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5 Elements of a Strong Medical Affairs Resume

by Laura Smith-Proulx | executive resumes

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Writing your resume to pursue a Medical Affairs position?

A compelling resume for Medical Affairs or Clinical Affairs has evolved FAR beyond a list of clinical and leadership roles.

You’ll need to prove you can bridge the gap among medical teams, physicians, hospital executives, and marketing interests, showing your effectiveness in collaboration, revenue growth, and healthcare metrics.

Here’s how to write a Medical Affairs resume to attract pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, consumer health, or nutraceutical employers, using 5 key elements:

 

Strategic leadership in healthcare settings.

VP Medical Affairs Resume by Laura Smith-ProulxMedical Affairs executives often combine commercial-side business meetings with oversight of research strategy, clinical studies, and scientific claims validation.

As shown in this VP of Medical Affairs sample resume, you’ll need to explain how your leadership influence has created successful product rollouts, or fostered increased understanding between commercial and clinical groups.

In addition, you’ll want to describe strategic planning and forecasting activities that affect your company, including details of R&D roadmaps, or studies related to market direction.

 

Healthcare revenue impact.

Often, the quality of research studies and the directives issued by executives can shape market adoption, and in turn, revenue.

On a Medical Affairs executive resume, it’s important to show how your work grew market share – especially in cases where product quality is verified after facing market challenges.

Remember that figures carry the most weight in a leadership resume! If you can’t mention direct revenue numbers, consider describing the scope of your role in more general terms (such as “multimillion-dollar revenue”) to help quantify the results.

 

Your clinical background.

Many Medical Affairs Directors or Vice Presidents offer extensive clinical expertise (such as a background in R&D, clinical practice, or medical school).

how to write medical affairs resumeEmployers such as major pharmaceutical firms often seek clinical experience among executive staff, expecting to see prior jobs as Medical Scientist, Physician, Resident, or R&D Project Leader. They many also seek your ability to interact with commercial-side leaders.

Frame your clinical experience in simple, summarized terms, using a short listing of earlier titles (shown in the same example of a VP Medical Affairs Resume).

An Early Career section at the end of the resume can accomplish the same thing, allowing your clinical expertise to serve as a backdrop for recent executive leadership activities.

 

 

The scope of your portfolio authority.

Some Medical Affairs executives are required to manage an extensive product portfolio, with concurrent preparations for new-product launch and continual clinical trials.

This responsibility for the commercial viability of pharmaceuticals and drug delivery systems, including sales training and a clear grasp of each product’s market goals, should take center stage on your Medical Affairs resume.

In addition, you’ll want to list white papers (reporting significant clinical trial findings) that you’ve authored, or publications that you’ve directed staff to produce.

If you advise leadership teams of expected research study results, this influence is another key item to include on your resume.

Your promotional results.

A crucial responsibility for many Medical Affairs leaders, marketing and promotions are important factors in product acceptance and the company’s reputation.

Endorsements secured from industry leaders, assessments of market potential, or presentations to industry leaders on the product’s purpose should all be described in detail, including any revenue generated from these efforts.

 

In summary, a strong Medical Affairs leadership resume must demonstrate your ability to balance the demands of both business and clinical interests – offering an array of personal, clinical, and commercial leadership pivotal to future employers.


 
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