Ild Clinical Educator I - Richmond, Va

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. The Clinical Educator (CE) is responsible for providing ILD disease state and product education and training to internal and external customers, inclusive of healthcare providers, patients, care partners, consumers, and community advocates. The (CE) also supports the design and development of ILD educational resources, including disease state and management tools, healthcare provider resources, patient, care partner community advocate, and consumer education materials and programming. The Clinical Educator demonstrates expert knowledge of ILD disease state, treatment guidelines, product, supportive care, adverse event management and the marketplace. This role develops rapport with ILD HCP, Advanced Practice Providers and support staff. The Clinical Educator identifies and collaborates with local, regional, and national professional societies to enhance collaborative partnerships and serves as an educational resource to promote disease awareness and advocacy. The Clinical Educator may also provide disease state and product education, including regular clinical and resource updates to Specialty Pharmacy partners as well as Hub personnel.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides a consistent source of continuing education and support for HCP, ILD nurse and support staff customers as well as BI Regional Sales Partners.
• Through education supports safe and responsible initiation of therapy as prescribed by the healthcare team.
• Identifies, supports, and communicates educational and potential business opportunities for related ILD product and shares intelligence with ILD sales partners, where appropriate.
• Provides educational support for the entire assigned Region, which may consist of multiple sales consultants and states.
• May aid BI ILD Sales Training and Associate Directors in designing, developing and conducting appropriate product and marketplace CE training.
• Provides education and training to patients prescribed BI product.
• Serves as conduit of information supporting internal and external partners within clinics, hospitals, accounts, and in the local community, across the Region.
• Performs all company business in accordance with all regulations (e.g., EEO, FDA, DEA, OSHA, PDMA, EPA, PhRMA, etc.) and company policy and procedures.
• Focused on providing education to ILD HCPs, Advanced Practice Clinicians, nursing and support staff customers in disease state, the delivery of ILD therapies, patient treatment management and pertinent related clinical topics.
• Immediately reports noted/observed violations to management.
• Provides key insights and is a leader in the development and facilitation of educational resources on ILD disease state and BI products.
• Executes on patient, care partner, and consumer focused support initiatives through collaborative relationships with local, regional and national patient advocacy organizations.
• Serves as an integrated educational resource for multidisciplinary support staff team members, and as a result, optimizes the delivery of holistic patient care in both the clinical and community setting.
• Plays a key role in the care and support of ILD patients by educating on the complexities of treatment and potential for adverse events.
• Supports the attainment of ILD educational goals.
• May assist in the identification, design, development, and delivery of ILD CE educational programming, inclusive of slide kits, workbooks, and electronic media, and supports the review and approval process.
• Demonstrates high ethical and professional standards with all business contacts to maintain BIPI's excellent reputation within the medical and pharmaceutical community.
• Possessing expert knowledge and direct patient facing responsibilities, may support the design of tools and resources that enhance clinical management of ILD patients, as appropriate.

Requirements

• Excellent communications, objective setting, and influencing skills.
• Ability to travel in the US including overnight travel, approximately 50% (or more), depending on geography.
• Bachelors degree required in Nursing or equivalent health care discipline such as Pharmacy or Respiratory Therapy. Graduate degree preferred, such as NP or PA Degree.
• Displays AAI behaviors: Agility, Accountability, and Intrapreneurship.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook, and other relevant applications.
• Active clinical license required.
• Business acumen, Analytical skills, Learning and Adaptability.
• Valid Drivers License and acceptable driving record.
• A minimum of three (3) or more years of successful combined clinical experience and/or pharmaceutical sales, clinical educator, or medical affairs experience (primary care, specialty care, institutional) Background in ILD, Respiratory, Rheumatology, Immunology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology or Specialty focus preferred.
• Success operating within a matrix environment.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting clinical and pharmacoeconomic data.