Global Scientific Training Director - Oncology

Job Description

The Global Scientific Training Director is accountable for four core activities, having a global scope and impact:

• Development of Global Scientific Training plans to support the Value and Implementation (V&I) Global Medical and Scientific Affairs plans, which includes ensuring strategic collaboration with regions and countries to assess and incorporate scientific training needs

• Creation of curricula and materials for internal scientific training of Field Medical Teams that set the standard of therapeutic area knowledge and expertise for scientific engagement

• Delivery of Global Scientific Training materials and events, in collaboration with relevant cross-functional stakeholders and subject matter experts, to Field Medical Teams to drive execution excellence

• Continuous measurement and evaluation of scientific training quality

A high degree of collaboration is required with the V&I Global Medical and Scientific Affairs TA Strategy teams, the Field Medical Center of Excellence Core Skills & Capabilities Training team, the Global Scientific and Value Content Teams and other V&I GMVC functional areas, and Regional Field Medical Leadership.

The Global Scientific Training Director must possess subject matter expertise, project and vendor management proficiency, strong communication skills, persuasive skills, and the ability to lead without direct authority over a continuum of stakeholders. Knowledge of our Company's systems (e.g.; Veeva Vault, Share Point, Axonify Discover) is required to manage training materials, approval processes, and training material life cycles.

Location: This position will be hybrid and requires an onsite office presence 3 days a week in either Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA

Education Minimum Requirements

• PharmD / PhD / MD and a minimum of 5 years of relevant medical affairs, clinical practice, or learning and development experience

• Master's Degree in Life Sciences and a minimum of 10 years of relevant medical affairs, clinical practice, or learning and development experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences and a minimum of 15 years of relevant medical affairs, clinical practice, or learning and development experience.

Required Experience and Skills

• Therapeutic expertise in oncology

• Experience in creating and implementing training programs

• Understanding of adult learning principles

• Ability to successfully work in a complex organizational environment and effectively operate in a team-oriented global structure

• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written as well as verbal) skills

• Proven ability to lead in a matrix environment, with good networking and cross-functional management skills

• Demonstrated leadership in a team-based environment

• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple priority projects

• Experience managing projects globally

• Vendor management

• Field-based medical engagement

• Knowledge of the publications process, understanding scientific platform development, experience in implementing global medical communications processes, demonstrated ability to lead and implement transformation initiatives of large scale.

• Demonstrated an understanding of multiple regional regulations and compliance requirements.

• Scientific writing/verbal communications

• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate strategy into action plans.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Advanced Degree Medical Doctor/Pharmaceutical Doctorate, or Doctorate in Philosophy (MD, PharmD, PhD)

• Relevant working experience in Medical Affairs in the pharmaceutical industry

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

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