Director, Medical Training

Job Description

uniQure is dedicated to bringing innovative therapies or unmet medical needs to patients. In doing so each function in uniQure is directly or indirectly responsible for the lives of patients. This responsibility should be part of our day-to-day working life by (i) living up to high quality standards and (ii) by recognizing the sense of urgency in areas of high medical need.

The Director, Medical Training, will lead the development and execution of comprehensive medical and scientific training programs across our pipeline. This pivotal role will be responsible for designing and delivering medical education programs for field medical teams, including Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), and ensuring seamless integration between medical training and commercial training initiatives including both technical as well as soft skills. This role requires deep scientific expertise, strong understanding of medical affairs functions, and the ability to translate complex gene therapy science into effective training programs that support our mission. The position reports to the Senior Director, Customer Training. We anticipate this role will require up to 40% of travel including to our Lexington office.

Key Result Areas (major duties, accountabilities and responsibilities)

Medical Training Strategy & Program Development

• Develop and implement comprehensive medical training strategy aligned with Medical Affairs objectives and gene therapy launch requirements.
• Increase the proficiency of the Medical Affairs colleagues regarding clinical data / disease states, pipeline, as well as competitor data ultimately fostering scientific exchange with key HCPs and KOLs.
• Develop medical training assets including scientific slide decks, clinical data summaries, and evidence-based response materials.
• Establish medical competency standards and certification requirements for field medical teams.

Scientific Content Development and Management

• Oversee creation and review of medical training materials ensuring scientific accuracy, balance, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop training programs on clinical trial design, data interpretation, and publication strategy for gene therapies.
• Create educational content on emerging scientific data, competitive intelligence, and therapeutic landscape analysis.
• Collaborate with Medical Information and Medical Communications teams to ensure consistent scientific messaging across all training materials and to determine training needs for approved slide decks required for scientific exchange and answering unsolicited questions.
• Maintain current knowledge of gene therapy developments and integrate new scientific insights into training programs.

Field Medical Team Education & Support

• Lead onboarding programs for new Medical Science Liaisons focusing on scientific knowledge, medical affairs competencies, and compliance requirements.
• Design ongoing education programs for MSLs including journal clubs, scientific updates, and therapeutic area deep dives.
• Provide scientific training support for advisory boards, and medical conferences.
• Develop coaching and mentoring programs to enhance MSL scientific communication skills.
• Create assessment tools to evaluate medical knowledge and identify areas for additional training.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Integration

• Partner closely with Medical Affairs leadership, Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Medical Information teams to ensure training alignment.
• Ensure all medical training content and activities adhere to regulatory requirements and industry guidelines.
• Work with Legal and Compliance to develop training modules on appropriate medical affairs interactions.
• Collaborate with Commercial Training team to align and integrate medical and commercial education.
• Support Medical Affairs strategy by providing insights from training programs and field medical feedback.

Leadership and Vendor Management

• Manage external vendors and consultants for medical education content development. Foster a culture of scientific excellence and continuous learning within medical affairs.

Qualifications & Skills

• Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent) in life sciences or medical discipline required.
• 7-10 years of experience in Medical Affairs, medical training, or related roles within biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
• Direct experience in medical education development and MSL training preferred.
• Experience with gene therapy, rare diseases, or neurology therapeutic areas strongly preferred.
• Track record of developing and executing medical training initiatives supporting product launches.
• Expertise in clinical trial design, data interpretation, and evidence evaluation.
• Understanding of compliance requirements for medical affairs activities and training.
• Experience with medical education, best practices and adult learning principles.
• Experience with pharmaceutical training compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and project management skills.
• Proven ability to train complex market access concepts and payer negotiation strategies.
• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration and leadership capabilities.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, evolving biotech environment.