Associate Director, Global Field Medical Training

Summary:

The Associate Director, Global Field Medical Training plays a critical role in ensuring scientific excellence, communication skills, and overall effectiveness of the global Field Based Medical Team at Gossamer Bio. This role is responsible for designing, planning, and delivering onboarding, on-demand, and continuous learning training programs for the field based medical team and other relevant new hires.  This role will develop training that prepares Medical Affairs teams for scientific exchange, study support, and launch readiness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical Training Strategy & Execution

• Develop and implement cohesive training plans for US and global field medical teams to ensure consistency in scientific understanding, clinical program alignment, and field engagement approaches.
• Deliver regionally tailored “pull-through” training following global sessions, integrating case studies, scenario-based learning, verbalization practice, and objection-handling exercises.
• Identify and address region-specific learning needs by customizing content and solutions that reflect local healthcare systems, regulatory considerations, and clinical practice variability.
• Incorporate diverse learning modalities—including micro-learning, interactive case studies, and other modern adult-learning techniques—to reinforce core competencies.

Onboarding & Continuous Learning

• Lead onboarding activities for new field medical team members, ensuring readiness for scientific exchange, study support, and compliant field engagement.
• Maintain and continuously enhance onboarding materials to reflect evolving clinical data, trial updates, and scientific priorities in PAH and PH-ILD.
• Ability to establish, lead, and facilitate certification processes for field-based medical team members in partnership with Medical Affairs leadership.

Live & Virtual Training Delivery

• Oversee agenda design, logistics, and content development for live, virtual, and hybrid training sessions.
• Serve as a primary trainer and facilitate sessions in partnership with internal subject matter experts.
• Lead and moderate weekly field medical training calls to reinforce scientific knowledge, operational awareness, and field excellence capabilities.

Scientific and Soft Skills Development

• Identify communication, soft-skill, and capability-building needs for US and global field medical team and integrate them into annual training priorities.
• Develop and deliver regionally relevant programs using realistic scenarios, case exercises, and field-derived insights.
• Integrate scientific acumen with skill development to ensure a holistic approach to field medical effectiveness.

Cross-Functional & Commercial Collaboration

• Partner with Global Field Medical Leadership, Medical Directors, Scientific Communications, Field Medical Excellence, Commercial Training, and other key stakeholders to ensure training is scientifically accurate, strategically aligned, and operationally relevant.
• Work closely with Legal and Compliance to ensure all training content and materials meet required standards and align with company policy.

Metrics & Training Effectiveness

• Track, measure, and report on training outcomes, including effectiveness, participation, and capability improvements.
• Use insights from field performance, feedback, and data trends to refine training strategy and content.

Customer & Field Insights Integration

• Spend time supporting field medical teams to understand customer perspectives, barriers, informational needs, and the realities of study site engagement.
• Translate real-world insights into actionable training enhancements that elevate field performance and support Phase 3 execution and future launch readiness.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Introduce and champion innovative training approaches that elevate learning engagement and capability growth across field medical teams.
• Leverage new tools, methodologies, and technologies to continuously enhance the learning experience.

General Support

• Provide support to global medical training initiatives and colleagues as needed based on evolving business priorities.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Certifications, Experience

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) strongly preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 6+ years of Medical Affairs experience, with strong exposure to field medical (MSL) functions; prior field-based medical experience preferred.
• 3–5 years of leadership or management experience, including direct or indirect oversight of field medical teams or training programs.
• Experience in PAH and/or PH-ILD strongly preferred, or demonstrated ability to rapidly develop deep expertise in new therapeutic areas.
• Proven track record working in global or multi-regional environments, with understanding of international healthcare systems, regulatory expectations, and compliance standards.
• Experience supporting clinical research, including knowledge of trial operations (e.g., site start-up, feasibility, IRB processes, and communication of top-line results).
• Demonstrated ability to build strong internal and external relationships that expand organizational reach and scientific credibility.
• Proven adaptability and ability to pivot quickly as new data, insights, or business needs emerge.
• Demonstrated leadership consistent with company THREAD values.
• Strong scientific and clinical understanding with the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging training content.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and experience developing effective scientific training programs.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and communication skills across live and virtual settings.
• Ability to design training tailored to US and global healthcare system nuances.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical, problem-solving, and prioritization skills.
• Effective collaborator who works well in a cross-functional, matrixed environment.
• Leadership presence with the ability to influence, engage, and build trust across teams.
• Creative, innovative mindset with a continuous improvement approach.
• Ability to understand field insights, customer needs, and study site challenges and incorporate them into training.
• Proficiency in developing high-quality scientific visuals and leveraging digital learning tools.
• Adaptable and flexible in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
• Working knowledge of the clinical trial process, including study start up through communication of top line results (e.g. IRBs, contracting, site feasibility, site initiation, etc.).'
• Domestic and International Travel 
• This position can be based in San Diego, CA (Hybrid) or remote within the US. 

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