Position description:
The Manager/Senior Manager, Medical Sciences (MMS/SMMS) will be a critical individual contributor in an evolving Medical Scientific Affairs (MSA) organization. This complex role is responsible for the strategic management of Ironwood MSA’s external research programs which includes phase 4 research (Collaborative Research (CR)) and Investigator Initiated Trials (IIT). The individual will also be responsible for continuing medical education (CME).
This individual will be the operational leader and project manager for external research. The individual will work across functions and with external partners in support of the overall objectives and priorities of the program. This role will also oversee the implementation and adaptation of compliant processes, systems and budgets in support of the CME, and external research. Through these activities, the MMS/SMMS will work to ensure that program deliverables are achieved on or ahead of schedule, on budget, and support the target product profile, business deliverables, and/or key decisions required.
Engagement through a highly innovative, collaborative, cross-functional, and analytical manner is essential to this role. This position reports to the Associate Director, Medical Sciences & Communications Operations.
Responsibilities:
- Act as Operational lead for the external research program and contribute to the Sponsorship and Support Approval Group (SSAG)
- Serve as project manager for external research, providing leadership, coordination, and cross-functional and external partner communication to enable the external research program to meet its goals
- Effectively manage external research to facilitate decision making and resolution of conflicts and/or risks
- Effectively manage external research team meetings by defining and communicating meeting objectives, capturing and disseminating meeting outcomes/information/action items, and following up on critical actions with the team in a timely manner
- Facilitate strategy and budget consensus among stakeholders for external research and CME programs for Ironwood and with collaboration partners
- Coordinate joint review, approval and tracking processes for external research and CME
- Design and implement intake mechanisms and tracking systems for both Ironwood-only and collaborative projects
- Collaborate with internal subject matter experts, other MSA functions, R&D leadership, and field-based Medical Scientists as required
- Contribute to the evolution of team and process infrastructure to support product-focused medical activities
- Assess performance of external research and CME programs related to key milestones/deliverables and recommend change as necessary
- Assists in identification and alignment of external research project messages and major communications (internal and external)
Requirements:
- R.Ph., B.S. (science), M.S. (science), Ph.D. (science) or Pharm.D;
- 4-7 years pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience; minimum of 3 years in a role overseeing external research and CME or similar projects;
- Experience in management of external research grants, and knowledge of pertinent regulations and guidelines, preferred;
- Excellent project management skills; demonstrated ability to progress multiple tactics simultaneously; required;
- Ability to proactively diagnose and resolve issues before timelines are compromised;
- Ability to work successfully in cross-functional teams;
- Record of accomplishment of successful collaboration and relationship building, including experience working in co-marketing or co-development arrangements is preferred.
