VP, Medical Affairs

Who we are:

iMDx Inc. is a molecular diagnostics company whose mission is to provide actionable answers at critical decision points across the transplantation care continuum, with the goal of improving patient outcomes by accelerating and optimizing diagnosis and treatment that gives control to the HCPs and labs.

Mission of the role:

Build and lead a medical affairs team to create a best-in-class launch of our portfolio of products in transplantation with the goal of transformational patient outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Designing the strategic and tactical plans necessary to support successful launch of our portfolio of products.
• Achieve the clinical, scientific and value-oriented differentiation required to compete along with the decision-making continuum for key marketed products through company sponsored research and Investigator Initiated Studies and the development of publication/communication strategies.
• Effectively communicate strategic and tactical objectives to the executive leadership team, a broad matrix team, media, and investors that will not have a scientific background.
• Build and lead the Medical Affairs team with a focus to evolve talent, teams and culture. Build a culture of collaboration and candor - by demonstrating leadership behaviors and working collectively across the organization.
• Preparedness of several leading product launches over the next 2-3 years in current and new diagnostic and therapeutic areas and in new business models.
• Development of an evolved field and operating model to deliver on patient, physician, payer, health system and practice goals.
• Champion and contribute to key scientific and research objectives to align strategies and enhance stakeholder engagement, education, communication, and insight gathering.
• Create and maintain advocacy and partnership with KOL and other external parties inclusive of medical societies creating a presence in the field showcasing an environment of customer focus and centricity.
• Shape clinical development of product lifecycle and additional new products through clinical utility insights.
• Lead data generation and communication activities through value-oriented studies. Accountable for execution of approved clinical trials, including meeting all budget and milestones.
• Build a US based MSL team and a medical call center to handle reactive and proactive inquiries.
• Lead field-based MSL team to ensure high level of team-effectiveness; build talent with high level competencies and skills to enable a highly effective and integrated data generation and communication process.
• Execute complex clinical development programs to explore opportunities across our portfolio.
• Drives execution of all Global Medical Affairs activities as a cross functional member of including giving medical inputs to TPP (Target Product Profile) and sponsored clinical trials in partnership with assigned Clinical Leader, and regional/country medical associates.
• Accountable for Review of Investigator - Initiated Study (and Local/Regional Medical Affairs trials for assigned product(s) for the Franchise and for the monitoring of timeline and budget of IIS.
• Provides medical input on overall publication strategy and is a key member of publication planning team.
• Responsible for interactions with key opinion leaders regarding clinical claims for products as well as research opportunities including traveling to meet those customers in their centers.
• Deliver lectures to national and community health care providers on our products and their clinical use cases virtually, at congresses and directly at customer clinical centers.
• Provide medical expertise as it relates to diligence projects exploring licensing/acquisition opportunities.
• Attend key medical/scientific meetings to represent iMDx and to gather competitive and educational information.
• Support commercial teams for Ad Boards, Speaker Training and External Payor Reviews as needed.
• Answer medical questions from Customer Service as needed. Long term plan is to build out a medical call center.

What it takes to do this job:

• MD Degree required.
• Excellent understanding of the post-transplant diagnostics field.
• Expertise and comprehension of how reimbursement impacts scientific and medical decision-making.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience with combined clinical practice, R&D, and Medical Affairs/Clinical Development experience required.
• Experience leading organizational design, planning and change efforts.
• Experience leading, coaching, and motivating talent and teams at scale across a matrix.
• Experience engaging and partnering with KOLs and important external stakeholders.
• Track record of leading Medical Science Liaisons and other field-based medical teams.
• Experience with new product launches and launch excellence processes.
• Mastery of leading global clinical development programs.
• Ability to communicate as medical spokesperson for senior level audiences and media.
• Strong ethical and compliant leadership.
• Flexibility to adapt to continuing changing organizational and real-time market dynamics
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex messages to all levels of the organization.
• Strong public speaking ability and facilitation required.
• Strong analytical skills and familiarity with medical messaging.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Who you are:

• Solutions-oriented leader who approaches challenges with creativity and accountability.
• Demonstrates a strong bias for action, driving initiatives forward with urgency an focus.
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced small-company environment with evolving priorities.
• Superb written and verbal skills and an exceptional ability to communicate clearly and professionally.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to juggle multiple projects seamlessly.
• You like building effective internal and partner relationships including with team members, clients, vendors, suppliers, and team members.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Improve patient outcomes.
• Meaningfully impact the company's short-term and long-term success.
• Work collaboratively across all levels within the organization.
• Grow your role and your team as you see fit.
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