Medical Education Lead Oncology

Ipsen Pharma (SAS); City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company seeks a Medical Education Lead Oncology in London to develop external education strategies. Ideal candidates will have a strong pharmaceutical background, excellent communication skills, and an advanced clinical degree. This role promises growth opportunities and the chance to significantly impact patient care.

Benefits

Growth Opportunities

Employee Care

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in medical education.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum design and instructional methods.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret complex scientific data.

Responsibilities

• Develop a needs analysis strategy for healthcare professionals.
• Design and evaluate educational curricula aligned with clinical relevance.
• Lead and manage educational projects ensuring they meet organizational goals.

Skills

Strong experience in the pharmaceutical industry

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong project management skills

Proficiency in e-learning platforms

Fluency in English

Education

Advanced Clinical/Science degree (e.g. Ph.D., MD, PharmD)

Tools

Data analytics and simulation tools

Job description

Title

Medical Education Lead Oncology

Company

Ipsen Pharma (SAS)

About Ipsen

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company focused on transformative medicines in Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. With nearly 100 years of development experience and 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 worldwide. 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.

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 Leadership: 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 Medical Education Lead Oncology focuses on developing external medical education strategies for the prioritised launch brands/assets from −2 years to +2 years from launch.

The strategies will be defined from needs analysis of all focus stakeholder groups, and will aim to deliver tangible impact on clinical management aligned to guidelines as well as positively impacting on care gaps.

The strategy will include analysis of the channels of preference and to ensure appropriate and multi‑channel solutions are developed with an educational continuum to achieve optimal impact.

The role will be responsible for developing a clear external communication and engagement strategy within the global team as well as co‑creating with global/regional stakeholders and key markets to ensure the educational initiatives are easily adaptable, with a clear strategic thread, and with consistency in quality and delivery of the medical education activities.

The role will include integrating the pre, peri and post engagement within the strategy and communicating this to internal stakeholders including the associated KPIs and visualization of all related metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop clear needs analysis strategy to identify gaps in knowledge and skills among healthcare professionals.
• Analyze data from various sources to determine educational needs in clinical practice and patient management.
• Curriculum Development: Design, implement, and evaluate educational curricula that align with adult learning principles and clinical relevance.
• Instructional Design: Develop engaging instructional materials and utilize e‑learning platforms and simulation tools to enhance learning.
• Assessment and Evaluation: Create and administer assessments to evaluate learner outcomes and program effectiveness and impact, using data to drive continuous improvements of future programs.
• Project Management: Lead and manage educational projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with organizational goals.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with the latest trends and best practices in medical education. Implement innovative solutions to improve educational programs.

Qualifications

• Advanced Clinical/Science degree (e.g. Ph.D., MD, PharmD) in life sciences or other relevant scientific or clinical discipline.
• Strong experience in the pharmaceutical industry in development and execution of medical strategy, medical education.
• Demonstrated experience working above country within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum design and instructional methods.
• Proficiency in e‑learning platforms, simulation tools, and data analytics and omnichannel experience.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong presentation abilities.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex scientific data.
• Functions with excellent judgment, high integrity and compliance with all laws, regulations and policies.
• Fluency in English

If you feel that this could be the right next step for you, we would be delighted to engage with your application.

Ipsen is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered. If you feel that this could be the right next step for you, we would be delighted to engage with your application.

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