoys leveraging technology to make your job easier.
• Has the ability to work weekends and travel (estimated 40%) for project assignments.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Advanced degree in life sciences (MD, Pharm.D, PhD, M.S.).
• At least 5 years’ experience developing clinical education and/or business development strategies.
• At least 3 years’ experience as a scientific lead or medical director in the medical education industry or pharmaceutical medical affairs department.
• At least 2 years’ experience supporting grant‑based funding efforts.
• Knowledge of CME industry regulations and requirements.
• Strong team‑building and interpersonal skills, including cultural awareness for building relationships with international medical experts.
• Excellent computer skills: working remotely on shared networks and cloud‑based systems, proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, and familiarity with web‑based data and document sharing sites and authoring tools (Box, Read Cube, SharePoint, EndNote, Tableau).
• Proven ability to quickly learn new therapeutic areas and conduct literature searches using public online databases.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams as well as work independently.

WebMD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law.

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level

Employment Type: Full‑time

Job Function: Science