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Content Manager (CM) /
Medical Education
Locations: Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE: 

The CM is responsible for managing medical education resources (medical experts, medical writers, editors, proofreaders, graphic artists, medical illustrators and animators) to deliver and integrate top quality content into all sales training and marketing products.  In a highly collaborative environment, the CM will work closely with the client and the production team to manage the entire project lifecycle including planning, scheduling, development, QA, and delivery.  This position reports to the Director, and will be an integral part of the regional client focused project team.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Work with clients, account/project managers, sales team, and company management to develop appropriate programs that meet training and/or educational objectives (modifying healthcare knowledge), and provide successful applications for client’s business needs.
2. Research, plan, and execute content development projects.
3. Manage both in-house and outsourced medical content development.
4. Supervise medical subject matter experts as course needs dictate, and edit their output for accuracy, style, and content. Oversee development of written storyboards.
5. Critically review storyboards/illustrations/animations and personally write content when appropriate.
6. Plan the organization and deployment of learning assets.
7. Work with medical illustrators, animators, and graphic artists to plan the delivery of visual assets in learning products.
8. Develop quizzes to test achievement of training objectives.
9. Develop course outlines and production plans.
10. Stay abreast of the current instructional design and implementation strategies as well as the appropriate client applications.

SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS:

1. MD, DO, or PharmD degree a requirement.
2. Excellent writing/editorial/referencing skills for content development, as well as familiarity with style reference guides.
3. Strong presentation and communication skills for pitching new business.
4. Proven success in a deadline-driven production environment.
5. At least one year experience writing or editing medical content.
6. Strong project management skills, leading cross-functional team toward common objectives.
7. Proven team player/coach.
8. Beneficial if familiar with Web technologies such as HTML and streaming media.
9. Familiar with the following software packages:  Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
10. Ideal candidate would have instructional design and teaching experience; medical device or pharmaceutical experience; and/or post-doctoral clinical or residency training.