Specialist, Medical Affairs - Franklin Lakes, United States - BD

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Franklin Lakes, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Job Description Summary:

The Specialist, Medical Affairs for Post-Market Surveillance (SMA-PMS) for Specimen Management (SM), Medical Affairs (SA) is responsible for post-market reporting compliance activities.

This position is accountable for coordinating and contributing to the SM post market surveillance reports and ensuring alignment with US, EU, Canada and other regional/country regulations through the implementation of an efficient and effective post-market reporting process.

This position is also responsible for assisting in the management and maintenance of proactive customer quality response activities for MA for SM products.

The SMA-PMS demonstrates understanding of technical/scientific principles applicable to in vitro diagnostics and those of associated disciplines (such as R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, or Project Management).

The Specialist, Medical Affairs represents the interest of the patient and the health care worker and has basic understanding of patient safety and product safety and risk assessment.

The SMA-PMS has working knowledge of international regulations and BD policies and procedures and moderate knowledge of and familiarity with BD products, product development process, ISO standards, FDA regulations, and IVD-R.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Works with manager to understand full needs of Medical Affairs (MA) function as it relates to Post Market Surveillance (PMS) Program and annual Post Market Surveillance activities (PMS Plan and Periodic Safety Update Report, PSUR) for Specimen Management (SM) MA, SM products (Laboratory Specimen Management, Specimen Acquisition & Emerging Specimen Management).
Understands the methodologies required for ongoing post market surveillance
Implements processes for acquiring, managing, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting Post Market Surveillance data necessary to support PMS reports and PSURs as directed by manager
Coordinates with QA/RA departments to facilitate completion of PMS and PSUR reports for each product family
Supports Safety/Risk management activities and updates Health Risk Assessments and Benefit Risk Assessments for legacy DS products. Duties may extend to MA representation for Situation Analysis and Health Risk Analysis deliverables
Conducts literature search reviews for specified products, and reviews and screens resulting scientific papers for inclusion
Maintains and updates SM MA Summary of Safety & Performance
Duties may extend to supporting IVDR Technical File deliverables for new products
Creates coherent, professional documentation and correspondence of moderate complexity. Is able to draw conclusions from primary and other written and/or verbal sources, present, and/or act on them effectively. Is effective when speaking among peers, team members and functional or Business Management. Work product may require limited review by managers from technical or stylistic point of view.
Recognizes potential problems and takes preventive steps. Recommends solutions for more complicated or ambiguous issues for consideration.
Manages multiple projects with ability to organize and prioritize assignments and effectively manages multiple tasks as assigned.
Manages most activities without supervision. Interactions with management involve weekly or more frequent updates on activities, discussion of issues, proposals for resolution.
Reviews work for accuracy and follows up with cross functional data owners for clarification as required
Ensures that accurate, highquality reports are compiled and reviewed in a timely manner per project timelines and workload demands, and are in compliance with regulatory requirements
Asserts own ideas and persuades others. Fosters collaboration among team members.

Qualifications:

Excellent writing skills, summarization skills, and demonstrated accuracy in documentation/recordkeeping practices; technical, scientific writing experience or publication history a plus
Working knowledge of Quality Assurance, Regulatory or Quality compliance activities in a medical device or similar industry a plus
Strong interdepartment coordination skills, time management, and activity management required
Familiarity with in vitro diagnostics in a clinical or academic setting and