Job Description
Senior Manager, Global Medical Affairs - National
Cordis
Cordis is a global leader in developing and manufacturing cardiovascular and endovascular devices, with a legacy spanning over 60 years. Their product portfolio includes innovative solutions such as the MYNX CONTROL™ VENOUS Vascular Closure Device and the SABER® PTA Dilatation Catheter Portfolio, designed to enhance procedural efficiency and patient outcomes. In 2024, Cordis expanded its capabilities by acquiring MedAlliance and its SELUTION SLR™ Drug-Eluting Balloon, aiming to accelerate the development of advanced interventional products worldwide. Committed to improving cardiovascular health, Cordis continues to pioneer technologies that address the evolving needs of healthcare professionals and patients globally.
Why You Should Join Us This is a Senior Manager, Global Medical Affairs - National role. you will serve as a medically or scientifically credentialed expert in vascular disease and interventional therapies. In this field-based role, you will engage in peer-to-peer, bi-directional scientific exchange with healthcare professionals (HCPs), including interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and related specialists. You will provide key clinical and scientific insights to internal stakeholders-such as Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and Commercial teams, helping shape strategy and decision-making. Your contributions will also include sharing updates on emerging research, evolving treatment practices, and innovative technologies, supporting the growth of existing products and the successful launch of new therapies, such as our sirolimus drug-coated balloon. Additionally, you will identify trends in clinical practice and KOL perspectives across geographies, helping the organization stay closely aligned with real-world practice and unmet medical needs.
What You'll Do As a Senior Manager, Global Medical Affairs - National, you will:
- Act as the primary clinical/scientific resource to HCPs in the territory for information on disease state and Cordis product(s) to ensure awareness and understanding.
- Lead assigned professional congresses in accordance with MSL plan by leading congress coverage efforts, including coordination of all MSL activities, as required.
- Presents clinical data to healthcare professionals (scientific peer to peer) including physicians, academic institutions, researchers, and other health care professionals and/or administrative decision makers
- Establish, foster, cultivate and maintain peer relationships with KOLs in the therapeutic areas in which Cordis has current and future interests.
- Serve as primary contact to external investigators who submit IISs to provide recommendations for site selection and scientific expertise to Investigators involved in company-sponsored post-marketing studies.
- Build advocacy leading to a strong franchise and serve as a conduit for accurate and updated clinical, scientific and medical information between KOLs, other investigators and the companys Medical Affairs, Marketing and R&D groups.
- Propose strategic solutions to competitive and clinical practice issues that may be uncovered as part of a field insights observation and analysis.
- Provide field perspective and insight into developing new resources and strategies through industry and scientific acumen.
- Assist or lead in development of scientific materials in collaboration with key stakeholders to support the dissemination of key messages
- Present at internal meetings any relevant clinical trial data and facilitate the understanding of trial outcomes
- Support commercial team with case support and /or enable delivery of scientific data to help with launch and product adoption
- Support peer-to-peer education programs through speaker identification and support as requested and in close collaboration with the medical education team
- Effectively lead and or support the process to handle unsolicited information request about off-label products or indications
- Collaborate with regulatory and compliance teams to ensure all scientific/marketing materials adhere to relevant regulations and standards (e.g., FDA, CA, PMDA, Sunshine Act)
- Responsible for identifying clinical insights and knowledge gaps and be able to articulate the impact and magnitude of the findings.
- Develops and maintains strong scientific knowledge of the current competitive landscape and competitive messaging.
- Be a strategic partner to the overarching data dissemination/Scientific communication teams and serve as a key resource in enabling successful execution of those strategies.
- Continually monitor product performance through field presence and facilitate proactive mitigation measures.
- Engage with any data mining activities to enable product adoption strategies.
What You'll Need
- Advanced Clinical/Science degree or professional credentials strongly recommended (NP, MD, PhD, PharmD, and/or scientific background/experience)
- 2+ years of MSL or relevant medical affairs experience, preferably in interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, or drug-device combination products.
- Clinical and working knowledge of peripheral arterial and Coronary Arterial disease required
- Strong knowledge of drug-eluting technologies, vascular biology, and clinical trial methodology.
- Experience supporting product launches and working in fast-paced, evolving therapeutic areas.
- Prior experience with DCB or DES (drug-eluting stents) in cardiology or peripheral interventions
- Awareness of clinical guidelines (e.g., ACC/AHA, ESC, TASC) relevant to DCB use
- Proficiency in analyzing and discussing statistical concepts such as Kaplan-Meier survival curves, Hazard ratios and confidence intervals
- Proficiency with tools like PubMed, Embase, Medline (for literature reviews); Reference management tools (e.g., EndNote, Mendeley); CRM platforms (e.g., Veeva, Salesforce Health Cloud); MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel for data analysis and presentations)
- Ability to summarize adverse event data, safety profiles, and post-market surveillance insights.
- Ability to interpret complicated clinical and pre-clinical data.
- Ability to think creatively and conceptually and Ability to develop and execute key strategies
- Strong analytical skills and presentation skills
- Strong problem resolution skills
- Proven ability to develop relationships with physicians and other Healthcare Professionals
- Experience publishing and giving scientific presentations to a medical or scientific audience strongly preferred.
- Utilization of effective communication to adjust for communication styles.
- Demonstrates ability to develop trust and integrity with peers, and others within the US and Worldwide Medical
- Affairs and Commercial organizations.
Perks of the Job
Compensation:
- Base Salary: $185,000-$200,000
- Bonus: 15% of base salary, based on business and personal performance ($27,750 - $30,000)
- Total Comp: $212,750 - $230,000
- Benefits attached
- Travel Reimbursement
Job Tags
Full time, Worldwide,