GE HealthCare Regional Senior Manager Research & Scientific Affairs - Palo Alto 

United States, California 

179856829

This role supports strategy implementation for cross-modality research and scientific (non-commercial) partnerships in the assigned region or sector in support of compliant and effective scientific engagement with external stakeholders to advance a common vision of helping clinicians provide the best patient care possible.

serves as a liaison between product engineering and research & development teams, marketing & commercial teams, and external healthcare researchers in support of GE HealthCare’s scientific objectives. The primary responsibility is to implement the defined scientific engagement strategy and enable operations for healthy long-term success at an academic site level.

• Serve as a (without commercial objectives) enabler of scientific exchange with healthcare professionals, healthcare institutions, and healthcare research entities in support of GEHC’s scientific and innovation/product objectives.

• Identify partners and projects based on robust product, technology, and research strategies aligned with GEHC’s scientific objectivesand engage the appropriate GEHC product stakeholders for consideration/discussion.

• Collaborate with the Director, Research & Scientific Affairs to inform and shape scientific strategy. Responsible for implementing and operationalizing strategy at the academic site level.

• Maintain operating mechanisms for research program management including milestone progress and payment tracking to compliantly meet research payment and reporting responsibilities.

• Work with institution’s research and innovation operations teams to establish and support governance of cross-modality partnership agreements (e.g., master research agreements), success metrics, and operating mechanisms to ensure sustainable productive scientific engagement.

• Maintain consistency of scientific engagements with key opinion leaders and scientific and clinical personnel in the assigned sector or region.

• Seek opportunities to collaborate with KOLs on joint government grant submissions and coordinate process for submission.

• Organize and provide supporting content for executive-level research interactions with key research partners including technology roadmap discussions, research steering meetings, and advisory councils.

• Interface with regional customer-facing teams to ensure compliant exchange of information and coordination where appropriate.

• Connect researchers and key opinion leaders with GEHC’s marketing and product businesses in support of speaker/advisory activities, co-authorship, education programs, and other non-commercial collaboration opportunities.

• Identify opportunities for clinical acceptance of new technologies in collaboration with KOLs and GE Healthcare to generate clinical evidence.

• Participate in industry activities (speak at events, join task groups, R&E, GERRAF, LEAD, etc.) on behalf of GEHC.

• Degree in technical discipline (e.g., medical physics, science, engineering) or a healthcare focused discipline (e.g., healthcare administration, public health)

• Experience in the medical technology or device industry (FDA experience qualifies) or research experience in medical technology. (4+ years is a good reference for level of experience).

• Advanced degree (e.g., Masters, PhD, MD)in a technical discipline (e.g., medicine, engineering, data science, science, nursing– radiology preferred)

• Previous experience in a role responsible for research or other external partnership and project management

• Knowledge and experience with GE HealthCare products, research partners, and customers

• Ability to inform and communicate product, technology, innovation, and research needs and strategies to internal and external stakeholders

• Knowledge of applicable standards, laws and regulations governing research practices, compliance, and the separation of commercial and non-commercial activities

• Excellent written and communication skills across various stakeholder groupsincludingcustomer facing / relationship building skills

• Program management experience, or experience managing initiatives through matrixed environment for on time and effective deliverables

• Strong project management skills and ability to prioritize work

• Ability to indirectly manage and influence across functional areas to align and determine priorities

• Knowledge of institutional research practices, including research involving human subjects

• Ability to effectively critique research designs and redirect

• Knowledge of US healthcare systems and clinical practices related to patient care

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Teams, Excel and PowerPoint

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.