Bilingual Clinical Specialist

**Job Description Summary**:
We are **the makers of possible**

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a **maker of possible**with us

The **Bilingual Clinical Specialist, Medical Affairs**plays a key role in delivering medical, scientific, and technical support across Quebec, Ontario, and the Atlantic provinces. This role focuses on building strong relationships with end users, identify potential KOL’s, support evaluations, conversions, product in-servicing, clinical education programs, associate onboarding and expand brand recognition.

**This field position must be based either in Ottawa, Ontario or Montreal, Quebec.**

**Responsibilities**
- Priorities of this position is to actively engage in Discovery, Validations, and Implementations with ongoing clinical support of BD’s Medication Delivery Solutions portfolio with a primary focus on Vascular Access Management and Hazardous Drug Safety products.
- Based on experience additional responsibilities may include PICC’s, Midlines, Ultrasound, Sherlock and 3CG technology.
- Provides medical and scientific support to current and future commercialized solutions and devices and provides support for issue management on current devices and solutions.
- Provides scope of practice for customers
- Participate in off-label discussions, PIR’s
- Working with platform partners and global medical affairs partners, participates as needed as part of the crisis-management teams for marketed products or solutions in the case of corrective field actions.
- Support Territory Managers in organizing and conducting both on site and virtual clinical training and education programs to nurses, radiology technicians and physicians, including presentation of information and clinical simulation training.
- Collaborate with Team Lead to develop the collection of data to support team business case and clinical effectiveness of products.
- Participates in reviews with marketing to ensure programs offered are current and up to date from an evidentiary and regulatory guidelines perspective.
- Provide routine follow-up support to customers, develop, and maintain a national data base of reference users/advocates.
- Develop strong, working relationships with end-users while providing product in-servicing and clinical education.
- Contribute to the development of training materials following medical, legal and regulatory policies.
- Works collaboratively with other MDS Clinical - Medical associates to provide support to the following entities:

- Key Opinion Leader identification and development
- Webinar development
- Solution offerings (Vascular access management, Safe Handling Assessment)
- Keep up to date with current vascular access and hazardous drug safety trends pertaining to clinical practices, products, techniques, and evolving technologies.
- Actively involved in Professional Organizations (i.e.: College of Nurses, Canadian Vascular Access Association, Canadian Society of Vascular Nursing etc.) that are recognized as being complimentary to BD.
- Support trade shows, educational events and National sales meetings as requested.
- Above responsibilities evolve and are not all-inclusive; other activities may be assigned.

**Skills & Competencies**:

- Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Ability to analyze and present clinical data effectively.
- Strong presentation and teaching skills for diverse audiences.
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently with mínimal guidance and supervision.
- Sound understanding of medical and surgical terminology.
- Demonstrates strong ability to effectively engage clinical and management leaders. Excels in delivering compelling presentations and translating clinical data for audiences of varying sizes.

**Education & Experience - required**:

- Minimum 2 years of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Medical Radiology Technologist (MRT) in hospital settings (ICU, Oncology, Interventional Radiology, or Emergency Department).
- At least 2 years of experience with peripheral IV insertion.
- Must be a Canadian Registered Nurse (RN) with current certification and a certified Canadian Registered Medical Radiology Technologist (MRT).
- Bilingual in French and English (read, write, speak) required. This role will