Our Company
CMEsquared, an HCEsquared company, is dedicated to improving clinical care and patient outcomes by providing the highest quality education in dermatology for dermatologists and other providers who care for patients with skin disorders. CMEsquared develops both live and enduring CME-accredited activities in collaboration with ACCME-accredited joint providers. Innovative formats and teaching strategies ensure a more engaging, valuable educational experience relative to the lecture format of many CME activities. Areas of experience and expertise include medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology, dermatopathology, pediatric dermatology, and important, late-breaking updates in general dermatology. CMEsquared accredited education is developed based on a thorough assessment of identified educational needs, resulting in timely, relevant learning opportunities that convey actionable knowledge, skills, and tools.
CMEsquared develops educational content for in-person large annual conferences activities, virtual and hybrid events, regularly scheduled webinars, and other online educational activities. For more details on our portfolio of conferences and programs please visit cmesquared.org. To view our digital activities, visit dermsquared.org.
The Essentials
This opportunity is only for those looking for a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment and brings a track record of both consistent results and a way of working admired by their partners.
- Vision - the ability to zoom out, take a point of view on “What does good look like” and passionately communicate this across and outside the organization
- Strategic problem solving - the ability to define how to get to the vision by breaking the opportunity or problem down to simple and executable strategies. Be resourceful and solution-oriented
- Accountability and collaboration - the ability to take ownership and be accountable for the outcome and motivate others to work effectively across the organization and set clear expectations
- Personal grit - the willingness and ability to dive into executional details
Job Description
Title: Associate Medical Director
Status: Full time
Reporting to: Chief Medical Officer
Location: Home office-based (Eastern or Central Time Zone preferred). Some travel required (~15%).
CMEsquared is seeking an Associate Medical Director to assist in creating grants for funding and content for funded activities, under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer. The role will involve collaboration with internal team members and external faculty to create grants and activities based on approval of funding.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with VP of educational development to create grants for funding
- Write multiple focused needs assessments/grants weekly (~1-2 per week) creating supportive literature reviews and suggesting and/or refining themes, learning objectives, and agendas
- Coordinate and review and finalize, grant submission sections according to supporters’ grant portal requirements, including grant summaries, letters of request, etc
- Assist in preparation of grant template documents for upcoming grant development needs
- Adapt grant documents to meet requirements of different supporter needs and portals
- Identify Request for Proposals (RFPs) or Call for Grant Applications (CGAs) within the dermatology space
- Collaborate with internal and external experts to complete the following key tasks:
- Partner with faculty to create high-quality content for medical education activities that meet established educational need, timelines, specifications, and budgets (80%)
- Partner with faculty to create engaging, measurable, referenced pre and post test questions
- Coordinate, review, and finalize, slide presentations from initiation through CME approval and launch
- Collaborate with CME accrediting bodies though relevant stages of the process
- Work with grant writer to develop strategic needs assessments/proposals that align with identified practice gaps and unmet needs with innovative solutions to address these needs (20%)
- Work on multiple formats and disease areas every week
- Fact check information on slides
- Assist in completing CME accreditation documents
- Analyze activity outcomes data to identify educational uptake and unmet educational needs and gaps
Qualifications and Skills
- The ideal candidate will be highly motivated to work independently as well as part of a team and must be comfortable working in a deadline-driven environment. The candidate also must demonstrate the following:
- Advanced medical or science degree is preferred or at least 2 years of relevant experience in medical education.
- Knowledge of the rules and regulations overseeing medical education and familiarity with current trends in the industry
- Ability to become familiar with new diseases/conditions quickly
- Familiarity with dermatologic conditions a plus
- Experience working with faculty experts
- Experience writing needs assessments
- Expertise researching, compiling, and analyzing clinical and scientific evidence quickly
- Solid editorial (writing and editing) skills and capability to adapt editorial style based on the educational format and/or the target audience (physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals).
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, constantly evolving work environment while maintaining attention to detail and quality
- Proven ability to effectively set priorities, manage multiple projects/assignments in various stages of development, and meet timelines, all while maintaining high quality standards
- Positive, upbeat personality who communicates concisely and clearly, both written and verbal
- Comprehensive understanding of AMA Style Guide
- Proven success in creating pre and post test questions and completing medical analysis for outcomes reports
- Strong proficiency Microsoft Office Suite required (Word, Excel, and Power Point)
Salary Commensurate with Experience plus Benefits
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