Global Scientific Associate Director Oncology Medical Training
AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, us, 20883
Overview
Are you ready to build a global oncology training ecosystem that elevates Field Medical colleagues and ultimately improves how patients and caregivers experience care? Can you envision turning complex scientific evidence into clear, practical learning that empowers Medical teams to communicate with impact? You will lead the strategy and delivery of scientific capabilities' training across markets, shaping how our Field Medical community engages with healthcare professionals and translates data into action. You will collaborate across functions to identify unmet educational needs and design high-quality, interactive programs that drive confidence, clarity, and consistency in scientific communication. You will apply adult learning principles, optimize digital learning pathways, and steward content quality end to end—creating curricula that span disease states, patient journeys, therapeutic landscapes, and our evidence base. Your work will help redefine standards in oncology education and contribute to better decisions, faster.
Responsibilities
Global Training Strategy: Define and deliver a cohesive scientific capabilities strategy that upskills Field Medical colleagues in oncology, aligned to business priorities and market realities, with measurable impact on scientific exchange quality.
Curriculum Leadership: Build comprehensive therapeutic area curricula covering disease state, patient journey, therapeutic landscape, and AstraZeneca evidence; integrate capabilities training to ensure practical application in the field.
Adult Learning Excellence: Apply validated adult learning principles and innovative instructional design to create learning experiences with clear transfer to daily practice.
Program Delivery: Lead and facilitate oncology training programs globally, ensuring high-quality, interactive delivery through workshops, webinars, and blended learning formats.
Authoring Tools Stewardship: Select and guide the use of authoring tools to produce dynamic training materials that are accurate, compelling, and scalable.
Onboarding and Content Governance: Shape strategy for onboarding pathways and content management; maintain relevance, accuracy, and version control of training assets over time.
Content Development Coordination: Run external agencies and vendors to co-create new content and solutions; establish standards for quality, timelines, and rigor.
LMS Optimization: Enhance the learner experience within the LMS, designing intuitive pathways, interactive modules, and robust assessments that improve completion and retention.
Scientific Communication Enablement: Develop programs that build Medical teams’ confidence and clarity in communicating scientific data, tailoring messages to partner needs.
Educational Needs Assessment: Partner with global and local team members to identify knowledge gaps; translate insights into targeted training roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
Collaborator Communication: Maintain proactive communication with global and local teams on training plans, timelines, and updates; support implementation in markets and enable adoption at pace.
Essential Skills/Experience
Global Training Strategy: Drive the development and delivery of scientific capabilities training initiatives to upskill Field Medical colleagues in oncology, ensuring alignment with business strategy and market needs.
Curriculum Development: Develop comprehensive therapeutic area training curricula that include disease state, patient journey, therapeutic landscape, and AstraZeneca's evidence data, while integrating capabilities training.
Adult Learning Application: Leverage adult learning principles to deliver effective and significant learning experiences and design novel training solutions that enhance learner engagement.
Training Delivery: Lead and deliver oncology training programs with an emphasis on high-quality, interactive learning experiences.
Authoring Tools Proficiency: Apply or guide the selection and application of various authoring tools to develop dynamic training materials that are enlightening and engaging.
Strategic Onboarding and Content Oversight: Contribute to the strategy and implementation of knowledge/content management to ensure the onboarding process is efficient and that training materials remain relevant and up-to-date.
Content Development Coordination: Manage and collaborate with outsource providers and agencies to develop new content and training solutions.
LMS Optimization: Enhance the learner experience within the LMS, promoting user-friendly design, interactivity, and effective learning pathways.
Scientific Communication: Assist in creating training programs that improve the ability of Medical teams to communicate scientific data clearly and compellingly.
Educational Needs Assessment: Collaborate with Global Medical Affairs, Global MSL Excellence, Local Headquarters, Field Medical team members, and external partners to identify unmet educational needs.
Collaborator Communication: Support the implementation of training in markets and ensure proactive communication with Global and Local partners about current and upcoming educational content.
Desirable Skills/Experience
Advanced degree or equivalent experience (PharmD, PhD, MD, MSc) in a relevant scientific rigor or oncology-related field
Proven experience leading global Medical training programs within biopharma or healthcare
Demonstrated excellence in instructional design and adult learning methodologies; relevant certifications a plus
Hands-on expertise with modern authoring tools and learning technologies; familiarity with learning analytics
Strong scientific writing and data visualization skills; ability to translate complex evidence into clear learning
Experience managing agencies and vendors, with robust project management and governance capabilities
Knowledge of compliance and standards for Medical training content across regions
Ability to work across cultures and time zones; skilled at team member engagement and influencing
Comfort with iterative design, piloting, and continuous improvement based on learner feedback and outcomes
Additional When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. We strive for a balanced approach with flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Why AstraZeneca Join a research-led, passionate company where science fuels strategy and collaboration turns bold ideas into real change for people affected by cancer. You will partner with diverse experts to shape how evidence is communicated and applied, using modern approaches and genuine knowledge-sharing—unexpected teams in the same room unleashing bold thinking. We value courtesy alongside ambition, and we will support your growth while you craft learning that elevates Medical practice and accelerates better outcomes across the patient journey.
Call To Action Step into this role to shape global oncology education and empower Medical teams worldwide—apply today to help transform scientific evidence into life-changing impact!
The annual base pay for this position ranges from US $150,202 to $225,303. Our positions offer eligibility for incentives, including short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles, and commissions for sales roles. Benefits include qualified retirement programs, paid time off, and health, dental, and vision coverage as applicable.
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Are you ready to build a global oncology training ecosystem that elevates Field Medical colleagues and ultimately improves how patients and caregivers experience care? Can you envision turning complex scientific evidence into clear, practical learning that empowers Medical teams to communicate with impact? You will lead the strategy and delivery of scientific capabilities' training across markets, shaping how our Field Medical community engages with healthcare professionals and translates data into action. You will collaborate across functions to identify unmet educational needs and design high-quality, interactive programs that drive confidence, clarity, and consistency in scientific communication. You will apply adult learning principles, optimize digital learning pathways, and steward content quality end to end—creating curricula that span disease states, patient journeys, therapeutic landscapes, and our evidence base. Your work will help redefine standards in oncology education and contribute to better decisions, faster.
Responsibilities
Global Training Strategy: Define and deliver a cohesive scientific capabilities strategy that upskills Field Medical colleagues in oncology, aligned to business priorities and market realities, with measurable impact on scientific exchange quality.
Curriculum Leadership: Build comprehensive therapeutic area curricula covering disease state, patient journey, therapeutic landscape, and AstraZeneca evidence; integrate capabilities training to ensure practical application in the field.
Adult Learning Excellence: Apply validated adult learning principles and innovative instructional design to create learning experiences with clear transfer to daily practice.
Program Delivery: Lead and facilitate oncology training programs globally, ensuring high-quality, interactive delivery through workshops, webinars, and blended learning formats.
Authoring Tools Stewardship: Select and guide the use of authoring tools to produce dynamic training materials that are accurate, compelling, and scalable.
Onboarding and Content Governance: Shape strategy for onboarding pathways and content management; maintain relevance, accuracy, and version control of training assets over time.
Content Development Coordination: Run external agencies and vendors to co-create new content and solutions; establish standards for quality, timelines, and rigor.
LMS Optimization: Enhance the learner experience within the LMS, designing intuitive pathways, interactive modules, and robust assessments that improve completion and retention.
Scientific Communication Enablement: Develop programs that build Medical teams’ confidence and clarity in communicating scientific data, tailoring messages to partner needs.
Educational Needs Assessment: Partner with global and local team members to identify knowledge gaps; translate insights into targeted training roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
Collaborator Communication: Maintain proactive communication with global and local teams on training plans, timelines, and updates; support implementation in markets and enable adoption at pace.
Essential Skills/Experience
Global Training Strategy: Drive the development and delivery of scientific capabilities training initiatives to upskill Field Medical colleagues in oncology, ensuring alignment with business strategy and market needs.
Curriculum Development: Develop comprehensive therapeutic area training curricula that include disease state, patient journey, therapeutic landscape, and AstraZeneca's evidence data, while integrating capabilities training.
Adult Learning Application: Leverage adult learning principles to deliver effective and significant learning experiences and design novel training solutions that enhance learner engagement.
Training Delivery: Lead and deliver oncology training programs with an emphasis on high-quality, interactive learning experiences.
Authoring Tools Proficiency: Apply or guide the selection and application of various authoring tools to develop dynamic training materials that are enlightening and engaging.
Strategic Onboarding and Content Oversight: Contribute to the strategy and implementation of knowledge/content management to ensure the onboarding process is efficient and that training materials remain relevant and up-to-date.
Content Development Coordination: Manage and collaborate with outsource providers and agencies to develop new content and training solutions.
LMS Optimization: Enhance the learner experience within the LMS, promoting user-friendly design, interactivity, and effective learning pathways.
Scientific Communication: Assist in creating training programs that improve the ability of Medical teams to communicate scientific data clearly and compellingly.
Educational Needs Assessment: Collaborate with Global Medical Affairs, Global MSL Excellence, Local Headquarters, Field Medical team members, and external partners to identify unmet educational needs.
Collaborator Communication: Support the implementation of training in markets and ensure proactive communication with Global and Local partners about current and upcoming educational content.
Desirable Skills/Experience
Advanced degree or equivalent experience (PharmD, PhD, MD, MSc) in a relevant scientific rigor or oncology-related field
Proven experience leading global Medical training programs within biopharma or healthcare
Demonstrated excellence in instructional design and adult learning methodologies; relevant certifications a plus
Hands-on expertise with modern authoring tools and learning technologies; familiarity with learning analytics
Strong scientific writing and data visualization skills; ability to translate complex evidence into clear learning
Experience managing agencies and vendors, with robust project management and governance capabilities
Knowledge of compliance and standards for Medical training content across regions
Ability to work across cultures and time zones; skilled at team member engagement and influencing
Comfort with iterative design, piloting, and continuous improvement based on learner feedback and outcomes
Additional When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. We strive for a balanced approach with flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Why AstraZeneca Join a research-led, passionate company where science fuels strategy and collaboration turns bold ideas into real change for people affected by cancer. You will partner with diverse experts to shape how evidence is communicated and applied, using modern approaches and genuine knowledge-sharing—unexpected teams in the same room unleashing bold thinking. We value courtesy alongside ambition, and we will support your growth while you craft learning that elevates Medical practice and accelerates better outcomes across the patient journey.
Call To Action Step into this role to shape global oncology education and empower Medical teams worldwide—apply today to help transform scientific evidence into life-changing impact!
The annual base pay for this position ranges from US $150,202 to $225,303. Our positions offer eligibility for incentives, including short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles, and commissions for sales roles. Benefits include qualified retirement programs, paid time off, and health, dental, and vision coverage as applicable.
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