Senior Professional Education Associate, Orthopaedics

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Professional Medical Education

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes. 

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Professional Education Associate to join our Orthopaedics team.  This position is based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. 

Purpose:

The Senior Professional Education Associate combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution across the full lifecycle of Medical Education initiatives. These include live and virtual events, preceptorships, conferences, labs, and virtual learning. They will work closely with the National Education Manager to develop professional educational content for the DePuy Synthes orthopaedic portfolio that aligns with healthcare stakeholders needs and promotes high standards of clinical knowledge and dissemination.

You will be responsible for:

• Working collaboratively with the National Education Manager and meeting planners, to support the development and execution of a comprehensive medical education strategy, inclusive of learning journey development, digital integration and advancement of knowledge, attitude, skill and adoption principles of learning. (35%)
• Manage the relationship with the vendor responsible for the administrative and logistical support of medical education events. Monitor vendor performance and provide guidance to ensure events are executed efficiently and effectively. (10%)
• Project Management for Professional Education Programs, inclusive of national/regional educational events, as well as preceptorships, proctorships, etc.  Oversight includes planning to execution, as well as post-event evaluation analysis and learning journey mapping.  Finding digital education engagement, as well as adjunct on-demand educational offerings are also part of the role and responsibility. (25%)
• Manage all payments and contracts related to DePuy Synthes professional and commercial education. Provide cross-coverage when required. (10%)
• Support Commercial Education as a collaborative team player for planning, contracting, execution and evaluation. (10%)
• Work collaboratively as an active member of the Scientific and Professional Affairs team to stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in medical education events, and make recommendations for continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

Required:

• University Degree, Bachelor's Degree in Marketing/Science related field, Education, Event Planning or related field.
• 5+ years in a project management or strategic role. Healthcare compliance and/or relevant business experience is required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with key healthcare stakeholders and internal colleagues.
• Growth and Learner mindset with an acumen for learning the technologies, market dynamics and business strategies.
• Excellent analytical skills for data insights, data compilation and data management.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners and management of external vendor relationships. Provide guidance and oversight to ensure the efficient and effective execution of events. 
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
• Strong digital acumen including prior experience with Virtual Reality and Learning Management Systems.
• Experience managing contracts as well as experience with payments and budget management.
• Up to 25% business travel may be required.

Preferred:

• French Bilingual considered an asset.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Collaboration, Communication, Health Care Compliance, Project Management

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