Medical Affairs Training & Education Lead

Xenon Pharmaceuticals; Boston; Hybrid; PHP 7,571,000 - 11,356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Stock options

Tuition Assistance program

Vacation and time-off

Job summary

Xenon Pharmaceuticals seeks an experienced Medical Training lead to develop end-to-end medical and scientific training across its neuroscience portfolio. You will partner with Medical Directors and cross-functional teams to create talking points, objection-handling resources, and onboarding curricula, ensuring compliant external engagement.

You will translate literature and field insights into actionable training priorities, support congress execution, and drive certification programs for MSLs,

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a scientific/clinical discipline (PharmD, PhD, MD, MSc, or equivalent) with 5+ years of management biopharmaceutical or medical affairs experience.
• Experience developing and delivering training for multiple audiences (field medical, congress teams, cross-functional stakeholders).
• Strong instructional design and facilitation skills; ability to build curricula, modules, and use metrics to improve training.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management; credibility with Medical Directors, Scientific Communications, Compliance.
• Demonstrated project management skills to prioritize and deliver training programs in fast-paced environments.
• Experience supporting medical congress planning, field insights synthesis, or related medical strategy initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication with a compliance-first mindset in content development.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end medical and scientific training development across neuroscience portfolio.
• Design engaging training modules for multiple audiences and use cases.
• Facilitate live and virtual training sessions; manage calendars and certifications.
• Lead onboarding and role-based curricula for new hires.
• Develop compliant FAQs, talking points, and material aligned to medical strategy.
• Support congress planning, publication disclosures, and post-congress follow-up.
• Translate literature and field insights into training priorities and actions.
• Lead HCP tiering and integrated medical planning components; ensure timely delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional partnerships to maintain accuracy and compliance.
• Travel up to 10% as needed; ensure quality and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Instructional design

Project management

Stakeholder management

Facilitation (live/virtual)

Education

Advanced degree in scientific/clinical discipline

Tools

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

Xenon Pharmaceuticals seeks an experienced Medical Training lead to develop end-to-end medical and scientific training across its neuroscience portfolio. You will partner with Medical Directors and cross-functional teams to create talking points, objection-handling resources, and onboarding curricula, ensuring compliant external engagement.

You will translate literature and field insights into actionable training priorities, support congress execution, and drive certification programs for MSLs,