Global Scientific Training Lead – Immunology GI
About The Position
The Global Scientific Training Lead is accountable for the global scientific training strategy and execution for an assigned therapeutic area, working within the global scientific training architecture owned by the Head, Global Scientific Training. The role combines scientific and product expertise with strategic training leadership to ensure Medical teams across markets and business units are scientifically credible, launch-ready, and equipped to engage effectively across the product lifecycle. The role leads the assigned Therapeutic Area Training Council on behalf of Global Medical Excellence, partnering with IBU Medical Excellence & Operations and embedded Medical Excellence Leads on training priorities, sequencing, and delivery. It also serves as the scientific training partner to R&D and Global Development for the therapeutic area, ensuring field and Medical teams are prepared to support clinical studies. The position owns the therapeutic area’s global scientific training plan, pipeline launch readiness, certification framework, performance measurement, and training content on Bloom. It designs and facilitates interactive adult-learning programmes, develops internal training capability, manages external vendors and the training budget, and builds relationships across Medical, R&D, Global Development, Commercial, and related functions. The role reports to the Head, Global Scientific Training and operates within the applicable global training and Bloom governance standards.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, preferably within a matrix structure.
- 5+ years of experience in medical or biopharmaceutical scientific training, with demonstrated leadership of therapeutic-area training strategy.
- Demonstrated mastery in designing and facilitating interactive, workshop-style adult-learning programmes in a Medical Affairs context.
- Advanced knowledge of curriculum design, competency-based training, adult-learning best practices, and regulatory and compliance requirements governing medical training content.
- Experience with learning management systems and digital learning platforms, including Bloom or equivalent.
- Experience building internal training-design capability and managing external vendors and complex projects.
- Demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders across functions and geographies, at varying seniority levels, including R&D and Global Development.
- Deep scientific and product expertise for the assigned therapeutic area, along with advanced knowledge of digital and AI-enabled learning approaches.
- Strong leadership presence and ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across Medical Affairs, R&D, Global Development, and Commercial without direct authority.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced scientific degree (MD, MSc, PhD, or PharmD) with a specialisation or concentration in learning or education.
- Experience in customer-facing Medical Affairs roles, such as Medical Science Liaison or Product Specialist.
Responsibilities
- Lead the cross-functional Therapeutic Area Training Council and drive its scientific training strategy on behalf of Global Medical Excellence.
- Develop, deliver, and continuously evolve the global scientific training plan in partnership with Global Medical Leads, Data Dissemination, and Evidence Generation.
- Ensure therapeutic-area scientific training content is current, scientifically accurate, and compliant with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
- Own scientific training and launch readiness for pipeline assets, including designing, developing, and delivering global training for Medical teams ahead of and through launch.
- Partner with IBU Medical Excellence & Operations and embedded Global Medical Excellence Leads on ongoing in-market training for inline assets, providing scientific content, updates, and expertise.
- Partner with Marketing & Commercial Excellence to align scientific training content and narrative with commercial launch priorities.
- Serve as the primary scientific training partner to R&D and Global Development for the therapeutic area, preparing field and Medical teams to support clinical studies.
- Maintain deep product and disease-state expertise, represent scientific training on Global Medical Strategy Teams, and serve as the therapeutic area training authority.
- Own therapeutic-area certification frameworks and standards, ensuring field medical teams meet requirements before deployment and on an ongoing basis.
- Identify and track training-effectiveness metrics, benchmark learning and field medical performance, and use evidence to improve training design and delivery.
- Own therapeutic-area scientific training content on Bloom and ensure it meets governance and curation standards and remains current, relevant, and additive.
- Partner with Digital, Data & Technology to maintain scientific training content and curricula on Bloom and other relevant learning platforms.
- Design and facilitate interactive, workshop-style adult-learning programmes using engaging, evidence-based methods.
- Build internal scientific training design and delivery capability, developing instructional design and facilitation skills within the team.
- Manage external training vendors and agencies and oversee the therapeutic-area training budget to support quality and timely delivery.
- Build trusted relationships across Global Medical Leads, Data Dissemination, Evidence Generation, LOC Medical Affairs, embedded Global Medical Excellence Leads, and IBU Medical Excellence & Operations to drive alignment and best-practice sharing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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