Vice President, Medical Affairs

The Alzheimer's Association is the trusted source of information on Alzheimer's and related dementia, for the community writ large, including healthcare providers/payers, individuals/families/caretakers, scientists and clinical researchers, and leaders in many government segments including NIH, FDA and CMS.

With the goal of strengthening the Association's position in the medical community, and an emphasis on but not limited to, the implementation of early and accurate diagnosis and treatment, Vice President, Medical Affairs aims to translate research to clinical practice and gather feedback from clinical practice/health systems and individuals impacted by dementia on their needs for more effective implementation of risk reduction strategies, diagnosis, treatments, and /care models. This bi-directional role must be familiar with and collaborate with evidence generation/research, post market research/phIV/RWE, observational research, and exploratory investigator-initiated research programs and have a broad understanding of how these research areas interconnect and contribute to the continuum of research to care.

Vice President, Medical Affairs must have an effective internal communications collaboration with Mission Engagement Division (MED)/Health Systems, to inform the external environment on appropriate and safe use of diagnostics and treatments, risk reduction and the patient journey, to allow for informed clinical care decisions. Key activities to advance this include where appropriate and necessary, the dissemination of unbiased clinical and scientific information, including via convenings/conference tracks and publications as well as via relationships developed with health care systems and medical associations. The flow of information is intended to be multi-directional to identify collaborative opportunities that advance evidence-based clinical objectives through external communication.

External communication and engagement activity includes participating or creating of advisory boards with various partners (private and publicly funded) and a field medical approach to engage with front-line practitioners through health systems to inform clinicians on appropriate implementation of new treatments and diagnostics and then bringing their barriers back to the research team to be addressed in a timely manner.

Vice President, Medical Affairs will be actively deployed throughout Association partnerships in order to understand hurdles and ensure that the research division (with MED and Health Systems) is developing the most robust tools and resources for health systems, clinicians and payers, to make sure they are offering the most appropriate and safest access to patients. Vice President, Medical Affairs will also collaborate to ensure individuals can effectively communicate / advocate for themselves in their interactions with payers and health care providers. Vice President, Medical Affairs will contribute to efforts that promote volunteerism for clinical trials, with special attention to underserved communities and providing input on product development opportunities, particularly those focused on clinicians and treatment delivery such as guidelines and criteria for diagnosis.

Internal Med Affairs partners will include Alz-NET teams, Guideline Development team, Publication/Writer team, MED, Health Systems and Programs.

External partnerships include private and public sectors, healthcare providers and systems, payers and advisory boards, as well as government partners including FDA, CMS and NIH/NIA/NINDS.

Examples of key activities include:

• Build relationships and outreach to/with medical associations on the Association's position and identify collaborative opportunities to advance evidence-based clinical objectives.
• Provide input on product development opportunities focused on clinicians and treatment delivery that include guidelines and criteria including medical education.
• Seek opportunities to advance the Association's medical position and resources and influence within the clinician environment.
• Be a leader and stakeholder within clinical based guideline development.
• Develop strategy and establish leadership position on clinician engagement on convening strategy (i.e. conferences), publication strategy (i.e. journals), and the translation of research to practice.
• Act as representative of the Association in external events on medical integration of care.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience:

• D. degree
• 7-10 years related experience in a hospital setting.
• Experience with hospital and/or clinical populations related to Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
• Experience in/participation in Alzheimer's disease clinical research.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Confidently engage and stimulate audiences both large and small, with scientific & medical information and calls to action.
• Exceptional speaking skills to effectively convey information across technical/medical audiences, inclusive of written presentations
• Ability to translate scientific and medical findings to various healthcare audiences
• Excellent scientific & medical evaluation and communication skills with the ability to synthesize ideas from presentations and published literature. Experience in writing/reading/analyzing scientific publications
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment. Collegial and spirited personality, who is passionate about educating audiences on these topics.
• Proficient at managing complex relationships with external and internal stakeholders and assist in cultivation of collaborations for the advancement of the Association mission and science program initiatives.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision making skills and ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to influence, provide leadership, coaching, and operational direction as appropriate to diverse staff.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision making skills and ability to work well under pressure
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite. Familiarity with Google Apps preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to travel throughout the US by plane and surface transportation, as well as travel internationally as needed. Must possess a valid passport. Estimated travel is 60%.

Title: Vice President, Medical Affairs

Position Location: Remote, US

Full time based on 37.5 hours per week minimum

Reports To: Chief Science Officer & Medical Affairs Lead

Who We Are:

The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia- by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

At the Alzheimer's Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,900 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer's and those at risk for the disease.

We warmly invite qualified applicants to consider this opportunity to make a life-changing impact on the millions living with Alzheimer's, their caregivers and those that may develop the disease in the future. Read on to learn more about the role, then visit our website www.alz.org/jobs to explore who we are and why we've been recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row.

At the Alzheimer's Association, we believe that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity - meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer's and dementia.

The Alzheimer's Association is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing. They are also eligible for our gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.

Full time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy all of the above plus an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.