Job Description SummaryThe Neuro Care Area Lead is responsible for leading the overarching medical strategy and activities for GE HealthCare’s PDx portfolio in the Neuro Care Area across USCAN, ensuring the safe, effective and appropriate use of products in clinical practice. This is a highly strategic senior medical leadership role; the Neuro Care Area Lead shapes the mid- to long-term direction of the Neuro Care Area within the USCAN, sets and executes the Neuro Care Area medical strategy, informs portfolio and evidence priorities, guides resource and budget allocation, and acts as a key thought partner to local leadership teams.
The Neuro Care Area Lead reports to the Head of Medical, USCAN and works directly with Neuro Care Area Medical Directors, Medical Advisors, Field Medical Specialists, MSLs. The role provides strategic direction, people leadership and oversight, supported by the Neuro Care Area Medical Director, while much of the day-to-day execution is carried out by Medical Advisor/Field Medical Specialist, MSLs and Medical Managers. The Neuro Care Area Lead is responsible for closely coordinating and aligning internal and field Medical Affairs initiatives for a given Neuro Care Area (Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, etc.) including HCP and KOL scientific exchange, garnering & sharing of clinical insights, congress planning, scientific society collaboration, medical education, and evidence generation initiatives.
The Neuro Care Area Lead works cross-functionally with Application Specialists, Medical Information Specialists, Product, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Quality, Pharmacovigilance and other functions to ensure medical excellence, robust safety and medical information governance, compliant execution and strong alignment with organizational operating plans.
Job DescriptionStrategy & PlanningProvide scientific and strategic leadership for the Neuro Care Area within USCAN.
Oversee development and execution of an integrated Neuro Care Area medical strategy and operational plan, aligned with USCAN and global objectives and with the overall PDx business strategy.
Translate global/USCAN Neuro Care Area strategies into clear local priorities, projects and KPIs for Neuro Care Area Medical Directors, Medical Managers, Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists, and MSLs.
Provide high-quality Neuro Care Area medical input to business and product strategies, including lifecycle management, evidence generation needs, and regulatory labeling.
Consolidate and share healthcare landscape and care-pathway insights (guideline changes, access, practice patterns, unmet needs, clinician sentiment) for the Neuro Care Area, and translate these into strategy and planning.
Adapt (“right-size”) USCAN Neuro Care Area strategies and tactical plans to local market realities and healthcare system needs.
Lead Neuro Care Area budget and business planning and management for the geography in scope, including prioritization, trade-offs and resource allocation across brands, projects and markets.
Monitor Neuro Care Area medical performance (e.g. KPIs, milestones, quality indicators) and drive corrective actions where needed.
Act as key Neuro Care Area medical business partner to USCAN/local leadership, contributing to commercial, access and portfolio decisions.
Contribute to broader global GMS strategies via collaboration with global Medical Expert Teams (METs) and corresponding Global Medical Leader (GML).
External Stakeholder Engagement
Ensure accurate strategic profiling of KOLs and other key HCPs in the Neuro Care Area, including use of digital profiling tools where available.
Guide the design and keep oversight of the Neuro Care Area Medical Stakeholder Engagement Plan, ensuring alignment with medical and business priorities and ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific exchange.
Guide development and oversee execution of the Neuro Care Area strategic congress plan (attendance, symposia, abstracts, booths, scientific sessions) across the relevant markets.
Actively engage with Neuro Care Area KOLs, medical societies, policy makers, payers and advocacy groups, in collaboration with broader cross-functional teams (Market Access, Marketing, etc.).
Represent GE HealthCare as a senior Neuro Care Area medical leader at key national and USCAN scientific meetings, advisory boards and policy/guideline discussions.
When relevant, sponsor and/or chair Neuro Care Area Advisory Boards or expert meetings, ensuring scientific rigor, compliance and clear follow-up.
Ensure that external insights from KOLs, HCPs, payers and policy makers are systematically captured, synthesized and fed back into Neuro Care Area strategies, evidence and communication plans.
Scientific Communications & PublicationsOversee the Neuro Care Area Medical Communication plan (core messages, scientific narratives) for the geography in scope, ensuring alignment with brand strategies and medical priorities.
Ensure high-quality development, review and management of external scientific and medical materials for the Neuro Care Area (e.g. slide decks, FAQs, educational content), executed by MSLs, Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists and Medical Managers as appropriate in line with Medical & Research Communication Review (MRCR in US) requirements.
Oversee and guide team ensuring medical’s role in the review and/or approval process for Advertisement & Promotional Review (APR in US) in accordance with codes and internal procedures, including signatory responsibilities where required.
Provide leadership and oversight for Neuro Care Area publications plans (abstracts, posters, manuscripts) in collaboration with USCAN/global teams and local cross-functional partners.
Oversee creation of scientific summaries and training materials for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, balance and alignment with Neuro Care Area strategy.
Ensure that new data, guidelines and real-world insights are rapidly integrated into Neuro Care Area communication and training materials.
Evidence Generation
Identify and prioritize Neuro Care Area evidence gaps in alignment with global/USCAN strategies and local healthcare needs.
Assess and support unsolicited investigator-sponsored research and post-marketing studies in the Neuro Care Area in line with company SOPs and regulations.
Provide Neuro Care Area scientific expertise to Global Development/R&D on unmet needs, patient journeys and standard of care in the markets covered.
Provide medical input and oversight for country and site selection, feasibility and study start-up for GE HealthCare–sponsored studies, often working through MSLs and Medical Managers for local execution.
Ensure appropriate medical oversight of post-authorization safety studies or observational programs in the Neuro Care Area, in collaboration with Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Operations.
Where Medical Managers/Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists/MSLs are present, guide and oversee contributions to evidence-generation activities (e.g., site support, feasibility and IIS follow-up).
HCP Foundational Services - Medical Information & Medical GovernanceSupport and, where appropriate, lead risk-management and safety-communication activities (e.g. Dear HCP letters, risk-minimization plans) for the Neuro Care Area, providing clinical context and alignment.
Provide Neuro Care Area medical oversight of Medical Information (MI) management, including:
Governance of MI processes and SOPs related to Neuro Care Area products,
Oversight of standard responses and scientific content to ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance,
Escalation management and review of complex MI enquiries in the Neuro Care Area.
Ensure that MI insights (key questions, trends, misconceptions) from the Neuro Care Area are fed into strategy, evidence and training plans.
Support the resolution of significant safety, regulatory, reputational and compliance issues related to the Neuro Care Area and contribute to internal policy forums and external working groups as needed.
Ensure the Neuro Care Area team works according to internal policies, SOPs and all applicable regulations.
Training & Team Development Support with ensuring appropriate medical and scientific training for internal medical stakeholders and support cross-functional training (e.g. Product, Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory) on the Neuro Care Area disease area, products and clinical data.
Ensure appropriate training on medical information topics (e.g. product complaint handling, MI enquiries) for relevant internal stakeholders in the Neuro Care Area.
Line-manage and coach Neuro Care Area medical team members, which may include:
Neuro Care Area Medical Director, Medical Advisors, Field Medical Specialists, MSLs
Other Neuro Care Area medical roles depending on local organization design.
Provide clear direction, objectives and performance oversight for Neuro Care Area team members, ensuring their plans and activities are aligned with Neuro Care Area strategy and compliant execution.
Promote a culture of collaboration, integrity, inclusion, safety and innovation within the Neuro Care Area medical team.
Required Qualifications:Advanced scientific or clinical degree (e.g. PharmD, PhD, MD, DO) required.
Training/experience in areas relevant to the Neuro Care Area (e.g. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology) strongly preferred.
Additional business or health-economics education (e.g. MBA, MPH) is advantageous.
Minimum 12 years’ combined clinical and/or pharmaceutical/healthcare industry experience, with at least 7 years in Medical Affairs or related scientific/clinical roles.
Significant experience in the relevant Neuro Care Area (clinical practice and/or Medical Affairs).
Proven line-management and/or functional leadership experience of medical teams (e.g. MSLs, Medical Managers, Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists) is required.
Prior experience in a Medical Director-level role (or equivalent), Medical Manager or MSL Manager is strongly preferred.
Experience in reviewing/approving promotional materials and ensuring compliance with industry codes and local/USCAN regulations.
Experience working in matrixed and/or multi-country organizations, ideally with exposure to US and/or China Medical Affairs structures.
Good understanding of GCP, Medical Information governance, local compliance and regulatory requirements.
Ability to travel 30–40% of the time (domestic and, where relevant, international) for internal meetings, external stakeholder engagement, congresses and training.
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For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $192,000.00-$288,000.00 Annual. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). GE HealthCare offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
