at Teleflex in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Clinical Affairs Manager, Interventional Urology – Central
Date: Jul 18, 2024
Location: Chicago, IL, US
Company: Teleflex
Expected Travel : More than 50%
Requisition ID :10535
About Teleflex Incorporated
As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow, Barrigel, Deknatel, QuikClot, LMA, Pilling, Rüsch, UroLift and Weck – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com .
Interventional Urology – The Interventional Urology business unit of Teleflex is dedicated to developing innovative, minimally invasive and clinically effective devices that address unmet needs in the field of urology. Our flagship product, the UroLift® System, is the #1 minimally invasive procedure in the U.S. for treating an enlarged prostate, also called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, or BPH.* It is a proven approach that does not require heating, cutting, or destruction of prostate tissue.1 Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.
*U.S. 2022 estimates based on US Market Model 2022-24 (5-17-22 FINAL), which is in part based on data provided by Symphony Health PatientSource® 2018-21, as is and with no representations/warranties, including accuracy or completeness.
1. Roehrborn, Can J Urol 2017
Position Summary
The Clinical Affairs Manager, Interventional Urology develops, manages, and delivers professional education to surgeons, OR staff, and sales representatives to achieve exceptional clinical outcomes for patients. As an integral member of the Clinical Affairs team, this position manages, coordinates, and facilitates peer-to-peer training, residency programs, new product development training, new hire training, case coverage, and other training activities. This position requires OR-based training experience, strong people skills, and the ability to perform at high-levels independently in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
Principal Responsibilities
Peer-to-Peer
- Manage a positive learning experience that builds champions through screening, vetting, and conducting peer-to-peer consults and programs for HCPs and faculty.
- Manage peer-to-peer events (dinners, case days, office management), including hosting peer-to-peer meals and managing flow for the program.
- Provide advanced training and education for physicians to advance procedural independence.
- Manage and process invoices for all faculty events, including peer-to-peer, proctorships, teleconsults, and webinars.
Residency Programs
- Develop and manage Residency Programs in assigned areas.
New Hire Training
- Develop and manage training programs, including online programs, simulators, and live presentations for the commercial team and faculty.
- Develop material for training courses including Clinical Excellence Training.
- Partner with Field Trainers to manage and facilitate hands-on clinical training at New Hire Training.
- Manage and follow-up with new hires to ensure attainment of qualifications and achievement of training requirements and ensure job performance is in accordance with training SOPs.
Case Coverage
- Develop and manage supplemental physician case trainings, including New Physician, Advanced Anatomy/Obstructed Median Lobes, and Advanced Techniques.
- Partner with commercial team to manage and support case coverage.
New Product Development
- Partner with R&D and Marketing on managing and developing new product launches, market acceptance, case data follow-up reports, videos, video consents, and any other Market Acceptance Testing (MAT) data.
- Participate in cadaver labs, looking at design changes and evaluating future product enhancements.
Other
- Partner with Marketing and Clinical Affairs to develop webinar content and conduct webinars with faculty and team members.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to provide customer a company touch point.
- Manage and facilitate clinical breakout sessions as needed at meetings.
- Present Professional Education and Clinical information.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Contribute to our culture of being collaborative, respectful, transparent, ethical, efficient, high-achieving, and fun!
Education / Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in clinical, biology, health sciences, or engineering.
- Minimum of 8 years of professional training or OR-based sales experience.
- Medical device experience is a plus. Urology experience preferred.
- Demonstrated clinical mastery related to surgical devices.
- HCP Engagement experience is a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required; Prezzi, Video editing, Articulate, SalesForce experience preferred.
Specialized Skills / Other Requirements
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Strong work ethic and ability to operate independently.
- Strong people skills and experience training surgeons in an OR setting.
- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Ability to collaborate with a broad range of personalities.
- Ability to quickly resolve challenges.
- Must be able to establish and maintain credentials (via RepTrax, Vendormate, etc.) to have the ability to enter and work, as required, in hospitals and other medical facilities, as an essential function of the job. Depending on customer/site requirements, vendor credentials may require the employee to obtain the COVID-19 as required by facility requirements.
- Valid driver’s license issued by the state in which the individual resides; good driving record.
- Responsible for performing all duties in compliance with FDA’s Quality System Regulation (QSR), ISO13485, the Canadian Medical Device Regulations, and all other international regulatory requirements with which Teleflex complies.
TRAVEL REQUIRED: 60%
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Teleflex, Inc. is an affirmative action & equal opportunity employer. D/V/M/F. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. If you require accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at: 877-880-8588 or Talent@Teleflex.com.
Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow, Deknatel, Hudson RCI, LMA, Pilling, Rüsch, UroLift and Weck are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.