Senior Scientific Affairs Specialist 603671

Additional Location(s):USMNArden Hills; USMNMankato/Rochester; USMNMaple Grove; USMNMinneapolis; USMNMinnetonka; USMNPlymouth

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About this role:
The Global Scientific Affairs Specialist strategically partners with Global Rhythm Management crossfunctional partners and physician key opinion leaders (KOLs) to develop and disseminate the clinical and scientific evidence supporting key BSC Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) technologies. This incumbent will create and support strategic clinical and scientific initiatives in support of podium investigatorled research and scientific symposia to endorse BSCs high growth adjacencies and key products. Additionally a successful individual will establish strong collaborative relations with internal crossfunctional partners (clinical marketing R&D and HEMA) to build global clinical evidence strategies.

Work Mode
At Boston Scientific we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week at our Arden Hills Minnesota location.

Relocation Assistance
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Visa Sponsorship
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and maintain clinical and technical expertise with key CRM products and therapies inclusive of understanding clinical practice landscape (medical society guidelines scientific publications key clinical trials) to support appropriate evidence considerations.
• Identify and develop strong credible scientific partnerships with strategically targeted KOLs focusing on CRM technologies to generate strategic evidence initiatives.
• Solicit and incorporate KOL feedback on scientific content to collaboratively build the scientific story around BSC CRM technologies/therapies.
• Provide KOLs with content development support for scientific and educational forums supporting BSC technologies.
• Create and support podium opportunities to disseminate key scientific evidence in support of BSCs CRM products with an understanding where similar nonBSC devices and alternative therapies fit in the current clinical practice landscape.
• Collaborate with internal crossfunctional partners to select symposium venues program scope and faculty with strategic scientific content highlighting clinical state of the art.
• Partner with faculty to identify and develop scientific symposium objectives content and key educational messages.
• Develop scientific speaker resource materials that can be leveraged by physician speakers.
• Establish strong collaborative relations with internal crossfunctional partners (clinical marketing R&D and HEMA) to reinforce and align the clinical and commercial messages through scientific affairs. Build and maintain a clinically strategic understanding of data assets (bench preclinical clinical postmarket) in partnership with internal functional partners to generate scientifically and clinically relevant evidence sets.
• Convey KOL input to influence internal strategy relative to evidence gaps clinical trial design competitive device features.
• Develop and execute BSCs evidence generation strategy through the ISR program in partnership with the ISR Chair/Committee Clinical HEMA and the Franchise.
• Train and educate the commercial organization on key data releases in partnership with Sales and Marketing.
• Attend scientific conferences and programs in relevant therapeutic areas to maintain current knowledge.

Required qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelors degree required in Life Sience area or related experience
• Minimum 3 years of medical education/clinical/preclinical/product development/marketing/field clinical/engineering experience (cardiovascular preferred)
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the medical industry (clinical scientific communications medical affairs medical education product management product development R&D medical sales or field clinical engineer) preferably in FDAregulated environment.
• Proven ability to build rapport with key physicians and medical leadership;
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable crossfunction and crossfranchise success
• Proven ability to translate voice of customer and market dynamics into the organization

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree MD or MS / PhD preferred in a related field
• Experience in Cardiac Rhythm Managementmedical devices.
• Experience in academic research and scientific symposia as a participant or organizer.
• Experience leading projects/teams and managing timelines using project management methodologies
  

Requisition ID:603671

Minimum Salary:$82600

Maximum Salary: $156900

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) see vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training pertinent education including licensure and certifications among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for nonexempt (hourly) nonsales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g. any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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