Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

In our pursuit of designing and manufacturing innovative medical devices that transform patient care, we are seeking a Clinical Strategy expert to join our collaborative and trailblazing team. Your efforts will not only accelerate the global introduction and adoption of new products but also ensure the sustained availability of approved devices, all while adhering to stringent regulatory standards.

You will be the Global Clinical Strategy (GCS) representative for the Sports Medicine team, providing strategic clinical direction for the life cycle for products within the portfolio. You will focus on ensuring the available evidence for the portfolio of products meets requirements for new product introduction globally, expanded adoption of products and continued access of approved products.

This role will work closely with internal Global Clinical & Medical Affairs (GCMA) functions, Market Access, Regulatory, R&D and Marketing partners and with external health care professionals.

Your deep understanding of our dedication to clinical evidence collection will empower you to support strategies that identify and address any gaps in our clinical evidence, ensuring we remain at the forefront of medical device innovation.

What will you be doing?

• Apply a comprehensive understanding of S+N's commercial priorities in development of the clinical strategy for Sports Medicine portfolio products.
• Work with the New Product Development teams to establish user needs, claims, indications and market strategies, and develop the evidence generation strategies to meet those needs.
• Review clinical and health economic evidence and identify evidence gaps, assessing the evidence available through published literature, registries, and unpublished clinical studies.
• Develop study proposals and initiate clinical activities to support evidence generation needs. Connect with study investigators and study sites, as applicable, to process and track study proposals, budgets.
• Manage Sports Medicine Investigator Initiator Studies (IIS), collaborative research, and real-world data collection activities to ensure business objectives/processes and study milestones are met.
• Create, maintain, contribute to, and review Clinical Strategy-assigned documentation supporting the product lifecycle.
• Review, analyse, and document supporting data. Develop reports, as applicable, and ensure data/reports are provided to appropriate stakeholders, ensuring the format is appropriate for its intended use.
• Generate publication strategies & present progress and results.
• Attend professional conferences and surgeon training labs as appropriate.

What will you need to be successful?

Our successful candidate will be highly educated in a relevant subject area, along with extensive working experience in an engineering, design, scientific, clinical subject or related field.

What will really set you apart will be experience in developing strategies to generate clinical evidence and working with healthcare professionals to establish and lead clinical evidence generation activities. A strong background in clinical research and methodology, with a preference for experience in clinical study design is important. Experience with medical device software solutions and sports medicine surgical techniques are a huge bonus!

You. Unlimited

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.

• Inclusion, Diversity and Equity: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity, Learn more about Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (https://www.smith-nephew.com/
• Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options, and car allowance.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
• Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more.
• Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship.
• Extra Perks: Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs, Salary Sacrifice Bicycle and Car Schemes and many other Employee discounts.

Applications:

If you share our passion for pioneering innovation and can demonstrate how you meet the criteria outlined, we would love to hear from you.

We continue to actively build an environment where every individual can fulfil their potential and be proud ambassadors for Smith & Nephew, our customers and their patients.

We value the diversity of our people and welcome applications from everyone.

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