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This position offers a base salary typically between $170,000 and $269,000.
The position may be eligible for a role specific discretionary bonus, relocation, and/or other compensation elements. We continuously review market data and may adjust salary ranges as needed in the future. Actual compensation will be based on job-related factors such as skills, experience, and qualifications, and other factors permitted by law. For an overview of our benefits please click here.
Description
As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunities for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.
The Medical Training Lead will be responsible for the alignment, development, and delivery of scientifically focused Therapeutic Area training curricula and content in support of Medical Customer Facing Teams. This includes onboarding, continuous scientific education, and capability development aligned with Medical strategy, scientific narratives, and compliance standards.
This role acts as a key partner to Medical Customer Facing Teams, serving as the primary training point of contact for assigned therapeutic area teams. The individual will collaborate cross-functionally with Medical stakeholders and other internal partners to ensure training materials accurately reflect current scientific data, disease state knowledge, and evolving clinical insights.
Responsibilities include the strategy, design, development, approval, execution, delivery, and evaluation of Medical Affairs training programs, including disease state education, product scientific data, and field medical engagement capabilities where appropriate. This role also includes oversight of training vendors when applicable and ensuring all training materials meet medical, legal, and regulatory standards.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Ensures that comprehensive scientific, disease state, and therapeutic area training curricula are designed, developed, approved, delivered, and evaluated in alignment with Medical Customer Facing Teams strategy and priorities.
• Proactively provides strategic, scientifically grounded recommendations to Medical team stakeholders, incorporating global medical initiatives and local therapeutic area needs to support continuous capability development.
• Appropriately engages and challenges key Medical stakeholders and external partners on training needs, clearly communicating considerations to support informed decisions.
• Collaborates closely with Medical Affairs functions and cross-functional partners (e.g., Medical Excellence, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Compliance) to develop and implement scientifically accurate and compliant training strategies.
• Accountable for cross-functional project management and application of deep therapeutic area, clinical, and scientific knowledge in the development of training curricula and materials.
• Delivers virtual or live classroom facilitation as well as live coaching to trainees, with written feedback to Field Based Medicine Leadership, addressing strengths and developmental areas when increased demand requires.
• Follows all required protocols for Medical training delivery, retention and documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Seven-plus (7+) years' experience in US pharmaceutical industry, including five-plus (5+) years of US pharmaceutical sales and two (2) years training or relevant experiences preferred.
- Leadership Experience is preferred, not required.
- Demonstrated high energy level, positive attitude, output driven and team orientated.
- Experience in ADDIE/Instruction Design (analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation) preferred.
- Exceptional project management skills.
- Facilitation experience and strong presentation skills required.
- Demonstrated coaching experience.
- Experience working with cross functional partners preferred.
- Proven ability to lead without authority.
- Understanding of medical, legal and regulatory review process is desired.
- Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, ability to access and influence various functional areas, and motivate groups to action.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results in a highly matrixed organization.
- History of successful performance.
- Thorough understanding of both the franchise model and/or specialty business environments.
- BI Regional Training Lead experience preferred.
- Proficiency in MSOffice, Outlook, PowerPoint and BIPI computer applications.
- Ability to travel - Assumes ~25%-75% travel (including overnight travel).
- Affinity for working with Technology Platforms/Applications:
- Mobile Apps & PC Software and/or systems.
- Learning Management System (LMS).
- Advanced degrees in health sciences up to doctorate degrees are strongly preferred.
- Minimum three-plus (3+) years' experience in Medical Affairs roles strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated strategic mindset in translating Medical Affairs priorities into actionable training strategies, adapting approaches based on scientific advancements and market dynamics.
Eligibility Requirements :
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
- Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
Additional Duties & Responsibilities:
- Creates and maintains training content and TA specific learning curriculum across all applicable CDMA roles aligned with Medical Affairs strategy and scientific narrative.
- Conducts field visits with MSLs in coordination with MSL Managers to support role performance and to stay abreast of how scientific narratives are communicated/supported in the field.
- Develops/conducts scientific knowledge training, support insight gathering training and review sessions for Field Medical, CCC and SA team members at all experience levels.
- Co-develops the scientific learning journey and curriculum for respective TA across all experience levels (new hire and existing employees).
- Conducts customer engagement and business acumen training for field medical respective to TAs.
- Serves as primary touchpoint for scientific knowledge training and development for onboarding, exam review and final verbalization preparation for field.
- Liaises between field teams, Corporate & local TA content owners, and the CX team for content needs.
- Aligns with Directors of MSL, MCFE, CCC, and SA teams regarding needs & priorities, onboarding processes, and training protocols. Coordinate with CDMA team members to build and maintain therapy area specific LOS curriculum.
- Supports scientific knowledge curriculum development for other medical teams/contractors.
- Stays updated on scientific advancements & industry trends, and communicates updates to supported teams.
