Leader Medical Affairs - Ultrasound

The preferred candidate will have experience in the Ultrasound Modality. This is a remote based position in the USA. Manage clinical research and validation strategy for the product-line. Lead a team of clinical researchers to achieve clinical research and validation objectives including hypothesis-driven research and clinical evaluation projects at luminary institutions. Provide evidence-based guidance on scientific and clinical requirements for new products and features to meet market needs. Analyze and communicate technical and clinical product specification requirements from luminaries, market research teams, and via Medical Advisory Boards (MABs) to global business team. Develop clinical product messaging and support Solutions Marketing to develop a go-to-market story. Represent Canon as a spokesperson for product line technology at educational and scientific industry events. Support regulatory activities by overseeing image quality review with external medical experts, providing technical/market expertise, and consulting on study/test-plan design. Influence regulatory strategy by providing scientific and clinical consultation during early phase development. Work with Strategic Development team to evaluate product claims and specifications. Provide relevant evaluation results via appropriate channels to global business team. Develop and execute clinical evaluation strategy for emerging products and features. Explore expansion of clinical use. Provide product validation results and communicate scientific and clinical benefits to company stakeholders such as Solutions Marketing for the purposes of product collateral development. Support Solutions Marketing in developing collaterals. Provide relevant scientific and clinical data, review collaterals for scientific accuracy, and work jointly with regulatory to ensure adherence to clinical claims and technical specifications. Support Solutions Marketing on the development of scientific and clinical arguments for products and counter-arguments against competition. Support education teams in development of videos and training programs by providing clinical and technical expertise and evidence. Support Clinical Collaborations in Medical Advisory Board (MAB) activities related to the product line. Support Clinical Collaborations by actively participating in hypothesis-based research grant proposal review committees for all product lines. Work with Clinical Collaborations database administrator to ensure research activities are kept to schedule and recorded on a regular basis. Participate in BU and Medical Affairs meetings and provide clinical and technical expertise to support business decisions. Provide clinical, technical, and product education to enhance the knowledge base of the Market Development, Solutions Marketing and Applications teams. Collaborate with healthcare economics personnel to translate economic benefits of clinical research programs for the benefit of marketing and sales programs. Communicate known clinical or technical product issues via appropriate channels. Work with relevant team(s) (e.g., Strategic Development, Regulatory, and Service) to quickly implement market accepted solutions. Represent Canon in industry organizational activities (e.g., MITA, IEC, AAPM, RSNA, ISMRM, ACR, ABR, QIBA, etc.).