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Associate Director – Speaker Programs
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$139.2K - $174K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Associate Director – Speaker Programs
Natera
• Lead the development, management, and continuous improvement of Natera's enterprise-wide peer-to-peer education and speaker program strategy. • Establish governance frameworks, operating models, and standardized processes that support scalable and compliant program execution across all business units. • Develop and maintain program policies, SOPs, training materials, playbooks, and operational documentation. • Ensure consistent program standards while supporting the unique needs of individual product lines and disease states. • Serve as the internal subject matter expert on speaker program best practices, operations, and compliance. • Oversee the end-to-end speaker lifecycle, including nomination, vetting, onboarding, contracting, credentialing, training, annual recertification, and performance management. • Partner with commercial and medical stakeholders to identify, develop, and maintain a high-performing physician speaker faculty. • Manage speaker profiles, engagement history, utilization metrics, training records, and program participation. • Serve as a primary point of contact for speaker-related inquiries and issue resolution. • Partner closely with Compliance and Legal teams to ensure adherence to all applicable healthcare regulations, company policies, and industry standards. • Manage processes related to fair market value (FMV) assessments, HCP contracting, documentation requirements, and audit readiness. • Oversee honoraria, expense reimbursement, and payment workflows in partnership with Finance and Accounts Payable. • Ensure all program activities meet regulatory, compliance, and documentation requirements. • Design, implement, and continuously improve operational processes that support speaker program execution at scale. • Develop efficient workflows that streamline program requests, approvals, scheduling, contracting, event execution, reimbursement, and reporting. • Create scalable systems and tools that improve efficiency, consistency, compliance, and stakeholder experience. • Ensure seamless coordination across Marketing, Medical Affairs, Sales, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and field teams. • Identify opportunities to optimize program quality, reduce administrative burden, and enhance operational effectiveness. • Serve as the primary operational partner for field sales and marketing teams. • Develop processes, tools, resources, and training that enable effective utilization of speaker programs in the field. • Provide guidance on program policies, speaker engagement, event execution, and compliance requirements. • Partner with commercial leadership to align educational programming with strategic business priorities. • Foster strong relationships with physician speakers and internal stakeholders to ensure a best-in-class experience. • Define and track key performance indicators across all speaker and peer-to-peer education programs. • Develop dashboards and reporting frameworks that provide visibility into program activity, speaker utilization, field engagement, budget performance, and operational effectiveness. • Analyze program outcomes and identify opportunities for optimization and growth. • Deliver regular reporting, business reviews, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 7+ years of experience in speaker bureau management, peer-to-peer education, medical education, HCP engagement, commercial operations, or related functions within diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or medical device organizations.
- Demonstrated experience managing healthcare professional speaker programs at scale.
- Strong understanding of healthcare compliance requirements, including FMV and HCP contracting practices.
- Proven experience developing operational processes, SOPs, governance models, and scalable program infrastructure.
- Exceptional project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, and timelines.
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience developing KPIs, dashboards, and executive-level reporting.
- Excellent communication and relationship-management skills with experience working with physician thought leaders and cross-functional teams.
Benefits
- Annual performance incentive bonus
- Long-term equity awards
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off and company holidays
- Additional wellness and work-life benefits
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