Description

Medscape, a division of WebMD, develops and hosts physician portals and related mobile applications that make it easier for physicians and healthcare professionals to access clinical reference sources, stay abreast of the latest clinical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education credits and communicate with peers.

WebMD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law.

POSITION SUMMARY

Medscape Education is seeking a dynamic, passionate, adaptable, team-oriented individual to ensure adherence to accreditation criteria and to support the development of accredited continuing education (CME/CE) and interprofessional content published on Medscape.org. When you think about your strengths, do these characteristics describe you? “I’m great with people.” “I love developing and reviewing educational content.” “I am a master communicator and a natural coach or leader.” If so, we want you on our team!  

By joining Medscape Education, the leading provider of accredited continuing education for clinicians, you will ensure our content development process adheres to all Joint Accreditation standards established by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The work you do will contribute to initiatives that truly make an impact on physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and other members of the health care team and thus the lives of those around you. 

 Medscape Education is committed to delivering quality, timely, innovative and engaging interprofessional and multidisciplinary continuing education to clinicians worldwide and seeks a compliance reviewer who emanates:

• Strong work ethic
• Passion for greatness
• Emotional intelligence
• Dedication to our mission

 WHAT YOU’LL DO (RESPONSIBILITIES):

The Associate Director of Compliance is responsible for reviewing and developing CME/CE/CPD educational content within deadlines and with the highest quality. Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with content development staff, including Medical Education Directors & Program Managers, throughout program development to ensure adherence to Joint Accreditation criteria (ACCME, ACPE, AAPA, ANCC) including ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education 
• Provide compliance review of all supported activities and materials prior to posting to ensure independence, fair balance, scientific rigor, appropriateness for target audience, and compliance with accreditation criteria and standards
• Create CME/CE-certified activities that are self-funded by Medscape, including review, edit, and/or write brief overviews of clinical relevance of the article and posttest questions as needed
• Remain current on accreditation criteria and standards
• Provide training, insight and guidance to other team members on department policies and best practices
• Maintain friendly and productive relationships through clear articulation and an effective communication style with internal and external stakeholders 
• Continuously identify opportunities for process improvement 
• Complete other responsibilities, as assigned

 WHO YOU ARE (SKILLS):

• A self-motivated clinician with broad therapeutic experience who has excellent time management skills and loves varied assignments 
• A leader who obtains satisfaction coaching and mentoring others to reach higher levels of performance
• A smart communicator and good negotiator who excels at developing and fostering positive team dynamics
• An attentive individual who obtains satisfaction in completing your work on time with minimal errors
• A true team player who jumps in and tackles new assignments and constantly looks for ways to help the department
• Someone who can maintain a positive attitude and high energy in a highly deadline-driven environment, and able to pivot quickly between tasks and adapt to rapidly shifting priorities
• Enjoys leveraging technology to make your job easier

 WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED (REQUIREMENTS):

• Clinical degree (PA, MD, RN, NP, APRN, or PharmD)
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience developing content in accordance with ACCME, ANCC ACPE, and/or Joint Accreditation continuing education requirements
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience working as a clinician and/or in a medical education company, medical communications company, professional medical publisher, academic institution, and/or medical society or pharmaceutical company; online publishing preferred
• Strong background in adult learning principles and curriculum design (alignment of objectives to content to assessment); CHCP credential preferred
• Skilled in applying PhARMA, AdvaMed, FDA and OIG guidance on use of commercial support in continuing education
• Advanced skill level in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Basic skill level in Gmail, Excel and Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently on shared networks/corporate applications (Workfront, Microsoft Teams)
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to efficiently work on multiple tasks simultaneously in a highly deadline-driven environment, while taking into consideration stakeholders based across multiple time zones
• Ability to work in cross-functional internal teams 

Description

Who are we?

Medscape, a division of WebMD, develops and hosts physician portals and related mobile applications that make it easier for physicians and healthcare professionals to access clinical reference sources, stay abreast of the latest clinical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education credits and communicate with peers.

The role

• Develops and grows business relationships with current and prospective pharmaceutical and medical device clients (supporters) in the assigned territory in order to generate new medical education funding opportunities for the organization.
• Conducts ongoing outreach including conference calls and in-person presentations to existing and prospective supporters.
• Continually assesses revenue potential of territory through analysis of the overall market, supporters’ corporate goals, pipeline outlook and general industry intelligence in order to provide accurate sales forecast.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders to develop effective medical educational grant proposals for current and prospective supporters.
• Provides management with regular updates on sales-focused activities including lead generation, competitive intelligence, forecast adjustments, challenges and needs.
• Keeps abreast of supporter news, market conditions, competitive activities, educational and technological trends through ongoing research and engagement at industry and medical conferences, literature reviews and other sources.

What you'll need to succeed in this role

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent directly relevant experience required.
• Ideally 7 years overall experience with at least 5 years sales experience selling medical education and/or communication solutions (preferably IME/CME) to pharmaceutical and medical device companies with an established track record of securing significant industry funding from medical education and medical affairs teams at pharmaceutical/med device companies.
• Demonstrated ability to grow existing accounts, as well as identify and build new accounts
• Knowledge of digital-based IME/CME programming and ACCME guidelines is preferred.
• Strong project management and organizational skills a must. Excellent oral communication skills required, including ability to work well in a team environment.
• Candidate must be self-starter with the ability to create daily routine, stay organized and travel to supporters when necessary.
• Additional capabilities include demonstrated experience in: customer service, sales goal attainment, closing skills, territory management, prospecting skills, negotiation, presentation skills, and building client relationships

What you'll get in return

• A market leading salary in line with your experience
• Strong performance based commission structure to reward your success
• A highly engaged peer group that encourages cross collaboration and team work
• Office or UK remote working
• Domestic and International Travel

Interested or like to know more?

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WebMD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, colour, religion, sex, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law.