Medical Affairs Associate

Do you want to contribute to a larger purpose to save the lives of infants in the NICU? This is Prolacta Bioscience's mission! Take a look at this opportunity with our Medical Affairs team, which is seeking a passionate individual, to fill the role of our Medical Affairs Associate. This role an entry level role that supports in the planning, execution, and management of the Medical Affairs Department.

Who Is Prolacta Bioscience?

We give babies a brighter future by unlocking the biological power of human milk. Established in 1999, Prolacta Bioscience is a privately held life sciences company that has touched the lives of more than 100,000 premature infants globally. Prolacta is the world's leading hospital provider of 100% human milk- based nutritional products. Based in Southern California, we employ more than 300 people globally, many of whom have dedicated their lives to neonatal care.

For more information, please visit www.prolacta.com

How you will contribute

This role will provide you with the opportunity to contribute to the growth of our organization and develop your professional skills by performing the following...

• Acts as administrative assistant to Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Medical Affairs team members
• Arranges travel schedules and reservations for Medical Affairs team
• Assists with planning and organizing department events and meetings
• Manages meetings inclusive of setting agendas, recording, and distributing minutes
• Assists in preparation and editing of correspondence, reports, and presentations
• Assists in the creation of and distribution of education materials and communications
• Supports the preparation of training materials and supporting training sessions as needed, including maintaining study level training documentation
• Support the department training coordination activities
• Supports the creation and review of scientific content for healthcare professionals (HCPs). Supports the development of scientific publications, posters, and presentations. Collects, analyzes and summarizes information as needed.
• Conducts literature reviews and summarize findings for internal use
• Quarterly review of WHO and CDC websites (and others) for emerging pathogens and provide report to Medical Lead of Milk Bank
• Researches a variety of issues and work on special projects
• Supports invoice and budget activities
• Assists in the development and execution of medical education programs
• Helps manage external medical inquiries and provide accurate, balanced, and timely information to inquirers
• Coordinates with external stakeholders such as Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and advisory boards
• Ensures all activities comply with regulatory and company standards
• Maintains confidentiality and sensitivity of documents, information, and interactions.
• Maintains accurate records of medical affairs activities and communications.
• Other activities as required

What you bring to the role

• Bachelor's degree with a preferred focus on a life science or healthcare related field
• Familiarity with medical terminology and scientific literature
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and multi-tasking skills
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to act with a consistent sense of urgency
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing tasks and demands
• Intellectual curiosity and learning agility

How Prolacta benefits you

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we're committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From up to 100% healthcare coverage starting on your first day and 401(k) match, we value our employees' health and financial wellbeing. We offer four weeks PTO during your first year of employment and support our new parents with a generous time-off program. We encourage employees to participate in our employee affinity groups, take volunteer time off, and provide access to different educational opportunities.

What else do you need to know

Location: Duarte

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Travel: Up to 5% car travel between locations may be required

FLSA: Non-Exempt

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Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to effectively communicate (e.g., talking/ hearing), walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle, feel and reach things. The employee is occasionally required to taste, smell, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Sedentary to light work; repetitive motions; pushing; pulling; visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal.

EEO Statement

"Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer." Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. is committed to a proactive program of affirmative action and diversity development. The Company will continue to recruit, hire, train, and promote into all job levels without regard to race, religion, gender, marital status, familial status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or veteran status.

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