Senior Manager, Clinical Strategist

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.       

About the role :

The Senior Manager, Clinical Strategist for real-world evidence (RWE) plays a pivotal role in shaping the strategic use of real-world data (RWD) to inform Regulatory, Clinical, R&D, HEMA and commercial decision-making across Boston Scientific’s diverse business units. This role contributes to efforts on establishing RWE as a core strength of the company with rigorous evidence to support device development, labeling strategies, indication expansions, and market differentiation. The incumbent will work across divisions, collaborating dynamically with various internal teams, including Biostatistics, Business Development, Communication, Digital Health, Health Economics and Market Access, IT, Legal, Marketing, Medical Affairs and Safety, Quality, R&D, Regulatory, Sourcing, along with external experts or agencies to assist in identifying strategy needs, defining fit-for-purpose use cases, developing study designs, and implementing innovative and compliant RWE solutions that support the company’s strategic goals.

Work Mode: 
This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our Marlborough, MA office at least three days per week.  

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Drive the development and execution of enterprise-wide strategies for leveraging RWD for clinical, regulatory, marketing, business development and research purposes, such as value messaging, publications, label expansions, and post-market surveillance.  
• Collaborate with divisional leaders as a core member of the RWE executive committee to guide the identification, prioritization, design and scientific execution of real-world clinical use cases using claims, electronic health records (EHR)s, registries, and other RWD sources, while ensuring rigor in study quality, validity and applicability.  
• Serve as a scientific lead and subject matter expert in translating clinical need to RWE regulatory use cases, providing best practices for RWE study development and clinical validation framework, and collaborating with regulatory and clinical affairs to identify global submission pathways and appropriate evidence requirements.  
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders including Regulatory, Biostatistics, Clinical Communications, Medical Affairs, Health Economics and Market Access (HEMA), Quality, R&D, Marketing, and Legal to align on cross-functional objectives and implementation strategies.  
• Serve as a core member of an agile team that spearheads global RWE initiatives across the business.  
• Represent Boston Scientific in scientific and regulatory forums, conferences, academic collaboration, health system partnerships, and working groups related to real-world evidence.  
• Author scientific documents including study protocols, analysis plans, regulatory reports, impactful conference proceedings, books or book chapters, and publications in peer-reviewed journals.  
• Contribute to enterprise knowledge repositories with curated RWE studies, use cases, methodologies, and learnings to promote transparency and reusability.  

Required qualifications:  

• Minimum bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience in clinical strategy and/or research, including at least 3 years in real-world evidence or observational studies or advanced degree (MD, DO, PhD, MPH, MS) in a relevant clinical, scientific, epidemiologic, or healthcare informatics field.  
• Proven experience of RWE use cases with business impact and value.  
• Proven expertise in study design, protocols, analysis, and interpretation of RWE studies using claims, EHRs, registries, patient-generated data and other structured/unstructured data sources.  
• Proficiency with medical coding standards (ICD, CPT, SNOMED, LOINC) and strong working knowledge of regulatory frameworks and evolving guidance for RWE use.  

Preferred qualifications:  

• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional RWE initiatives in a regulated environment – label revisioning, post market safety and effectiveness  
• Experience applying RWE in support of medical device research and development and/or regulatory submissions.  
• Familiarity with advanced analytics (Machine Learning and AI), data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure), programming tools (Python, R, SQL), data quality frameworks, data exchange and integration standards, and validation methodologies in observational research.  
• Proven scientific writing and communication skills for scientific conferences and journals  

Requisition ID: 611147

Minimum Salary: $127900 

Maximum Salary: $243000 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

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