Transplant Physician Liaison – Nashville, TN - 75% day travel

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Organization:

Physician Outreach & Connection

Job Summary:

The Solid Organ Transplant Physician Liaison is a highly autonomous, relationship-driven professional responsible for driving referral growth and strengthening partnerships across the transplant service lines (liver, kidney, heart, and lung). This role focuses on strategic outreach, physician engagement, and program development across a defined region, while collaborating closely with transplant leadership, physicians, and administrators.

This is a remote, field-based position requiring significant travel and a high degree of flexibility in scheduling and daily planning.

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Preferred Skills & Experience

• Transplant experience, or a clinical background with exposure to relevant specialties
• Medical sales and/or physician liaison experience strongly preferred

Core Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and manage a flexible, self-directed schedule
• Proven relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
• Effective presentation and communication abilities
• Data-driven mindset, with experience analyzing referral patterns and developing growth strategies
• Proficiency in Salesforce, Tableau, PowerPoint, and Excel
• High level of emotional intelligence, professionalism, and situational awareness (“ability to read the room”)

Our Mission
The Physician Outreach and Connections Department at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)
•    Promotes Vanderbilt's services to clinicians in referral areas
•    Shares information on new products and services
•    Engages with community clinicians to learn their needs and strengthen relationships
•    Collaborates with VUMC leadership on strategic outreach plans to increase referrals and surgical growth
Our team focuses on customer service, relationship building, service recovery, intelligence gathering, assisting in finding solutions and representing VUMC to other medical communities.

To learn more visit: 

Transplant Center 
https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/service-line/transplant-center 
 

Physician Outreach and Connections - https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/healthcare-professionals/physician-outreach-and-connections

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Promote VUMC services to physicians in the primary referral area.
• Contact physicians to assess their needs to ensure they are being met and provide feedback to VUMC departments related to concerns or problems expressed by physicians.
• Provide information on VUMC services, including promoting physician to physician relationships, and information on new products or services.
• Effectively manage community relationships to include education, maintenance of brand image, customer service, and communication of opportunities in a timely manner.
• Establish and maintain ongoing communications with referring clinicians and their office staff including routine visits, emails and phone calls.
• Collect and evaluate physician information, related to number of referrals, to generate reports and assess for changes in referral patterns.
• Participates in the development and implementation of specific outreach relationship building and marketing plans to support VUMC strategy.
• Assist with developing educational, informational and marketing materials.
• Facilitate referrals and advocate for initiatives aimed at improving processes related to referrals. Perform service recovery and follow-up efforts based on customer feedback.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Trend Analysis (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of trend analyses. Can recognize the impact and take into consideration the effect of seasonality and randomness. Has analyzed trends in detecting patterns that could lead to future problems and in forecasting future demand periods. Has worked in several areas that might include sales, marketing, quality, finance and manufacturing.
• Customer Service (Advanced): Demonstrates a high level of customer sensitivity and has shown insight into customer business issues. Demonstrates a work ethic where customers display confidence and trust in the service provided. Anticipates, plans for and meets increases in customer needs and service levels. Removes barriers and establishes procedures to improve organizational customer service activities.
• Communication (Advanced): Clearly, effectively and respectfully communicates to employees or customers.
• Relationship Building (Advanced): Develops cooperative internal and external relationships.

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

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Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

3 years

Education:

Bachelor's

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity.  EOE/Vets/Disabled.