Abbott · 2 months ago
Professional Education Relations Associate
Irving, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$87K/yr - $173K/yr
7+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Professional Education Relations Associate role focuses on providing clinical and professional expertise for education programs, collaborating with healthcare professionals and internal stakeholders to identify training needs and develop educational strategies.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Identify subject matter experts (physicians and allied professionals) for speaking and providing peer to peer training. Manage KOL relationships for professional education engagements. Manage faculty database and facilitate speaker’s bureau
Develop relationships with Clinicians at all levels; Fellows, EP, Cardiologists, Electrophysiology, AHP/APP, Hospital Administration
Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders (Marketing, Sales, physicians and allied professional, etc.) to gather inputs and feedback during analysis
Provide clinical and professional Subject Matter Expertise, contributing to the design and development of professional education strategies and programs
Establish and maintain strong cross functional relationships with the US commercial organization at the Area and Regional leadership level
Support Professional Education Manager and Professional Education team during programs or as needed with full knowledge of all Professional Education programs and faculty
Ensure positive customer/trainee/trainer experience and message consistency at programs and become an expert within the designated therapy
Understand and articulate all Office of Ethics and Compliance policy and procedures, and report or enforce policies when required to maintain full division compliance
Partner with Fellows program for seamless handoffs
Identify standardized methods to evaluate impact of education programs and to continuously improve
Drive a culture of best industry practices, technologies, and tools and as appropriate apply those best practices, technologies, and tools
Comply with global regulatory relations and requirements, company policy, operating procedures, processes, and task assignment
Keep current on developments in the field, specifically on product/therapy knowledge, market, and industry trends
Maintain budget awareness of spending to meet department goals
Performs related duties, on occasion, as assigned or required
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree Science, preferably Medical Technology or Molecular Biology OR An equivalent combination of education and work experience
Minimum 7 years CRM or MedTech related experience
Ability to effectively communicate with external customers, Field Support, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory personnel to achieve needed results
Preferred
Minimum 3 years of experience interacting with KOL physicians
CRM Clinical Field Experience
Deep understanding and knowledge of CRM device therapy and Abbott's CRM product portfolio
Affinity for educating others and a demonstrated ability to simplify and articulate complex topics effectively
Experience working with (presenting to, partnering/negotiating with) customers (payers, hospitals, and physicians), patients, professional and medical organizations
Insight and understanding of key KOLs within cardiovascular space
Functional understanding of Field and Marketing functions
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross functional teams
Demonstrated experience successfully working across field-organizations to implement sophisticated messages and programs
Experience in identifying and driving operational change and excellence
Ability to work in highly matrixed organization and geographically diverse business environments
Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills – proven track record to communicate and collaborate effectively
Excellent computer and software skills to develop presentation/training materials
Strong communication and project management skills
Ability to resolve issues and meet project deadlines
Benefits
Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement
Freedom 2 Save student debt program
FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.79M2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
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