Associate Medical Excellence & Training Director (Remote - East Coast)

United Therapeutics Corporation•New York, SC

1d•$182,500 - $240,000•Remote

About The Position

United Therapeutics (Nasdaq: UTHR) is a publicly traded biotech/pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for rare, deadly diseases and expanding the availability of transplantable organs. The company has developed six FDA-approved therapies for conditions like pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), and neuroblastoma. United Therapeutics is also working on creating manufactured organs to address the shortage of transplantable organs. The Associate Medical Excellence & Training Director is a strategic and collaborative role within Medical Affairs, focusing on training, innovation, and execution. This individual will be responsible for planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating training programs for new hires and ongoing education for Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and other Global Medical Affairs (GMA) colleagues. The role involves collaborating with Medical Communications and Medical Information teams to develop field resources, ensuring their integration into field platforms and communications, and maintaining relevant systems. The position also supports senior leaders with medical insights queries and special projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree preferably in life sciences with 12+ years of experience in Medical Affairs supporting specialty care compound/products or clinical practice in PAH/PH-ILD/ILD patient care, or a combination of both.
Master’s Degree, Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in clinical areas of interest preferably with 10+ years of experience in Medical Affairs supporting specialty care compound/products or clinical practice in PAH/PH-ILD/ILD patient care, or a combination of both.
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in clinical areas of interest preferably with 7+ years of experience in Medical Affairs supporting specialty care compound/products or clinical practice in PAH/PH-ILD/ILD patient care, or a combination of both with a PharmD or PhD.
3+ years industry medical affairs experience in HCP facing roles or 3+ years of clinical or medical affairs experience in PAH/ILD therapeutic areas.
Current working knowledge of local legal, regulatory, and compliance regulations and guidelines relevant to industry interactions with health-care professionals.
Extremely effective at operating in ambiguity, productive problem solving, flexibility and adaptability.
Adept at developing strategic plans, goals and objectives.
Effective at communicating at all levels of leadership and individual contributors.
Experience effectively partnering, cultivating, and maintaining collaborative relationships across functions and departments.
Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and time management skills.
Demonstrate the ability to coordinate and implement multiple projects within a complex matrix environment as well as effectively communicate technical information to a diverse audience.
Must have a proactive and innovative mindset.
Ability to travel up to 40%.

Nice To Haves

Prior curriculum development, education outcome assessment and application of adult learning principles.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with GMA hiring managers to develop tailored onboarding training plans for new hires, oversee mentoring, and facilitate training meetings.
Maintain up-to-date onboarding materials and occasionally assist in onboarding for non-GMA new hires requiring clinical training.
Execute training programs using various methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, role play, self-study, meetings, conferences, workshops, videoconferencing, and web-based learning.
Coordinate the planning and delivery of ongoing technical training and professional development programs for field medical and internal GMA functions.
Participate in the field resources workstream, overseeing the development and updating of field resources (slides, FAQs, talking points, etc.).
Partner with Global Medical Affairs, product development, and global partners' subject matter experts to develop and execute disease and product-related training.
Prepare budgets and justify required funds for proposed work with guidance.
Develop and adjust training and learning plans based on assessments of required competencies, organizational changes, and external factors.
Conduct learning needs assessments of medical affairs functions to determine training needs and priorities based on projected goals and plans.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to prioritize and monitor changing educational needs of field medical, working closely with field directors to identify and execute training plans.
Participate in multiple internal workstreams and initiatives.
Monitor changes in Medical Affairs strategy to ensure training strategy remains relevant, proposing, planning, and developing new learning programs or modifying existing ones.
Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of learning programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
Oversee the sourcing and logistical management of trainers and/or external vendors/KOLs.
Identify knowledge gaps and design training to address them.
Identify new treatment paradigms and guidelines in each therapeutic area of interest.
Work with compliance to ensure all work adheres to policies and standards.
Lead the development of Key Intelligence questions with input from MA leadership.
Plan and execute pre-conference data reviews for internal teams and all GMA functions, ensuring UT data is approved and ready for field use.