Lead Specialist, Medical Education and Professional Affairs

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

About the job:

The Medical Education & Professional Affairs Lead Specialist develops and executes strategies that advance healthcare professional education, strengthen clinical partnerships, and drive the safe and effective adoption of our technologies. This role collaborates cross-functionally to deliver evidence-based education, engage key opinion leaders, build commercial and clinical capability, and ensure all professional interactions align with regulatory and ethical standards.

What you will be doing:

​ 1. Medical Education Strategy and Program Management

• Develop the annual SGMY medical education strategy and program roadmap aligned with HCP, clinical, and business needs.
• Conduct learning-needs assessments and identify gaps in the Medical Education structure.
• Design structured learning pathways across foundational, intermediate, and advanced capability levels.
• Establish program objectives, learner profiles, faculty requirements, delivery formats, and outcome measures.
• Adapt regional or global education programs to local clinical practice and market requirements.
• Independently plan and deliver HCP education.
• Partner with faculty to develop educational content.
• Manage program timelines, vendors, facilities, materials, approvals, documentation, and follow-up.
   

2. Professional Affairs and KOL Strategy

• Develop and maintain the SGMY KOL and faculty engagement strategy.
• Identify established and emerging clinical leaders based on objective and documented criteria.
• Build a sustainable faculty pipeline.
   

3. HCP Engagement Governance & Screening

• Serve as the SGMY Medical Education & Professional Affairs lead for HCP engagement governance initiatives, including HCPi.
• Act as the designated reviewer and screening coordinator for HCP profiles, ensuringalignment with company policies and governance requirements.
• Establish and maintain objective criteria for KOL identification, segmentation, faculty selection, and stakeholder prioritization.
• Ensure all HCP information, engagement records, and screening activities are maintained in accordance with applicable privacy, compliance, and company requirements.
   

4. Budget and Governance

• Develop and manage the annual Medical Education NA budget.
• Ensure HCP selection, contracting, compensation, travel, documentation, and disclosures comply with company policies and applicable requirements.
• Maintain accurate and auditable records.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, simplify processes, and optimise costs.
   

5. Cross-functional Leadership

• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Compliance, Legal, Regulatory, Clinical, and regional Medical Education teams.
• Provide Medical Education and Professional Affairs input into product launches, annual marketing plans, franchise strategies, and capability-building priorities.
• Share market insights and scalable best practices across East Asia.

Who are we looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• MBA preferred
• 7+ years of work experience required
• 2+ years medical device or Medical Education experience preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communications skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines
• Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
• Must be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

Travel Percentage: 20%