Senior Director, Development Training – Medical, Scientific Focus

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🕒 August 5

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $234.1k - $289.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Ultragenyx

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2010

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Ultragenyx is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of individuals with rare and ultrarare genetic diseases. The company focuses on developing and delivering treatments for conditions where no current therapies exist, utilizing a variety of drug modalities tailored to each disease. Ultragenyx boasts a robust and diverse clinical pipeline, with therapies in development for genetic diseases such as Wilson Disease, osteogenesis imperfecta, and Angelman Syndrome. With a passionate team and a commitment to patient advocacy, Ultragenyx aims to lead the way in pioneering therapies that significantly impact rare disease communities.

📋 Description

• Shape and advance the enterprise training strategy, operating model, and multi-year roadmap for medical and scientific capability across Development and Medical Affairs • Translate organizational and functional strategy into prioritized, scalable, measurable training programs • Provide strategic oversight of training frameworks, curricula, systems, and delivery approaches • Partner with senior and executive stakeholders across Development, Medical Affairs, and cross-functional teams • Lead governance and engagement forums, including the Field Training Stakeholder Committee and UltraSpark • Influence cross-functional and organizational initiatives by representing training and capability development • Oversee disease-state, scientific, and capability-based training aligned with Medical Affairs and Development objectives • Guide the design and delivery of high-impact training programs • Establish and evolve certification frameworks for medical and scientific roles • Assess training effectiveness and identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and scalability • Drive cross-functional alignment, shared content, and operational efficiencies • Champion simplicity, efficiency, and scalability in training processes and solutions

🎯 Requirements

• At least 10+ years of Biotech/Pharma experience with at least 5+ years of developing and executing enterprise or global training strategies; equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered • Deep understanding of medical and scientific capability needs of Medical Affairs, Field Medical, and Development organizations • Direct experience supporting or working within field medical, Medical Affairs, or another externally facing scientific function strongly preferred • Master’s degree in a clinical field required; RN, RNP, Nurse Education, or alternative • Instructional Design and/or Training Professional Certification preferred • Change Management certification preferred • Experience in instructional design principles, communication, training delivery methods, and adopting new learning technologies including AI or digitally enabled learning approaches • Experience designing and developing training solutions including capability models, curricula, learning pathways, and certification programs • Proven verbal and written communication skills for varied audiences • Ability to participate in multiple departmental or interdepartmental strategic initiatives under limited supervision • Ability to build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain positive relationships with senior management, peers, and direct reports • Ability to mobilize cross-functional stakeholders and drive decisions without relying solely on formal authority • Strong leadership skills, vision, and commitment • Willingness to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment • Ability to use data and performance insights to measure impact • Strategic planning, problem-solving, analytical skills, and ability to manage multiple enterprise priorities and projects • Ability to advocate for efficiency and simplicity in processes and fit-for-purpose training solutions • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company • Volunteer days • Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings • Employee wellbeing benefits • Fitness reimbursement • Tuition sponsoring • Professional development plans • Annual bonus and equity incentives