Care Area Lead Neurology

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Job Description SummaryThe Neuro Care Area Lead is responsible for leading the overarching medical strategy and activities for GE HealthCare’s PDx portfolio in the Neuro Care Area across USCAN,ensuring the safe, effective and appropriate use of products in clinical practice. This is a highly strategic senior medical leadership role; the Neuro Care Area Lead shapes the mid- to long-term direction of the Neuro Care Area within the USCAN,sets and executes the Neuro Care Area medical strategy, informs portfolio and evidence priorities, guides resource and budget allocation, and acts as a key thought partner to local leadership teams. The Neuro Care Area Lead reports to the Head of Medical, USCANand works directly with Neuro Care Area Medical Directors, Medical Advisors, Field Medical Specialists, MSLs (US), and Medical Managers without people responsibility (e.g., for China). The role provides strategic direction, people leadership and oversight, supported by the Neuro Care Area Medical Director (e.g., for US), while much of the day-to-day execution is carried out by Medical Advisor/Field Medical Specialist, MSLs and Medical Managers. The Neuro Care Area Lead is responsible for closely coordinating and aligning internal and field Medical Affairs initiatives for a given Neuro Care Area (Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, etc.) including HCP and KOL scientific exchange, garnering & sharing of clinical insights, congress planning, scientific society collaboration, medical education, and evidence generation initiatives. The Neuro Care Area Lead works cross-functionally with Application Specialists, Medical Information Specialists, Product, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Quality, Pharmacovigilance and other functions to ensure medical excellence, robust safety and medical information governance, compliant execution and strong alignment with organizational operating plans. Job DescriptionStrategy & PlanningProvide scientific and strategic leadership for the Neuro Care Area within USCAN. Oversee development and execution of an integrated Neuro Care Area medical strategy and operational plan, aligned with USCANal and global objectives and with the overall PDx business strategy. Translate global/USCANal Neuro Care Area strategies into clear local priorities, projects and KPIs for Neuro Care Area Medical Directors, Medical Managers, Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists, and MSLs. Provide high-quality Neuro Care Area medical input to business and product strategies, including lifecycle management, evidence generation needs, and regulatory labeling. Consolidate and share healthcare landscape and care-pathway insights (guideline changes, access, practice patterns, unmet needs, clinician sentiment) for the Neuro Care Area, and translate these into strategy and planning. Adapt (“right-size”) USCANal Neuro Care Area strategies and tactical plans to local market realities and healthcare system needs. Lead Neuro Care Area budget and business planning and management for the geography in scope, including prioritization, trade-offs and resource allocation across brands, projects and markets. Monitor Neuro Care Area medical performance (e.g. KPIs, milestones, quality indicators) and drive corrective actions where needed. Act as key Neuro Care Area medical business partner to USCANal/local leadership, contributing to commercial, access and portfolio decisions. Contribute to broader global GMS strategies via collaboration with global Medical Expert Teams (METs) and corresponding Global Medical Leader (GML). External Stakeholder Engagement Ensure accurate strategic profiling of KOLs and other key HCPs in the Neuro Care Area, including use of digital profiling tools where available. Guide the design and keep oversight of the Neuro Care Area Medical Stakeholder Engagement Plan, ensuring alignment with medical and business priorities and ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific exchange. Guide development and oversee execution of the Neuro Care Area strategic congress plan (attendance, symposia, abstracts, booths, scientific sessions) across the relevant markets. Actively engage with Neuro Care Area KOLs, medical societies, policy makers, payers and advocacy groups, in collaboration with broader cross-functional teams (Market Access, Marketing, etc.). Represent GE HealthCare as a senior Neuro Care Area medical leader at key national and USCANal scientific meetings, advisory boards and policy/guideline discussions. When relevant, sponsor and/or chair Neuro Care Area Advisory Boards or expert meetings, ensuring scientific rigor, compliance and clear follow-up. Ensure that external insights from KOLs, HCPs, payers and policy makers are systematically captured, synthesized and fed back into Neuro Care Area strategies, evidence and communication plans. Scientific Communications & PublicationsOversee the Neuro Care Area Medical Communication plan (core messages, scientific narratives) for the geography in scope, ensuring alignment with brand strategies and medical priorities. Ensure high-quality development, review and management of external scientific and medical materials for the Neuro Care Area (e.g. slide decks, FAQs, educational content), executed by MSLs, Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists and Medical Managers as appropriate in line with Medical & Research Communication Review (MRCR in US) requirements. Oversee and guide team ensuring medical’s role in the review and/or approval process for Advertisement & Promotional Review (APR in US) in accordance with codes and internal procedures, including signatory responsibilities where required. Provide leadership and oversight for Neuro Care Area publications plans (abstracts, posters, manuscripts) in collaboration with USCANal/global teams and local cross-functional partners. Oversee creation of scientific summaries and training materials for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, balance and alignment with Neuro Care Area strategy. Ensure that new data, guidelines and real-world insights are rapidly integrated into Neuro Care Area communication and training materials. Evidence Generation Identify and prioritize Neuro Care Area evidence gaps in alignment with global/USCANal strategies and local healthcare needs. Assess and support unsolicited investigator-sponsored research and post-marketing studies in the Neuro Care Area in line with company SOPs and regulations. Provide Neuro Care Area scientific expertise to Global Development/R&D on unmet needs, patient journeys and standard of care in the markets covered. Provide medical input and oversight for country and site selection, feasibility and study start-up for GE HealthCare–sponsored studies, often working through MSLs and Medical Managers for local execution. Ensure appropriate medical oversight of post-authorization safety studies or observational programs in the Neuro Care Area, in collaboration with Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Operations. Where Medical Managers/Medical Advisors/Field Medical Specialists/MSLs are present, guide and oversee contributions to evidence-generation activities (e.g., site support, feasibility and IIS follow-up). HCP Foundational Services - Medical Information & Medical GovernanceSupport and, where appropriate, lead risk-management and safety-communication activities (e.g. Dear HCP letters, risk-minimization plans) for the Neuro Care Area, providing clinical context and alignment. Provide Neuro Care Area medical oversight of Medical Information (MI) management, including: Governance of MI processes and SOPs related to Neuro Care Area products, Oversight of standard responses and scientific content to ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance, Escalation management and review of complex MI enquiries in the Neuro Care Area. Ensure that MI insights (key questions, trends, misconceptions) from the Neuro Care Area are fed into strategy, evidence and training plans.