Associate/Medical Excellence & Training Director

Role Summary

You have a passion for training and love planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating training programs for new hires as well as continuous education for existing colleagues. You are consistent and thorough in your communication with teammates and appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with senior management and cross-functional partners. You are flexible, thoughtful and strategic and are genuinely excited to work for a company that is innovative and inspiring!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with GMA hiring managers to develop tailored on-boarding training plan for each new GMA new hire, oversee mentoring, and facilitate new hire training meetings as appropriate. Maintain up to date onboarding materials. Occasionally assist in onboarding for non-GMA new hires in need of clinical training
• Execute training programs using knowledge of the effectiveness of 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 process and delivery of ongoing technical training and professional development learning programs for field medical and internal GMA functions
• Participate in field resources workstream and oversee development of/updating of all field resources (slides, FAQ, talking points etc.)
• Partner with Global Medical Affairs/product development, and global partners’ subject matter experts to develop/execute disease and product related training
• Prepare budgets and justify funds required to perform the proposed work with guidance.
• Develop and adjust training and learning plans based on assessment of required competencies, organizational changes, and other external factors
• Conduct learning needs assessments of medical affairs functions to determine training needs and priorities based on projected goals and plans
• Collaborate with appropriate cross functional partners to prioritize and monitor changing educational needs of field medical. Work closely with field directors to identify training needs and develop and execute plans.
• Participate in multiple internal workstreams and initiatives as appropriate
• Monitor changing Medical Affairs strategy to ensure training strategy remains relevant. Based on overall project strategy and priorities, propose, plan, and develop new learning programs or modify and improve existing programs to serve the needs of GMA colleagues.
• Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of learning programs and provide recommendations for improvement
• Oversee sourcing and logistical management of trainers and/or external vendors/KOLs as required
• Identify knowledge gaps and design training around these gaps
• Identify new treatment paradigms and guidelines in each therapeutic area of interest
• Work with compliance to ensure all work follows policies and standards at UT
• Lead development of Key Intelligence questions with input from MA leadership
• Plan and execute pre-conference data reviews for internal teams and all GMA functions (GMI, GMS, Field) and ensure that UT data is approved and ready for field use following presentation.

Qualifications

• Required: 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
• Required: Master’s Degree - Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in clinical areas of interest 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
• Required: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in clinical areas of interest 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
• Required: 3+ years industry medical affairs experience in HCP facing roles or
• Required: 3+ years of clinical or medical affairs experience in PAH/ILD therapeutic areas
• Required: Current working knowledge of local legal, regulatory, and compliance regulations and guidelines relevant to industry interactions with health-care professionals
• Required: Extremely effective at operating in ambiguity, productive problem solving, flexibility and adaptability
• Required: Adept at developing strategic plans, goals and objectives
• Required: Effective at communicating at all levels of leadership and individual contributors
• Required: Experience effectively partnering, cultivating and maintaining collaborative relationships across functions and departments
• Required: Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and time management skills
• Required: 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
• Required: Must have a proactive and innovative mindset
• Required: Ability to travel up to 40%

Education

• Degree requirements as listed under Required Qualifications above

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 40%