Senior Medical Education Associate | Markham, Ontario, Canada – DePuy Synthes

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The Senior Medical Education Associate combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution across the full lifecycle of Medical Education initiatives. These include live and virtual events, preceptorships, conferences, labs, and virtual learning. They will work closely with the National Education Manager to develop professional educational content for the DePuy Synthes orthopaedic portfolio that aligns with healthcare stakeholders needs and promotes high standards of clinical knowledge and dissemination.   

• Working collaboratively with the National Education Manager and meeting planners, to support the development and execution of a comprehensive medical education strategy, inclusive of learning journey development, digital integration and advancement of knowledge, attitude, skill and adoption principles of learning. (35%)
• Project Management for Professional Education Programs, inclusive of national, regional and local professional education events.  Oversight includes planning to execution, as well as post-event evaluation analysis and learning journey mapping.  Finding digital education engagement, as well as adjunct on-demand educational offerings are also part of the role and responsibility. (25%)

·       Manage the relationship with the vendor responsible for the administrative and logistical support of medical education events. Monitor vendor performance and provide guidance to ensure events are executed efficiently and effectively. (10%)

• Manage all payments and contracts related to DePuy Synthes professional and commercial education. Provide cross-coverage when required. (10%)
• Support Commercial Education as a collaborative team player for planning, contracting, execution and evaluation. (10%)

• University Degree, Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing/Science related field, Education, Event Planning or related field is required.
• 5+ years progressive business experience is required.  Project management and project execution is strongly required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is strongly encouraged.
• Creative thinker with experience designing, planning and executing educational experiences
• ·       Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with key healthcare stakeholders and internal colleagues.
• ·       Growth and learner mindset with an acumen for learning the technologies, market dynamics and business strategies.
• ·       Excellent analytical skills for data insights, data compilation and data management.
• ·       Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners and management of external vendor relationships.
• ·       Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, fast-paced deadline-driven environment.  Highly organized, process oriented, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• ·       Strong digital acumen including prior experience with Virtual Reality and Learning Management Systems.
• ·       Experience managing contracts as well as experience with payments and budget management.
• ·       Experience in Medical Affairs OMNI channel integrations and communications.
• ·       Up to 30% business travel may be required.