Director, Oncology Clinical Educators

Reference No. R2721425

Position Title: Market / MCO Generalist Leader

Department: Marketing Hematology

Location: Cambridge, MA

The Director, Oncology Clinical Educators will report into the Commercial Team, Hematology Franchise Leadand is a field-based role. This person will be a key leader within the commercial organization and will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Sales, Commercial Operations, Training & Development, Market Access & Strategic Accounts, Medical, Legal, and Compliance. The role will have US national responsibility.

Responsibilities for building and sustaining a high-performing and diverse team of experienced oncology Nursing Professionals that primarily focused on non-branded disease state education, along with dosing and safety education to targeted HCPs including nurses, nurse navigators, pharmacy staff, advanced practice providers (APPs), such as Nurse Practitioners and Physician's Assistants

As Director, OCE you will:

• Design, build and implement a high performing and diverse team of Clinical Educators for the Hematology franchise who will:

  • Teach key external stakeholders (infusion nurses, other medical staff) using approved non-branded resources along with dosing, safety, and the infusion process aligned to current and future brands withing the Hematology/Oncology franchise

  • Educate key customers on franchise products and the disease states for which they are indicated, including clinical education on appropriate patients, proper dosing, and safe and effective use of our products

  • Educate nurses and other health care providers on adverse event (AE) profiles and appropriate patient management to support the safe and effective use of products, in a non-promotional discussion applying content consistent with labeling

  • Speak at oncology nursing education events to educate a broad cross-section of nurses in an above-brand environment

• Create internal Ways of Working and roles & responsibilities of this team

• Develop KPIs with tools and measures to assure transparency and success

• Be an active contributor into the annual business/brand planning process with Marketing and leadership

• Prepare key deliverables for appropriate internal stakeholders

• Ensure strong individual and team collaboration and alignment across customer facing teams

• Identify, develop and lead opportunities for key strategic partnerships with relevant societies and conferences to support insight generation, educational outreach and strong external collaboration 

• Overall team performance management, including coaching, training, development and evaluation

• Oversee recruiting, staffing, hiring, and training of team

• Ensure OCE team works within all appropriate regulations, company guidelines and has right level of guidance, training, and documentation to ensure compliance, including first-line monitoring

• Attend key congresses to represent SANOFI Hematology at the same time as building and developing customer relationships and gathering insights that can support program development

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Sales, Commercial Operations, Training & Development, Market Access & Strategic Accounts, Medical, Legal, and Compliance

• Oversee with Marketing partner the creation of decks and resources specific for OCE team to use with Nursing/Mid-level HCP audience for education & manage budgeting of resources appropriately

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required; graduate degree a plus, OCN certification preferred & Graduate degree preferred in addition to active license

• Healthcare & clinical experience preferred 

• Several years of work experience as a Clinical Educator, ideally within Oncology and/or Hematology

• Minimum of 5+ years of pharma/biotech or related experience with at least 10 years of experience in Oncology/Hematology; Multiple Myeloma experience preferred

• A minimum of 5 years+ of people leadership experience, with a preference towards experience in Oncology/Hematology

• Strong leadership abilities with demonstrated experience in leading and coaching teams

• Experience hiring and leading teams; ideally (but not essential) a nurse education team

• Deep knowledge of the oncology treatment process, hospital, clinical operation acumen and understands the patient’s journey

• A proven track record of successful projects delivery and positive performance results

• Ability to work with multiple internal cross-functional teams and successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously, ideally budgetary control as well

• Compliance focused with a good knowledge of applicable regulations and standards affecting Pharmaceutical Products in the US

• Excellent communication and presentation skills to interface with both internal and external stakeholders, cross-functional partners, and senior management

• Willingness to travel nationally as needed, approximately 50%-60% including overnight travel

• Strong technical skills and computer proficiency including Microsoft Office Suite and digital meeting platforms, such as MS Teams, Zoom, etc.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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