Associate Director, Medical Affairs
Core
Lead end-to-end medical and scientific training development, delivery, and strategy for a neuroscience biopharmaceutical company's portfolio (epilepsy, MDD, bipolar depression, pain), translating complex clinical concepts into practical learning experiences for field medical, congress teams, and cross-functional partners.
Role type
Senior Medical Training Director (Medical Affairs)
Builds
Medical training curricula, certification modules, talking points, objection-handling resources, and congress execution plans.
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Neuroscience / Medical Affairs
Required skills
Instructional design, adult learning principles, training facilitation (live/virtual), stakeholder management, project management, scientific communication, regulatory compliance knowledge, HCP tiering strategy, insights-to-action translation.
Preferred skills
Experience with congress execution, knowledge of ion channel biology or neuroscience mechanisms, ability to manage cross-functional teams.
Technologies
Learning management systems (LMS), medical communications platforms, slide libraries, data visualization tools for training metrics.
Responsibilities
Design and develop engaging training modules for diverse audiences; facilitate live and virtual training sessions and manage training calendars; lead medical/scientific onboarding for new hires; develop and maintain compliant talking points and objection-handling resources; support congress strategy, execution, and scientific readiness; lead HCP tiering and integrated medical planning components; coordinate scientific literature alerts and knowledge sharing; ensure all training materials meet regulatory and corporate compliance standards.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities