What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Lead, Scientific Communications and Training – Medical Affairs position at Planet Pharma?
Pay range: 40-50/hr
Key Responsibilities
Minimum Requirements
Education And Experience
- depending on experience
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of scientifically accurate, HCP-appropriate medical content covering disease states, treatment landscapes, approved and investigational products, emerging evidence, and field resources. Deliverables may include slide decks and modules, infographics, videos, etc.
- Apply adult-learning principles and innovative learning methods to create engaging, scalable, and accessible training experiences. Deliverables may include workshops, virtual learning, webinars, podcasts, videos, and blended learning pathways.
- Partner with Medical Affairs leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to identify prioritized knowledge and skill gaps and translate them into actionable content and training plans.
- Establish learning objectives, curricula, and competency-assessment plans for Medical Affairs colleagues. Develop and administer written, oral, and applied assessments in partnership with Medical Affairs leadership and use learner feedback and performance data to improve training effectiveness.
- Manage content and training initiatives from planning through delivery, including scope, timelines, stakeholder review, risk management, and quality control. Maintain current knowledge of relevant therapeutic areas, products, clinical evidence, treatment guidelines, competitive developments, and medical practice.
Minimum Requirements
Education And Experience
- Advanced scientific, medical, clinical, or health-related degree required.
- Preferred credentials include PharmD, PhD, MD, RN, RPh, or another relevant advanced clinical or scientific qualification.
- Typically 2–5 years of experience in Medical Affairs, scientific communications, field medical, medical education, training, or a related pharmaceutical or biotechnology role.
- Working knowledge of pharmaceutical Medical Affairs practices and applicable regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements.
- Strong scientific acumen with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate literature, synthesize complex evidence, and translate it into clear, accurate, audience-appropriate content.
- Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills, with strong strategic and creative thinking.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across functions, therapeutic areas, geographies, and levels of the organization in a dynamic environment.
- Strong project-management skills with a record of delivering high-quality work on schedule while managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
- Proficiency in presentation development and visual communication; experience with digital learning platforms and content-development tools preferred.
- Experience supporting multiple therapeutic areas, products, launches, or global Medical Affairs teams preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt scientific messages and presentations for audiences with varying levels of expertise.
- Ability to learn complex scientific information quickly and teach it clearly using sound adult-learning principles.
- Ability to work independently while building productive, collaborative relationships across cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, products, and stakeholders while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Demonstrates ownership, sound judgment, continuous-improvement mindset, and the ability to influence without direct authority.
- CO/NYC candidates might not be considered