Director of Training, Global Medical Affairs

This is a strategic leadership opportunity to shape the training ecosystem for specialized Medical and Commercial teams supporting innovative advanced therapies. The role combines scientific depth, operational expertise, and regulatory rigor within a highly specialized cell therapy environment.

About the role

You will design and lead a global, phase-appropriate training strategy spanning clinical and commercial development. The position is fully remote, with approximately 15% travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global training strategy aligned with cell therapy programs across clinical and commercial stages.
• Build role-specific onboarding, certification, and continuous learning pathways for Medical, Commercial, and other relevant teams.
• Independently create high-quality training content while managing and leveraging external training vendors and resources.
• Develop and deliver training covering disease states, unmet medical needs, CAR T product design and manufacturing, clinical data, safety monitoring and management, and competitive intelligence.
• Plan and facilitate virtual and onsite onboarding, certification, and refresher programs for field teams and other functions as appropriate.
• Partner cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, CMC, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial, Patient Services, and HR to align training with launch readiness and product lifecycle strategies.
• Ensure training content, certification processes, and learning activities comply with FDA, EMA, and applicable global regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Establish learning systems, training analytics, and KPIs to measure competency, certification progress, and organizational launch preparedness.
• Partner with HR to support company-wide onboarding and new employee education on products, programs, and relevant scientific foundations.

Requirements

• Advanced degree required, such as APN, PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• At least 5 years of experience in Medical Affairs leadership and/or Medical Training roles.
• Direct experience in cell therapy and/or gene therapy strongly preferred.
• Experience in neuroscience, neurology, and/or immunology strongly preferred.
• Previous experience supporting the launch of advanced therapies strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks applicable to advanced therapeutic modalities.
• Demonstrated ability to build scalable training infrastructure within clinical-stage, high-growth, or resource-conscious biotechnology environments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific information into effective learning experiences.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to navigate complex priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Approximately 15% travel required.

Benefits

• Annual salary range of $210,000-$245,000 USD.
• Eligibility for a performance-based bonus.
• Comprehensive employee benefits.
• Participation in a company stock plan.
• Fully remote work environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development and commercialization of innovative advanced therapies.
• High-impact leadership role with significant ownership over global training strategy and infrastructure.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, CMC, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial, Patient Services, and HR.