Sr. Medical Program Specialist - Critical Care Devices

Aspire to be a champion of health

Discover Hospira, a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company driven to improve the safety and effectiveness of patient care for millions worldwide. Our vision: Advancing WellnessTM through the right people and the right products. It inspires every idea and motivates each action.

As a nurse you’ve been there for patients in the healthcare workplace. Now Hospira invites you to establish yourself in a new role – one where you can continue to help others outside of a hospital or clinical setting. However you decide to contribute, you’ll be doing what you do best: Advancing Wellness™.

Sr. Medical Program Specialist - Critical Care Devices
In this role you will be responsible as a team lead for a group of allied medical professionals (eg, RNs) which functions as a full-time, primary source of medical and product information to individuals and organizations. These customers will include, but are not limited to, pharmacists, doctors, nurses, researchers, internal Hospira departments such as Customer Care, Hospira Sales Force, Regulatory Affairs, Product Complaint and marketing. You will also provide verbal or written specialized medical/technical support to high-end and special needs accounts, and to both internal and external customers with complex inquiries with adequate, accurate and timely product information, so well informed and rational decisions about product selection or use may be made by clinicians.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain a system to track all advanced inquiries that will allow for accurate statistics, reports and quick retrieval of information if necessary
Notify the Medical Director, Marketing Managers or other departments as necessary of significant issues or inquiry trends
Provide precise assessment of promotional material and training documents by serving as the Medical Representative on Promotional Review Committees working with other product/franchise experts, such as Marketing Managers and Regulatory Directors
Develop and implement product area-specific education programs to ensure appropriate product training has been provided to internal customers including (but not limited to) updates on recent publications and product releases, as well as "lessons learned" from resolving complex inquiries
Coordinate activities for related medical education with the Promotional Review Committee, and contracts with identified Key Opinion Leaders within the medical community, with distinguished medical facilities, and with leaders of cross-functional teams within Hospira, to develop Medical Advisory Boards, study sites, and site visit programs for Hospira personnel, as needed to assist with Product development initiatives
REQUIREMENTS
To be successful in this position, you must possess:

Bachelor's Degree (BSN or BS)required
RN experience in critical care setting for a minimum of 3 years
Management of a critical care unit is strongly preferred
Minimum of 4 years experience within the hospital products industry is also required 10+ years of overall industry experience is preferred
Direct supervision experience is strongly preferred
Well-developed analytical skills
Motivated, self-starter capabilities that proactively identify needs for process improvement
Ability to multitask and recognize attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
Ability to communicate technical and medical information
Ability to interact effectively with people of diverse education, experience, and position
Proven success with participation and holding of a leadership position on cross-functional teams

Our people make Hospira an organization of stature, and we’re proud of our accomplishments. We deliver on our commitment to our communities through charitable partnerships, thoughtful giving, product donations, and global relief. We foster a culture of respect, we value integrity above all, and we empower employees to own ideas and be accountable for actions. And we reward performance with diverse avenues for growth, superior education and training, and the types of benefits you’d expect from a market leader.

To what do you aspire?

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Req #: 2584BR

As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, Hospira embraces diversity of thought and cultural perspective and fosters an environment of empowerment, fairness and respect.