Senior Director, Medical Education - Emerging Markets

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Smith + Nephew is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Director, Medical Education – Emerging Markets to lead the design, execution, and evolution of medical education across Emerging Markets. This role provides regional leadership for educational strategy, fellowship investment, and medical society engagement, with accountability for budget ownership and people leadership across markets.

Reporting into senior regional leadership, this individual will shape impactful education programs that support healthcare professional (HCP) development, strengthen clinical partnerships, and enable adoption across priority franchises.

Medical Education Strategy & Execution

• Set and lead the Emerging Markets medical education strategy aligned to regional business and clinical priorities.
• Oversee the design and delivery of high‑quality educational programs across the clinical continuum, applying adult learning principles and innovative learning formats.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, faculty, and regional sales teams to define HCP profiles, enrollment criteria, and pathways that support appropriate technology adoption.

Fellowship & Educational Investment Leadership

• Define investment strategy and resource allocation for directly funded fellowship programs, educational grants, and related initiatives across Emerging Markets.
• Map and profile fellowship programs and collaborate with regional teams to support local execution and long‑term capability building.
• Partner with Clinical Education and Sales to support labs, post‑fellowship transition pathways, and reintegration of fellows into Smith & Nephew educational offerings.

Medical Society & Faculty Engagement

• Develop strategic assessments and executive summaries for key global, regional, and local medical societies.
• Build trusted relationships with society leadership and Key Opinion Leaders to identify education needs and collaboration opportunities.
• Evaluate major congresses and third‑party educational activities to guide sponsorship, grant, and investment decisions.
• Share insights on faculty effectiveness, utilization, and emerging trends with cross‑functional partners including Marketing, Sales Training, R&D, and Clinical teams.

Leadership & Governance

• Lead and develop medical education teams across Emerging Markets, fostering high performance, collaboration, and compliance.
• Own and manage regional medical education budgets with focus on efficiency, impact, and cost‑per‑HCP effectiveness.
• Ensure all educational activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and industry codes.

What will you need to succeed?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Education, Science, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience within healthcare or medical devices, with a strong emphasis on medical education; experience in Sports Medicine or Orthopedics preferred.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience and success leading regional or multi‑country teams.
• Strong understanding of operating room procedures and clinical training environments.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with HCPs, faculty, and medical societies across Emerging Markets.
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Background in medical, scientific, or clinical education or marketing.

Travel : International travel required, up to approximately 60%.

You. Unlimited.

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Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options, and a 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.