Vice President Medical Affairs

Overview

MTF Biologics processes tissue grafts from human donors that are used in a growing array of clinical applications – positively affecting lives across the globe. As a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives by honoring donated gifts and serving patients, we collaborate with the medical, scientific, as well as organ and tissue donation communities.

Our goal is simple–do what's right for patients, surgeons, tissue donors, and their families through our guiding principles.

The VP Medical Affairs leads medical affairs for the organization and is responsible for the overall direction and oversight of programs and activities with medical content, including medical science liaison team supervision, medical complaint analysis, recipient outcomes follow-up, risk assessment on donor infectious disease transmission risk, and associate medical director supervision for donor eligibility determination.

Responsibilities

• The VP Medical Affairs is the ultimate medical policy decision maker for the organization, disseminating information to MTF employees, clinical partners, customers, physicians, and other medical professionals on patient safety and medical related issues.
• Acts as the organization's most senior advisor on medical/health related matters and top authority responsible for the organization's medical information in the product portfolio; review and approves clinical study designs and summaries, publications, internal policies, procedures and programs related to tissue and product safety, donor eligibility, complaint management, new process or product development, and other related documents to ensure optimal clinical outcome and compliance with applicable industry standards and government regulations, including risk reviews, health hazard evaluations, and package inserts.
• Responsible for strategic direction and oversight of medical affairs throughout the organization.
• Lead and manage the medical science liaison team, analyze clinical and epidemiological outcomes while serving as clinical scientific peers and resources to foster non-promotional ethical relationships between the organization and medical community.
• Direct medical analysis, including recipient outcomes, medical complaint analysis, and summary of communication on tissue risks and benefits.
• Responsible for epidemiologic and laboratory studies related to donor risk analysis.
• Lead and manage associate medical directors, which have the responsibility for approving donor eligibility and risk assessment for transmission of infectious diseases from medical standpoint.
• Interact with FDA and other governmental agencies and MTB and accrediting/other standard setting organizations on issues related to donor screening, donor testing, donor eligibility, potential adverse reactions and other medical related issues of clinical relevance.
• Review and approve donor records to determine donor eligibility as needed as additional bandwidth to associate medical director.
• Approve all event reports related to adverse reactions in recipients.
• Provide on-call support to NOCCs.
• Participate in internal and external training activities for physicians, surgeons, and other medical professionals on medical related topics, including donor screening and testing, clinical adverse events, and epidemiologic studies, while separated from sales and marketing functions. 

Qualifications

• 15 years total with 7 years' experience with managerial responsibilities. At least 5 years' experience as an MD or DO.
• US Licensed and Board eligible physician/Eligible for NJ Licensure.
• Knowledge of Blood, organ, or tissue donor screening, medical liaison management, clinical study design and participation
• Manuscript authorship (at least one publication as first or senior author)
• Literacy in computer email, word processing, and presentation applications.

Benefits Information

At MTF Biologics we provide comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, and financial health.

• 4 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental,  Vision Insurance and Prescription Drug Insurance
• 401K plan with company match
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption Assistance
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance, Legal, home and auto insurance)
• Sword Health (at home Physical Therapy)