Field Medical Director
Job Summary
Job Description
- Doctorate in Pharmacy (PharmD) or MD/PhD/DCLS
- BCIDP certification (for Pharmacists)
- Specialization in microbiology or molecular laboratory
- Minimum 5 years of experience in ID Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical Microbiology, or related fields
- Strong collaboration with industry experience
- Public speaking experience
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Advanced presentation and communication skills
- Ability to lead in a matrix environment
- Self-directed work ethic
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee leadership
- Advanced knowledge of Clinical Decision Support Systems, LIS, EMR
- Leadership experience
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Job Details
Description
The Field Medical Director (FMD) is a field based healthcare professional with extensive knowledge of the infectious disease medical and clinical practice environment. The Field Medical Director Develops and maintains professional relationships with prioritized integrated delivery networks (IDNs), national reference laboratories, Centers of Excellence, and Centers of Reference. The Field Medical Director develops and executes strategic partnerships with professional societies (IDSA, SHEA, ASM, SIDP, MAD-ID, etc.) and organizations (CDC, APHL, ARLG, etc.) through collaboration, insights gathering, and evidence generation activities. They are responsible for gathering insights and providing strategic direction for medical plan development and execution in North America.
This role is instrumental in nurturing relationships with key opinion leaders (infectious disease, microbiology, molecular, and immunoassay), supporting medical priorities related to pipeline and launched medical diagnostic solutions across disciplines to demonstrate medical value for prioritized disease states. The Field Medical Director supports internal stakeholders in Global Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Government Affairs, among others. They function strategically and advise complex healthcare networks in value based care initiatives across our portfolio. The Field Medical Director is instrumental in capturing the voice of healthcare providers, synthesizing feedback to inform active participation in the product development, launch, and implementation process.
Primary Duties
- Lead strategic clinical liaison efforts with professional societies and advanced healthcare systems.
- Provide strategic North America Medical Affairs support for Global Medical Affairs, Government Affairs, and Market Access.
- Support customer-centric success for pre-market and peri-launch bioMérieux products and collaborations (i.e., VITEK REVEAL, BIOFIRE & SPOTFIRE pipelines, etc.).
- Gather insights and lead refinement of global medical plans to reflect U.S. priorities, ensuring capabilities and resources are available to execute strategies.
- Support Key Opinion Leader development, retention, and output.
- Host and facilitate scientific engagements to build relationships with the clinical community.
- Engage with professional societies to represent bioMérieux and map influencers.
- Support external partnerships with third-party collaborators focused on elevating medical value for patients (CDSS companies, CROs, NGOs, etc.).
- Bolster evidence and education to build commercial competencies for Antimicrobial Stewardship with a focus on implementation, evidence generation methods, and Data and IT solutions.
- Guide evidence generation activities to support strategic plans for diagnostic and software solutions.
- Advise customers on medical value and impact of data services across our portfolio. (CLARION, FIREWORKS, MAESTRIA, TRENDS, EpiSeq, CDSS, etc.)
- Provide strategic inputs for education development, articulating an effective engagement strategy.
- Maintain professional licenses and certifications. Stay up-to-date on relevant scientific content via conference attendance and continuing education.
- Complete all required training, compliance, professional development, and performance evaluations in a timely manner.
Training & Education
- For Pharmacists - Advanced degree (i.e. Doctorate in Pharmacy) and BCIDP required
- For Clinical Microbiologists – Doctoral Degree (i.e. MD, PhD, DCLS) and specialization in microbiology (i.e. D(ABMM), SM(ASCP)), or molecular laboratory (i.e. HCLD)
Experience
- Minimum five years experience practicing ID Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical microbiology, Emergency medicine, Critical Care, or other high infectious disease burden population is required
- Evidence of strong collaboration with industry or industry experience required
- Public speaking experience required
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee leadership preferred
- Advanced knowledge of Clinical Decision Support Systems, Laboratory information systems, and electronic medical records preferred
- Leadership experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strategic thinker, persuasive idea advocate, persistent pursuit of priorities, creative problem solver
- Presentation and advanced communication skills in a B2B and B2C environment; comfortable and proficient with presenting to executive leadership groups
- Ability to lead in a matrix environment; managing without authority
- Role model leadership skills
- Situational awareness to internal and external customers within accelerated and emerging business environments
- Self-directed work ethic
- Functional Computer, Windows (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Project Management (Asana preferred) and basic IT knowledge (related to Data Management, Networking, HIPAA and Cyber Security)
Travel Requirements
- Domestic: 40%
- International: 1-5%
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