Associate Director, Medical Training (Pipeline)

About the role

We are seeking an Associate Director, Medical Training (Pipeline) to lead the strategy, development, and execution of pipeline training across our therapeutic areas (including epilepsy, major depressive disorder, and bipolar depression) and broader neuroscience portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline Training Strategy: Own the end-to-end training strategy for pipeline and disease-state education (e.g., epilepsy, MDD, bipolar depression), ensuring content and curricula align to program milestones, evidence generation, and evolving scientific communications.
• Training Module Development: Design and develop engaging training modules for different audiences and use-cases (field medical, sales, congress teams, cross-functional partners), incorporating adult learning principles, knowledge checks, and practical application exercises.
• Onboarding & Role-Based Curricula: Lead medical/scientific onboarding for new hires who require medical training, creating role-based learning paths and ensuring readiness for compliant external engagement.
• Speaker & Presentation Training: Develop and deliver speaker training (internal and external as appropriate) and presentation readiness programs, including story flow, data accuracy, appropriate use of visuals, and Q&A preparation.
• FAQs, Talking Points & Objection Handling: Work with Medical Directors and Scientific Communications to develop, review, and maintain compliant FAQs, talking points, and objection-handling resources aligned to the latest medical communications platform and publication plan.
• Congress & Publication Readiness: Train field and congress teams on new medical communications materials and publications (e.g., congress data disclosures, manuscripts, slide libraries), ensuring consistent interpretation and appropriate scientific exchange.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with Medical Affairs, Scientific Communications, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, and Commercial partners to ensure training content is accurate, aligned, and delivered on time.
• Training Delivery & Measurement: Facilitate live and virtual training sessions, manage training calendars, and assess effectiveness through feedback, knowledge checks, and continuous improvement of content and delivery methods. Lead development of certification modules and partnering with field medical on full certification of MSLs.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure all training materials and delivery are compliant with applicable regulatory requirements and corporate standards, following required review/approval processes and maintaining version control.
• Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure policies are understood and followed by direct reports, if any.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a scientific/clinical discipline (PharmD, PhD, MD, MSc, or equivalent) with 5+ years of relevant management biopharmaceutical or agency experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Education, Scientific Communications, or related functions.
• Experience developing and delivering training for multiple audiences (e.g., field medical, congress teams, cross-functional stakeholders), with demonstrated ability to translate complex data into clear, practical learning.
• Strong instructional design and facilitation skills (live and virtual), including building curricula, developing modules, and using feedback/metrics to continuously improve training effectiveness.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills; ability to build credibility and partner effectively with Medical Directors, Scientific Communications, Commercial Training, and Compliance.
• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to prioritize, deliver on timelines, and manage multiple training workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with high attention to scientific accuracy and a compliance-first mindset in content development and delivery.
• Ability to travel up to 10%, as needed.

Benefits

• Total Rewards program includes base salary, target bonus, and stock options, as well as a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-& long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, and life insurance programs, Employee Assistance Program, travel insurance, and retirement savings programs with company matching contributions.
• Xenon encourages time to rest and re-charge through vacation, personal days, sick days, and an end-of-year company shutdown.
• Xenon highly values employee development and has an expanding Training, Learning & Development program, including a Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees.

Compensation Range

$176K - $222.6K