Medical Director

The Medical Director collaborates across Cook business functions and business units, applying their clinical knowledge and expertise to support device risk assessment, regulatory submissions, product development, internal and external training, global reimbursement efforts, market research, and sales and marketing efforts. 

Key responsibilities include providing clinical oversight for COOK Medical documents, interacting with external stakeholders (including clinicians and notified bodies), mentoring Associate Medical Directors, and maintaining industry knowledge.

Clinical and Medical expert:

The Medical Director will develop and maintain a deep knowledge and expertise in their clinical area of responsibility relevant to both new and existing products, and the clinical procedures in which they are used.

This includes an understanding of the risks, benefits, patient selection, and treatment options. The Medical Director is responsible for being aware of scientific and clinical trends within their area. The Medical Director will develop relationships with key clinicians in their assigned therapeutic area with the intent of furthering a deeper understanding of that area.

Cross functional support:

Participates in the development of and provides clinical review of Cook documents that will be seen by internal and/or external customers.

Collaborates with Regulatory Affairs, Reimbursement, Commercial, Research and Development, Marketing, Product Managers, Quality Assurance, Engineering, and other internal groups The Medical Director develops and maintains working relationships with these internal groups.

The Medical Director independently completes tasks of high complexity, scope, and importance and completes them with very high quality.

Mentorship and Medical Affairs business:

Displays a thorough understanding of the medical device life cycle, the role of Medical Affairs and how it interfaces with functions within the Cook organization.

The Medical Director will provide direction and guidance to the Associate Medical Director for the completion of deliverables for Medical Affairs customers.

Additional:

Must work effectively with and for others to achieve company goals.

Must be proactive in seeking opportunities to contribute, and responsive to requests for support.

Must strictly adhere to safety requirements.

Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Must maintain company quality standards.

• MD or DO degree. Completed post graduate training in a recognized specialty and 2+ years of full-time clinical practice with direct patient care required. Board certification not required.
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Appropriate clinical knowledge and experience required, such as exposure to medical and surgical procedures and the use of medical devices in a clinical setting.
• 2-3 years of relevant industry experience preferred.
• Capable technical writing skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Interest and skilled at literature- and web-based research
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Proficient in reading, writing and speaking the English language

   Physical Requirements:

• Works under general office environmental conditions.
• Sitting for extended periods, utilizes close visual acuity for working with computers, etc.
• Ability to travel (domestic and international) required.
• Requires occasional early morning or late evening teleconferences