• Identifying and evaluating new business opportunities, strategic partnerships, and potential growth opportunities
• Writing and submitting Grant Requests including: Needs Assessments; Gap Analysis; Program Description; and Budgets
• Supervising freelancers writing grants, submitting grants and creating scientific content/slide decks for funded programs
• Researching and targeting RFP opportunities in various therapeutic areas
• Utilizing existing relationships and contacts, as well as developing new ones, to generate awareness of New Business and Grant Request opportunities
• Hands-on content and slide development with faculty
• Travel as needed

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree, or relevant experience in medical education
• 3 years’ experience with the acquisition of CME grant support and sponsorship
• Experience with scientific strategy
• Strong medical writing and live presentation skills
• Hands-on approach with an ability to take the initiative on projects
• Experience collaborating with KOLs, faculty, and colleagues

• Identify areas of clinical and educational need for CME programming, develop program agendas, write needs assessments for inclusion in educational grant proposals, fact check highly scientific educational program content, and other medical educational program-related tasks
• Manage timelines and processes for staff and freelance medical writers
• Collaborate with the Educational Strategy / Business Development team to achieve business and revenue goals through detailed proposal development and commercial supporter meetings
• Interact with faculty to drive strategy and new business
• Keep abreast of current data, trends, medical writing/regulatory knowledge, developments and important advances in therapeutic areas for which the company focuses its educational programming and proposals for grant funding
• Occasional travel (15-20%)

• Advanced professional degree (MS, PharmD, MD, PhD) with 8+ years of experience in Medical Education Communications (you must meet these requirements to be considered)
• Medical writing/content development experience across a range of therapeutic areas
• Strategic understanding of the role CME has in the overall medical communication plan of pharma grantors
• Ability to analyze major therapeutic areas and determine specific clinical and educational gaps that can be addressed with CME programming
• Excellent standard of written English, and ability to communicate fluently and effectively in English, both in writing and verbally
• Ability to work on multiple projects with overlapping timelines
• Ability to assess workload and suggest prioritization to senior staff
• Demonstrated abilities in collaboration with others and independent thought
• Knowledge of regulations relevant to medical writing and CME guidelines
• Careful attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and grantors
• Ability to travel 15-20%

• The VP, Medical Strategy has direct supervisory responsibilities over Medical and Grant Development staff.

• Provide medical expertise oversight to Medical Director and Medical Writer staff for implementation of CME initiatives.
• Collaboratively develop new educational designs/formats, supervise the development of content for these designs and provide content support to execute these designs as needed.
• Mentor the efforts of internal and freelance medical writers and copyeditors as needed.

• Provide strategic insight regarding emerging trends and new developments across a range of therapeutic areas.
• Oversee and/or develop grant proposals including needs assessments, gap analysis, educational designs/teaching formats and budgets.
• Oversee educational design execution that include measurable outcomes.
• Provide input on educational content distribution, including innovative methods to reach target audiences.
• Provide input on accreditation partners.
• Participate in capabilities and/or outcomes presentations to external stakeholders.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with; internal teams, direct reports freelancers, industry stakeholders, key business alliances, key opinion leaders, etc.
• Ensure corporate adherence to compliance policies and guidelines, including ACCME and CME sponsor policies and guidelines.
• Up to 25% travel required (including nights and weekends).

• Advanced degree (MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, and/or MS)
• 8+ years experience in CME, including educational design, content development and outcomes assessment for a medical education company or biopharma company
• Clinical practice experience a plus

• An understanding of budgeting and profitability.
• Experience with the scientific content development process for continuing medical education activities in a medical education agency environment.
• Experience in multiple therapeutic areas including but not limited to Allergy/Immunology, Gastroenterology, Neuroscience/Psychiatry, Oncology/Hematology and Rheumatology.
• Knowledge of industry and current CME guidelines (ie; OIG, HIPAA, PhRMA, ACCME) and stakeholder expectations.
• Knowledge of educational design and measurable outcomes.
• Able to conduct literature searches in order to identify unmet medical needs, develop needs assessments and validate medical content.
• Ability to work under the constraint of tight timelines, prioritize multiple tasks and accommodate changing demands of projects.
• Able to collaborate with executive staff, senior management and members of all internal teams
• Excellent organizational, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Upbeat and enthusiastic professional outlook.
• Desire to support new business development and contribute to overall corporate strategic goals.
• Proficiency in advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Able to travel up to 25% (including nights and weekends).

• Creation and development of scientific content such as, branded and unbranded speaker slide decks, advisory board presentations and reporting, and multiple types of digital content including, websites, MOAs, etc.
• Participation in internal and client status meetings, with the opportunity to provide strategic recommendations
• On-site coverage for live programs, including slide review, content management, and reporting
• Working closely with Business Development, including research for and development of proposals and/or pitch decks for new business
• Participation in new business pitches

• Advanced degree and at least 1.5 years of medical education / medical communications agency experience (you must have this experience to be considered)
• Ability to be responsible for your projects/clients with mentoring from the Head of the Medical-Scientific Team and/or other senior team members
• Able to work well within a collaborative team structure, and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Good organizational skills, strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, professional presentation
• Availability to travel for business
• High competency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint 

• Edit content materials for online and live medical education; materials include transcripts of audio files (Word), slides and other visual elements (PowerPoint & PDF), and publicity for each assigned project
• Suggest and create visual elements to complement/supplement the medical content
• Collaborate with medical and production team members to launch online and live independent medical education activities for various healthcare professionals (ie, physicians, nurses, pharmacists) in a broad range of therapeutic areas
• Adapt editorial approach based on the content format (eg, live, print, multimedia)
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the rules and regulations that govern independent medical education and continuing professional development (both accredited and non‐accredited) for US (ie, ACCME) and ex‐US (ie, EACCME) audiences
• Develop and maintain knowledge of company style requirements (based on AMA Style Guide)

• 1-2 years of medical editing experience, IDEALLY AT A MEDICAL EDUCATION COMPANY, including proofreading, fact checking, copyediting, substantive editing, and rewriting
• Knowledge of medical and statistical terminology and experience with AMA Style referred
• Experience editing medical content from an audiovisual perspective a plus
• Ability to produce visual representations (ie, slides) of data-driven medical content
• Proven copyediting and fact-checking skills, along with superior attention to detail
• Knowledge of the rules and regulations overseeing medical education, as well as familiarity with current trends in the industry a plus
• Ability to effectively set priorities, manage multiple projects/assignments in various stages of development, and meet timelines, all while maintaining high quality standards
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced global team setting with high-volume email correspondence and telephone/videoconferencing
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Word and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Undergraduate degree, ideally in science, communications, or journalism

• Support the Medical Affairs team in content strategy and execution
• Provide high-level scientific input in planning/developing educational programming and grant proposals with KOLs
• Determine outcomes measures for proposals  
• Create outcomes questions and write medical summaries that analyze and report outcomes
• Identify areas of clinical and educational need for CME/CE programming, writing Needs Assessments for inclusion in educational grant proposals, medical educational program-related tasks, and fact checking highly scientific educational program content.
• Develop/Create educational materials (e.g. slides, etc.) used in CME programming
• Identify project needs, track project timelines and implement program faculty requests
• Interact with internal clients and grantors
• Manage day-to-day workload for assigned tasks
• Keep abreast of current data, trends, medical writing/regulatory knowledge, developments and important advances in therapeutic areas for which the company focuses its educational programming and proposals for grant funding

• Advanced degree (MS, PharmD, MD, PhD)
• 5+ years of Medical writing / content development experience at a Medical Education Communications company (applicants without this experience will not be considered)
• Experience in oncology
• RECENT Full time STAFF experience in a collaborative environment
• Strategic understanding of the role CME has in the overall medical communication plan of pharma grantors
• Ability to analyze major therapeutic areas and determine specific clinical and educational gaps that justify the rationale for CME programming
• Excellent standard of written English, and ability to communicate fluently and effectively in English, both in writing and verbally
• Ability to work on multiple projects while balancing multiple and overlapping timelines
• Ability to assess workload and suggest prioritization to senior staff
• Demonstrated abilities in collaboration with others and independent thought
• Knowledge of regulations relevant to medical writing and CME guidelines
• Careful attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, KOLs, etc. 

• Edit, write, and coordinate grant proposals, manuscripts, and other documents related to academic research.
• Identify opportunities for peer-reviewed funding, locate suitable applicants, provide support with grant preparation, and work with investigators and other staff to ensure timely submission of proposals so as to maximize external funding for the research program.
• Edit highly technical documents to high standards, sometimes under tight deadlines.

• Capable of building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Flexible in your approach and demeanor in order to align with the shifting demands of evolving circumstances.
• An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and executing communications based on that understanding.

• A minimum of a Bachelors degree plus 3-5 years of grant submission/project-coordination experience OR a Masters degree plus 4-7 years of publishing, editing, or managing experience (preferred). 
• Experience in substantive editing, stylistic editing, and copy editing required. Experience in developmental and plain-language editing desirable. 
• ELS, MWC, American Medical Writers Association certificate, or University of Chicago Medical Writing & Editing certificate preferred. 
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology; technical publishing; grammar, syntax, and usage; new media, print, and web-based writing processes. . 
• Ability to understand and communicate complex information. 
• Ability to organize electronic and print data materials. 
• Proficiency in Word and bibliographic/reference management software (i.e., EndNote) required. Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat Writer, Quark Express or InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator helpful.