Medical Director - PeerVoice

Our Purpose

P\S\L Group is a global organisation dedicated to putting information at the service of medicine. The companies and people of the P\S\L Group aim to improve medical care by serving those who need it, those who provide it and those who seek to improve it.

Our primary purpose is to help clients increase the effectiveness of activities pertaining to scientific communication, medical education and product/service marketing. To this end, we want our information services to contribute to the goals we share with our clients, namely: to accelerate the advancement of medicine and help people enjoy better, longer lives. 

About PeerVoice

A part of P\S\L Group, PeerVoice provides evidence-based medical education to healthcare professionals most in need of the knowledge, skills, and competence imparted by the education. Our mission is to facilitate the creation and distribution of clinically important medical education, to ensure access to the education by need-to-know clinicians, and to measure the outcomes and impact of the education. PeerVoice achieves this mission through our expertise in identifying gaps in education, content development, faculty selection, outcomes assessment, production and distribution for a variety of medical education formats (i.e, e-learning, video, and print).

We believe in the development of innovative products and services that leverage at least one of our Group’s key assets in order to offer our clients a differentiated value proposition and build a sustainable competitive advantage.  In addition, we believe that our individual target markets have special dynamics and circumstances which require market-specific expertise as well as influence in terms of how these products and services are launched and then enhanced over time. 

Our innovative, on-demand multichannel education solutions drive behaviour change in professionals and improve patient outcomes. They feature concise content designs and key thought leaders delivering the most relevant science. All our OLA and CME activities adhere to the rigorous guidelines set forth for independent medical education.

We publish medical education across a wide swath of medical specialties, including: 

• Cardiology
• Dermatology
• Gastroenterology
• General and Family Practice
• Hematology
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Psychiatry
• Respirology
• Rheumatology
• Urology 

Objective

 The Medical Director will collaborate with internal and external experts to complete the following key tasks:

• Identify existing practice gaps and underlying unmet needs (15%)
• Develop strategic needs assessments/proposals that align these practice gaps and unmet needs with innovative solutions to address these needs (20%)
• Create high-quality content for medical education activities that meet established timelines, specifications, and budgets (65%)

What you will do 

• Develop and maintain knowledge of the rules and regulations that govern independent medical education and continuing professional development (both accredited and non-accredited)
• Develop and maintain knowledge of important clinical issues and trends in assigned therapeutic areas.
• Establish, maintain, and leverage relationships with internationally recognized faculty experts.
• Work closely with the faculty presenters to develop high-quality, issue-specific, fair-balanced educational content for live, multimedia, or text-based activities while meeting the project timelines. This includes creating and coordinating PPT slide development for live and multimedia education and moderating faculty recordings for multimedia education.
• Collaborate with the assigned project team to finalize the educational content, related visuals, and (for online) the audio, video, and animations, keeping to timelines and budget.
• Write needs-based learning objectives.
• Develop questions for post-tests, outcomes assessments, and learner surveys.
• Develop 2-3 grant proposals/needs assessments weekly for a variety of therapeutic areas and healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to new business development by identifying clinical practice gaps and potential funders.
• Confident in presenting educational needs and associated educational activity to external team

Who you are

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated to work independently as well as part of a team and will be comfortable in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.

While an advanced medical or science degree is preferred, candidates with 4+ years’ experience in the medical education field also will be considered. All candidates must demonstrate knowledge of specific therapeutic areas, existing relationships with faculty experts, proven ability to obtain grant funding, and significant experience designing, writing, and editing clinical content for healthcare professionals.

Specifically, our Medical Director will have/be:

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in medical education.
• Knowledge of the rules and regulations overseeing medical education, as well as familiarity with current trends in the industry.
• Solid background and experience in one or more of these therapeutic areas, as defined by amount of confirmed grant funding and number of existing thought leader relationships and designed/developed educational activities:
• Cardiology
• Gastroenterology
• Hematology
• Immunology
• Infectious Diseases
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Rheumatology
• Existing relationships with faculty experts.
• Experienced in identifying and obtaining grant funding for medical education.
• Experienced in presenting program ideas based on the educational need externally
• Conversant in key/emerging issues in one or more of the above therapeutic areas and familiar with renowned experts and potential funders.
• Adept at researching, compiling, and analyzing clinical and scientific evidence quickly.
• Capable of quickly learning about unfamiliar diseases/conditions.
• Solid editorial (writing and editing) skills and capability to adapt editorial style based on the educational format and/or the target audience (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals).
• Expert at Microsoft Office, specifically PowerPoint and Word.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, constantly evolving work environment.
• Proven ability to effectively set priorities, manage multiple projects/assignments in various stages of development, and meet timelines, all while maintaining high quality standards.
• Positive, upbeat personality who communicates concisely and clearly, both written and verbal.
• Familiarity with AMA Style Guide.