MDS Medical Affairs Strategy Manager

Job Summary

The Strategy Manager will support the MDS Global Medical Affairs Strategy by performing tactical initiatives in early innovation, evidence dissemination, global KOL engagement, and insights generation that drive organizational success. This role reports directly to the Associate Director, Strategy, Medical Affairs, and is designed to operate and extend strategic objectives into day-to-day deliverables.

• Contributes to both short-term and long-term strategic planning for the MDS Medical Affairs function by providing analysis and operational input to ensure plans are well-informed and executable.
• Assists in developing and refining the methodologies for capturing and sharing customer insights across MDS and the greater BD organization.
• Supports efforts to enhance engagement with key external experts (KOLs), using insights to help implement MDS business objectives (e.g., expanding utilization of current products and driving innovation).
• In collaboration with MDS Commercial and R&D teams, aids in development and implementation of processes to increase customer engagement, gather insights, enhance scientific exchange, and support continuous clinical education.
• Contributes to cross‑functional partnerships between Medical Affairs, Commercial, Regulatory and R&D, and supports the development of strategic alliances with key academic centers, professional societies, and industry partners to align with MDS business objectives and accelerate innovation.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to support early innovation projects, including emerging innovation scanning, reviewing clinical guidelines and market trends, and conducting pipeline assessments to ensure new opportunities authentically fit organizational needs.
• Prepare background research, competitor intelligence, and clinical landscape assessments to inform Medical Affairs input into innovation planning.
• Coordinate input across Medical Affairs, R&D, and Marketing to ensure innovation projects address genuine unmet clinical needs and remain aligned with broader strategic goals.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize insights from literature, clinicians, advisory boards, and customer engagements to inform innovative efforts and strategic decision‑making.
• Support the execution of the MDS platform evidence dissemination strategy for key evidence‑related activities, helping to boost product adoption and drive practice enhancements on a global level.
• Translate complex data into impactful presentations, intelligence reports, public evidence summaries, conference feedback, and other business inputs that are critical for advancing organizational priorities.
• Help plan and coordinate MDS collaborative engagements (e.g. advisory meetings, workshops) focused on evidence dissemination initiatives, ensuring alignment and communication across participants.
• Maintain a KOL dashboard to track engagement metrics and the development of key partnerships at both individual and organizational levels including internal teams such as Medical Affairs, R&D, and Commercial teams.
• Assist Platform Commercial and Medical Affairs partners in KOL engagement activities (including advisory boards and other scientific forums) to ensure alignment with strategic initiatives.
• Assist in the identification of trends in clinical practice, competitive positioning, and guideline updates relevant to MDS platforms, and communicate these findings to inform strategy and tactics.

• Bachelor’s degree in a Healthcare field.
• 5+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical, Strategy or Marketing role(s) within the medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
• Demonstrated experience in both clinical/scientific communication and commercial alignment.
• Experience tailoring content for both scientific and business audiences.
• Strong digital fluency with working knowledge of technologies ranging from augmented reality for education/engagement to data visualization tools for insights generation and reporting.
• Experience taking accountability for deliverables and driving projects to completion.
• Balance of scientific/clinical understanding with strong commercial acumen.
• Comfort working…