The posting
Ascendis Pharma is a dynamic, fast-growing global biopharmaceutical company with locations in Denmark, Europe, and the United States. Today, we're advancing programs in Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology.
Here at Ascendis, we pride ourselves on exceptional science, visionary leadership, and skilled and passionate colleagues.
Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we use our TransCon® drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new and potentially best-in-class therapies to address unmet medical needs.
Our culture fosters a place where skilled, adaptable, and highly resourceful professionals can truly make their mark. We offer a dynamic workplace for employees to grow and develop their skills.
The Manager, Global Scientific Training, develops and manages scientific learning programs that support onboarding, capability development, and continuous learning across Medical Affairs. This remote role creates and maintains training content, administers curricula within the learning management system, and supports live and virtual training initiatives as needed.
The position reports to the Associate Director, Global Scientific Training, and requires up to 20% travel.
Key Responsibilities
1. Content Creation & Curriculum Development
- Researches, designs, and develops scientifically accurate, engaging, and interactive training materials, including presentations, eLearning modules, facilitator resources, learner assessments, job aids, and other educational tools.
- Translates complex scientific, clinical, and therapeutic-area information into clear, structured learning experiences appropriate for Medical Affairs audiences.
- Conducts scheduled and business-driven reviews of scientific training curricula and implements updates to maintain content accuracy, relevance, consistency, and compliance.
2. Training Facilitation
- Supports live and virtual scientific training programs on an as-needed basis, including preparation of facilitator materials, coordination of learning activities, management of training resources, and delivery of selected program components.
- Participates as a training facilitator when appropriate based on program needs, demonstrated readiness, experience, and the Training Manager’s professional development goals.
3. Onboarding & Continuous Learning
- Supports the development and execution of onboarding programs for new Medical Affairs team members, helping learners establish foundational scientific, clinical, and organizational knowledge.
4. Learning Management System (LMS) Administration
- Organizes, uploads, maintains, and updates curricula, learning assignments, and supporting resources within the organization’s online learning management system.
- Collaborates with learning technology, instructional design, and other appropriate partners to troubleshoot learning-platform issues and support a positive learner experience.
5. Mentorship & Development
- Serves as a resource and mentor for new team members, fellows, or learners by providing guidance and support related to scientific training programs.
6. Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partners with scientific and functional subject matter experts to review training materials and ensure content reflects current scientific evidence, therapeutic-area developments, organizational priorities, and applicable content-review requirements.
Requirements
- Minimum graduate/professional degree in a health-related field
- Minimum of 1 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and/or device training industry
Preferred experience:
- Experience in Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Life Sciences organizations.
- Experience developing scientific training curricula for healthcare professionals, field medical teams, clinical teams, or other scientific audiences.
- Experience managing multiple training projects simultaneously in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
- Familiarity with content-authoring and multimedia development tools such as Articulate Storyline, Rise, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, Vyond, or similar platforms.
- Experience working in a global, cross-functional environment.
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time domestically and internationally
The estimated salary range for this position is $150k - $165k. Actual salary determination is dependent on a variety of factors some of which include: experience, qualifications, and geographic location. This position may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus or an incentive compensation plan (eligibility varies based on role and position level), discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Company-offered Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Company-provided short and long-term disability benefits
- Unique offerings of Pet Insurance and Legal Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Discounts
- Professional Development
- Health Saving Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Various incentive compensation plans
- Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Mental Health resources
- Paid leave benefits for new parents
Ascendis Pharma is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
A note to recruiters:
We do not allow external search party solicitation. Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma Inc Human Resources team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed. If this occurs your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.
