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Boehringer Ingelheim Director, Medical Education, Research & Ext. Funding Team Lead in Ridgefield, Connecticut
Description
The Director, Medical Education, Research and External Funding Team Lead is accountable for co-developing the strategy and ensuring the execution of Therapeutic Area (TA) aligned Grants, Research and External Funding activities that support Boehringer Ingelheim and Clinical Development and Medical Affairs (CDMA) strategic objectives, specific therapeutic and asset goals, and elevates customer experience. This role is responsible for driving innovation, ensuring alignment, and maintaining operational and executional excellence in the areas of:
External Research (Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS) and External Collaborative Research (ECR)
Medical Education (Independent Medical Education (IME), Sponsored Medical Education, Scientific Advancement Grants (SAG), Quality Improvement Education (QIE))
Corporate Sponsorships & Memberships
Healthcare Charitable Contributions (HCC)
This team drives consistency across all TAs for these external funding activities. This includes ensuring areas of planning, execution, external collaboration, and insight generation to result in demonstrable outcomes aligned to the needs of the overall TA priorities.
As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree preferably in a related scientific or clinical discipline required; Advanced Degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, NP/PA, MD, MS) from an accredited institution preferred.
Professional certification in one more Medical Affairs functions (e.g., CMPP, CHCP, CCRA) preferred.
Ten-plus (10+) years professional experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, agency and/or academic fields that directly relate to medical education, external research, sponsorships, or equivalent expertise (i.e., field-based medicine, publications, medical information, patient advocacy, patient experience).
Knowledge and experience with complex US processes and workflows is required; 5+ years of experience with a clear record of successfully managing complex cross-functional processes with global interfaces is preferred.
Minimum of five (5) years’ experience leading/driving matrixed, cross-functional people / teams.
Possess clinical knowledge of the assigned TA(s), understanding of the clinical development process, MA functions, product commercialization, and pharmaceutical regulations and regulatory requirements including in-depth knowledge of OIG, FDA and other relevant current government, industry, and organizational guidelines preferred.
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally at a franchise and enterprise level and to keep various team members informed for progress at key points.
Highly developed abilities in influence and working effectively through others.
Demonstrated customer-centric experience and track record of continuous improvement of processes/experience.
Demonstrated creative thinking and executional excellence/urgency.
International experience is preferred.
Demonstrated business acumen and judgment with ability to balance need for maintaining high scientific standards with business relevance and impact. Possess excellent communication skills.
Demonstrated experience coaching and developing teams to enable and encourage optimum performance in delivery of goals and objectives.
Experience working in highly matrixed, cross-functional teams (locally & globally); demonstrated ability to set vision, direction and upskill others.
Eligibility Requirements :
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Duties & Responsibilities
Strategic Focus:
Leads collaborations with the Medical Affairs Strategy Leads and Early Asset TA Leads within the TAs to orchestrate the Grants, Research, and External Funding strategy, drive efficiencies across TAs and alignment with Global Medical Affairs (GMA).
Responsible for the translation of strategy and implementation of the shared vision for tactical, measurable campaigns associated with Grants, Research and Funding, in partnership with CDMA and Medicine Excellence Leadership.
Drives the creation of an overarching US External Funding (grants and research) strategy across all TAs and in alignment with Corporate TAs.
Sets the tone, and models continuous innovation of Grants, Research and External Funding capabilities based on in-depth knowledge of evolving stakeholder needs, emerging technologies and industry best practices.
Responsible for the oversight of all external funding review committee processes, evaluating and mitigating risk as it relates to funding for customers (including healthcare organizations, medical education companies, patient advocacy, and professional associations) in close partnership with compliance and legal.
Accountable for external funding process improvement initiatives to the global funding system and liaising with global functions including Global Process Owners and IT to ensure local business needs are addressed.
Planning & Execution:
Responsible for overarching coordination of departmental functions including people management, project prioritization, and execution.
Develops, monitors, and administers the TA and Healthcare Charitable Contributions budget for the fiscal year.
Provides monthly updates and reports on funding utilization and significant deviation in budget trends / expenditures.
Drives the external funding agenda by applying a continuous improvement and customer experience mentality to refine processes and operations, including reporting and system requirements.
Represents Boehringer Ingelheim with funding requestors (e.g., key external experts, healthcare organizations, health systems, patient organizations, professional medical associations, medical education companies, and foundations).
Oversees and drives team to proactively identify grants and research studies that are not performing as expected (e.g., not meeting expected timelines for milestones), and supports team in making recommendations to TA leadership on how to improve performance or terminate the study.
Delivers regular reports to cross-functional partners on grants and research studies, including interim and final study reports and program outcomes.
Coordinates data dissemination presentations with key external experts and MA teams.
Maintains expert knowledge and awareness of BI process and industry standards / government regulations that relate to both external research, medical education, and additional funding types (sponsorships, memberships, and healthcare charitable contributions).
Partnerships:
Partners with CDMA TAs, GMA, IT and Drug Supply groups to ensure the US needs for Grants, Research and External Funding needs are represented and that the US is pushing for innovation and customer-centricity.
Accountable for success of a team that provides training, analysis, reporting, and project management in support of external funding activities.
Compensation Data
This position offers a base salary typically between $195,000 and $316,000. The position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance-based bonus and or other compensation elements.
Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities
Additional Duties & Responsibilities :
Leads an external funding team that:
Develops metrics to monitor the timely processing of proposals.
Analyzes and interprets data to support MA and TA leadership decision-making.
Provides process and compliance-related training and guidance to CDMA peers and other BI colleagues that interface with BI processes in support of external funding.
Ensures that all relevant BIPI stakeholders (Strategic Engagement, CDMA, MA strategy, and MA execution) are compliantly aware of external funding activities in a timely manner at appropriate points in the process.
People Leadership/Talent Development:
Leads team of credential medical professionals, contractors, and agency partners by directing and supervising staff, forecasting, and proposing resource allocation plans, managing resources within budget, and performing HR activities related to talent identification, hiring, talent management, succession planning, and performance management.
Fosters professional development of team members to enhance growth and retention of top talent driving future success of HP Medicine.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.