Senior Manager, R&D Knowledge and Learning

R&D Knowledge and Learning Sr. Manager

Location: Thousand Oaks, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Remote

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The ideal candidate is a scientifically credible learning professional with a strong oncology background who can quickly absorb complex clinical data and translate it into engaging educational content. They should be comfortable leading learning initiatives independently, presenting to scientific audiences, and creating high-quality learning materials in a fast-paced pharmaceutical environment.

Candidates should possess excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex scientific information easy to understand and engaging for adult learners.

Success in this role comes from combining scientific expertise with instructional design, program leadership, and strong stakeholder communication.

As a Knowledge and Learning professional, you will play a strategic leadership role in shaping how our Global Medical Affairs teams learn, grow, and deliver on their mission. You will be responsible for proactively planning, implementing, and delivering scientific training globally, focused on advancing knowledge of therapeutic areas, the treatment landscape, and emerging data. This role requires close cross-functional collaboration with Global Medical, Scientific Communications, Clinical Development, and Medical Science Liaisons to ensure training strategies are aligned, integrated, and impactful.

By driving a culture of scientific learning and excellence, you will ensure that medical teams are equipped with the scientific expertise needed, empowering them to advance patient care and achieve meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Global Medical Affairs leadership to anticipate learning needs, align scientific training with organizational strategy, and ensure they equip teams with the expertise required to meet their objectives.
• Lead the end-to-end process of proactively planning, implementing, and delivering global scientific trainings aligned with medical and organizational priorities.
• Design and implement global scientific learning strategies that deepen expertise and prepare teams for the evolving therapeutic landscape.
• Partner with subject matter experts to develop high-quality scientific training content and materials internally, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and scientific rigor.
• Lead new hire and new-to-product onboarding, ensuring teams are equipped with a strong foundation in disease state, treatment landscape, data, and strategy to be effective in their roles.
• Serve as a lead in scientific training, helping shape the long-term vision of scientific education and positioning training as a driver of organizational excellence.
• Introduce new approaches, tools, and technologies (e.g., digital platforms, modular learning, peer-to-peer exchange) to create engaging and impactful scientific training.
• Champion a culture of continuous scientific learning within Medical Affairs, fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and scientific leadership development.
• Adapt scientific training to diverse geographies and functions, tailoring approaches to meet the needs of global and regional medical teams.
• Some travel may be required (approximately 20%).

Required Skills

• Strong oncology background
• Experience interpreting and communicating complex scientific or clinical data
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Experience creating learning content and educational materials
• Ability to independently lead learning programs from planning through delivery
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Understanding of learning methodology and design
• Excellent technical writing, oral, presentation, and project management skills and the ability to search, critically analyze, and summarize scientific literature
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical commercialization process and knowledge of the legal and regulatory guidelines affecting promotion of prescription products
• Ability to interface cross-functionally in a dynamic, matrixed environment
• Scientific credibility
• Instructional design
• Adult learning principles
• Program management
• Stakeholder management
• Communication and influence
• Self-directed execution
• Adaptability
• Cross-functional collaboration

Preferred Skills

• Background in clinical pharmacy
• Background in oncology clinical practice
• Background in pharmacy residency programs
• Background in medical education
• Background in Continuing Education (CE/CME) organizations
• Background in Pharmaceutical Learning & Development
• Background in scientific training organizations
• Experience teaching students, healthcare professionals, or internal commercial/medical teams

Additional Skills

Content Development Experience Candidates should have experience developing a variety of learning assets, including:

• Slide decks
• Scientific presentations
• Infographics
• Learning guides
• Educational resources
• Podcasts or multimedia learning content
• Congress/event learning materials
• Learning roadmaps and educational campaigns

Presentation Skills The hiring manager is looking for someone who can confidently present scientific content in an engaging manner. Prioritized attributes include:

• Strong executive presence
• Clear communication
• Ability to simplify complex scientific concepts
• Experience educating healthcare professionals or scientific audiences
• Dynamic presentation style (not simply technical expertise)

Education Requirements

• Terminal degree required: Ph.D., Pharm.D., or MD/DO in a relevant medical science field (e.g., biology, chemistry, pharmacology)
• Minimum 5 or more years of biotech/pharmaceutical and/or clinical experience required

Required Experience

• 5 or more years of biotech/pharmaceutical and/or clinical experience
• Experience interpreting and communicating complex clinical or scientific data
• Demonstrated ownership of learning program development from planning through delivery
• Experience creating and delivering scientific training including developing content, not simply presenting existing materials
• Experience presenting scientific content to scientific or healthcare professional audiences

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Years of experience are less important than demonstrated capability; the manager values candidates who can learn quickly, understand scientific data rapidly, independently lead learning initiatives, and thrive in a fast-moving environment
• Former employees of the client organization are welcome to apply

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Some travel may be required (approximately 20%)
• Fast-paced pharmaceutical environment with changing priorities

Important Notes

• Interview process: interview with manager and one team member only

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-10568

#LI-Remote #gttic