Description:
The Regional Manager fosters a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and scientific excellence while supporting the professional development and success of the REL team.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & People Management
- Recruit, lead, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Regional Echocardiography Liaisons.
- Conduct regular field rides, coaching sessions, and performance discussions to support ongoing development.
- Establish individual development plans and provide timely, constructive feedback.
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture.
- Manage colleague performance, engagement, retention, and succession planning.
Business & Operational Leadership
- Execute field medical strategy within the assigned region.
- Monitor team performance against established objectives and key performance indicators.
- Ensure accurate documentation of field medical activities, insights, and impact stories.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize territory planning, account prioritization, and resource utilization.
- Identify opportunities to improve team processes, efficiencies, and field execution.
Scientific & Medical Leadership
- Ensure RELs deliver objective, balanced, and scientifically accurate medical information regarding disease state education and company-supported scientific data.
- Support the development and implementation of educational resources, scientific content, onboarding materials, and ongoing training initiatives.
- Maintain scientific expertise in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), echocardiography, and related disease states to effectively coach and develop the team.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner effectively with Medical Affairs, Commercial, Medical Information, Medical Communications, Compliance, Legal, Medical Excellence, Analytics, and other matrix partners.
- Support cross-functional educational initiatives and strategic projects.
- Serve as a medical resource for internal stakeholders when appropriate.
Compliance
- Ensure all field medical activities are conducted in accordance with BMS policies, FDA regulations, and all applicable healthcare compliance requirements.
- Reinforce appropriate ways of working and compliance expectations across the REL team.
Qualifications & Experience
Required Education
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS).
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a cardiac sonographer.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry or a minimum of 2 years of people management experience.