Director, Medical Training & Field Effectiveness

Role Summary

The Director of Medical Training & Field Effectiveness is a strategic leader within Global Medical Affairs, responsible for enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and scientific impact of Field Medical teams. This role drives scientific onboarding, capability development, operational excellence, and performance measurement across global field medical functions. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in the scientific or clinical areas relevant to Sarepta’s programs, medical education, field operations, and stakeholder engagement, with a passion for elevating scientific exchange and field impact.

Responsibilities

• Scientific Onboarding
  • Develop, execute, and maintain the scientific onboarding curriculum for Global Medical Affairs
  • Leverage approved Field Medical resources, publications, or other existing internal resources to deliver scientific onboarding; create and maintain supplemental training material, as needed
  • Lead the onboarding process, deliver the curriculum, communicate feedback on individual’s onboarding progress, and certify Field Medical personnel prior to external engagement
  • Remain up to date on all knowledge necessary to deliver a contemporaneous, strategically aligned scientific onboarding curriculum; collaborate with Global Medical Affairs Leads to ensure alignment with medical strategy and scientific narrative
• Annual Training Strategy & Execution
  • Develop a training plan based on GMA’s annual strategic medical plan, publication plan, and consultation with the medical training steering committee
  • Facilitate monthly medical training steering committee meetings to discuss changes in the training plan, as needed, and identify gaps in education to be addressed via future training
  • Collaborate with cross-functional subject matter experts to deliver on the training plan; coordinate the execution
• Capability Development & Operational Excellence
  • Design and implement tools, frameworks, and training programs to elevate field medical performance
  • Work collaboratively with the Field Medical Leadership to identify areas for field medical improvement and further career development
  • Support the rollout of initiatives such as territory assessments and HCP engagement planning
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., IT, Analytics) to optimize field operations
• Field Insights & Performance Measurement
  • Establish processes for capturing and translating field insights into strategic input for medical
  • Define and track KPIs to measure field impact, training effectiveness, and continuous improvement
  • Support reporting on insights, metrics, and performance trends
• Systems & Tools Management
  • Support the evolution of CRM platforms (e.g., Veeva), analytics dashboards, and reporting systems to enhance field engagement and insight generation
  • Drive system enhancements, business rule implementation, and user training to ensure optimal utilization
  • Collaborate with Commercial Training, Legal, and Compliance to support Commercial onboarding and training needs including major meetings that may involve GMA

Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Physical Sciences, Nursing, or Healthcare required
• 12+ years of relevant experience, including Medical Science Liaison, Medical Training, and/or Field Operations; proven track record of success
• Disease area knowledge, ideally in DMD and LGMD
• Knowledge of the national healthcare and access environment
• Ability to succeed in an ambiguous environment
• Proven track record of strategic thinking and ability to transition to tactical execution
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and verbal/written communications

Skills

• Scientific onboarding design and delivery
• Strategic planning and execution in medical affairs
• Cross-functional collaboration (IT, Analytics, Legal, Compliance)
• Performance measurement and KPI development
• CRM and analytics tooling (e.g., Veeva) proficiency

Education

• Advanced Degree in Physical Sciences, Nursing, or Healthcare

Additional Requirements

• Hybrid work arrangement; on-site in the United States and/or attendance at in-person events as needed
• Authorized to work in the U.S.