Global Knowledge Transfer Associate Director

Ipsen; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd. is seeking a Global Knowledge Transfer Associate Director to lead the design and delivery of scientific trainings for the global medical community.

You will shape training strategies across Oncology, Neuroscience and Rare Diseases and partner with regional medical teams to meet country priorities. The role focuses on building a learning culture while ensuring compliance with Ipsen policies and leveraging advanced training tools such as Veeva Systems.

Qualifications

• Strong background in medical affairs (MSL/Medical Advisor/Training).
• Experience designing and delivering scientific trainings across global teams.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional training programs with global stakeholders.
• Fluency in English; additional languages advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver therapeutic-area scientific trainings for global medical teams.
• Develop onboarding and certification programs to raise scientific knowledge.
• Collaborate with affiliate medical directors and regional leads to address local needs.
• Lead learning initiatives and integrate adult-learning principles across training projects.

Skills

Medical affairs

Training design

Project management

English fluency

Education

Degree in life sciences

Tools

Veeva Systems

Job description

Title:

Global Knowledge Transfer Associate Director

Company:

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Job Description:

Are you ready to lead and innovate in a dynamic, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company?

Ipsen is a growing global specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care. We aim to make a sustainable difference by significantly improving patients’ health and quality of life, providing effective therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs through differentiated and innovative medicines in Oncology, Neurosciences, and Rare Diseases.

Why Ipsen?

Patient-Focused : The patient is at the heart of everything we do, and improving their outcomes is the deliverable of every strategy.

Employee Care : We care for our employees, who are the ambassadors making a real difference.

Bold Leadershi p: We attract and develop bold, agile, entrepreneurial individuals who take full ownership of their decisions.

Growth Opportunities : We offer a wealth of fulfilling challenges and growth opportunities in a fast-moving, game-changing organization.

About the Role:

The Global Knowledge Transfer Associate Director is accountable for developing and delivering all scientific trainings as well as initiatives focussed on enhancing functional capabilities across the global medical community to drive tangible outcomes and achieve business objectives.

You will:

• Act as a strategic leader within the Global Medical Asset team and contributes proactively to the development of the Global Asset medical strategy including global brand planning and the development of scientific messaging Integrated evidence generation planning and the publications strategy.
• Be an integral stakeholder in the MEGS (Medical and Evidence Generation) team to ensure the proactive management of training data planned through this channel.
• Proactively collaborate with affiliate medical teams including Country Medical Directors and Regional Medical Leads to understand and address local training needs and country priorities.
• Accountable for contributing to establishing and maintaining a learning culture which promotes excitement for lifelong learning across the Global Medical community

Main Responsibilities

Design and delivery of therapeutic area scientific training for all medical functions

• Responsible for the design and delivery of all scientific trainings to the global medical community for the Assets within the portfolio they cover; incorporates adult learning principles into the design of trainings and creates blended learner journeys that ensures training is meaningful, memorable, and ultimately enhances business performance.
• Identify, develop, and implement training solutions for all medical functions in the following core areas:
• Onboarding and Certification ensuring our medical teams have the highest level of scientific knowledge to be able to conduct their roles effectively as well as having a positive onboarding experience.
• Advance in the therapy area and new data releases with a focus on those that impact our strategy to increase the depth and breadth of scientific expertise across the global medical community.

Leadership within a high performing team

• Considered the internal Learning and Development expert within the Global Medical Team
• Engages with appropriate professional organizations to stay abreast of new and innovative training solutions and technologies (using adult education principles) and leads on initiatives to achieve the Global Medical Ambition
• Collaborate to develop synergy with the wider L&D community including the Strategic Business Excellence team in the training approach for all scientific related projects and co-create training materials where appropriate.

Compliance

• Adherence to Ipsen’s Compliance Policies and Procedures
• The Knowledge Transfer Director is expected to comply with all Ipsen SOPs, Policies, Directive and relevant National guidelines.
• Follow all laws, regulations and policies that govern the conduct of all activities

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree Level and ideally with a post-graduate Degree e.g. MSc, PhD, MD, PharmD, MBA
• Strong scientific background with ability to flex across different therapy areas
• Extensive experience in medical affairs such as MSL, Medical Advisor, Training
• Strong experience in developing and delivering scientific training and strong scientific acumen
• Project management experience within the Pharmaceutical Industry including experience of Veeva Systems
• Exceptional critical thinking to help identify and address performance needs
• Exceptional communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide strong direct global project management/leadership skills
• Experience as a Coach or Mentor would be advantageous
• Experience in Performance Consulting would be preferred
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in other languages such as French and Spanish would be advantageous

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