Sr Manager, Disease Area Lead Trainer, Oncology

Incyte Corporation•Chadds Ford Township, PA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Disease Area Lead is the primary scientific and clinical subject matter expert within Commercial Learning & Development. The role translates complex disease-state knowledge, clinical data, and therapeutic insights into compelling, field-ready learning experiences that help commercial sales teams engage credibly with healthcare professionals. Working at the intersection of science, education, and commercial strategy, the Disease Area Lead partners with Medical Affairs, Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory, and Sales Training to ensure disease-state training is scientifically accurate, commercially relevant, strategically aligned, and compliant. The position builds field teams’ clinical confidence and therapeutic expertise and supports impactful healthcare professional interactions. The role develops and maintains a comprehensive disease-state curriculum covering disease biology, the patient journey, treatment landscape, and emerging science; delivers training through in-person and virtual formats; supports field application through visits and coaching; and assesses training effectiveness using feedback, performance data, and business outcomes. Travel of up to 30–50% is required for field visits, sales meetings, and training events.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or a related field.
3–5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical sales, medical science, clinical education, or a related field.
Deep expertise in the relevant business-unit category, including disease biology, treatment protocols, clinical data interpretation, and the competitive landscape.
Strong understanding of the patient journey and oncology healthcare professionals’ clinical decision-making process.
Ability to translate complex scientific information into clear, compelling, commercially relevant learning content.
Strong knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design best practices.
Experience navigating the MLR review process and ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical promotional standards.
Proficiency with digital learning tools, LMS platforms, and virtual training technologies.
Excellent presentation, facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to engage scientific and commercial audiences.
Ability to travel up to 30–50%, including for field visits, sales meetings, and training events.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree such as a PharmD, MS, or equivalent.
Prior experience in pharmaceutical sales training, medical education, or Medical Science Liaison roles.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a comprehensive disease-state curriculum covering disease biology, the patient journey, the treatment landscape, and emerging science.
Translate complex clinical and scientific information into clear, engaging, field-ready learning content.
Update training materials to reflect current clinical data, treatment guidelines, and competitive developments.
Apply adult learning principles to maximize knowledge retention and practical field application.
Deliver training through instructor-led workshops, virtual sessions, new-hire onboarding, and national or regional sales meetings.
Facilitate scientifically rigorous learning experiences that build clinical confidence and therapeutic expertise across the sales organization.
Conduct field visits and coaching sessions to reinforce disease-state knowledge and support its real-world application.
Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Marketing, Market Access, and Regulatory to align training with current scientific messaging and strategy.
Integrate prescribing information, disease-state education, and clinical data into the broader commercial training curriculum in partnership with Sales Training.
Serve as a scientific resource and thought partner to sales leadership, trainers, and field teams.
Submit disease-state training materials for Medical, Legal, and Regulatory review and approval, and maintain compliance with applicable standards and internal policies.
Monitor regulatory and compliance standards relevant to disease-state education in a pharmaceutical commercial environment.
Collaborate with the Sales Training Lead to assess field knowledge gaps and adapt the curriculum to emerging needs and marketplace changes.
Monitor clinical and competitive developments and identify when training content or approaches need to change.
Work with Sales Training leadership to measure the effect of disease-state education on field performance and healthcare professional engagement quality.
Design, develop, and execute a comprehensive training strategy for diverse commercial teams.
Align training content with brand strategy, field execution, and stakeholder engagement objectives.
Define success metrics, evaluate training effectiveness, and refine programs based on feedback, performance data, and business outcomes.