Ipsen Biopharm Ltd Posted July 29, 2026

Global Knowledge Transfer Associate Director

London (UK), United Kingdom Full time
Medical Affairs Associate Director

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About this opportunity

Title:

Global Knowledge Transfer Associate Director

Company:

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/   and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram .

Job Description:

Are you ready to lead and innovate in a dynamic, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company?

Ipsen is a growing global specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care. We aim to make a sustainable difference by significantly improving patients’ health and quality of life, providing effective therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs through differentiated and innovative medicines in Oncology, Neurosciences, and Rare Diseases.

Why Ipsen?

Patient-Focused: The patient is at the heart of everything we do, and improving their outcomes is the deliverable of every strategy.

Employee Care: We care for our employees, who are the ambassadors making a real difference.

Bold Leadership: We attract and develop bold, agile, entrepreneurial individuals who take full ownership of their decisions.

Growth Opportunities: We offer a wealth of fulfilling challenges and growth opportunities in a fast-moving, game-changing organization.

About the Role:

The Global Knowledge Transfer Associate Director is accountable for developing and delivering all scientific trainings as well as initiatives focussed on enhancing functional capabilities across the global medical community to drive tangible outcomes and achieve business objectives.

You will:

Act as a strategic leader within the Global Medical Asset team and contributes proactively to the development of the Global Asset medical strategy including global brand planning and the development of scientific messaging Integrated evidence generation planning and the publications strategy.

Be an integral stakeholder in the MEGS (Medical and Evidence Generation) team to ensure the proactive management of training data planned through this channel.

Proactively collaborate with affiliate medical teams including Country Medical Directors and Regional Medical Leads to understand and address local training needs and country priorities.

Accountable for contributing to establishing and maintaining a learning culture which promotes excitement for lifelong learning across the Global Medical community

Main Responsibilities

Design and delivery of therapeutic area scientific training for all medical functions

Responsible for the design and delivery of all scientific trainings to the global medical community for the Assets within the portfolio they cover; incorporates adult learning principles into the design of trainings and creates blended learner journeys that ensures training is meaningful, memorable, and ultimately enhances business performance.

Identify, develop, and implement training solutions for all medical functions in the following core areas:

Onboarding and Certification ensuring our medical teams have the highest level of scientific knowledge to be able to conduct their roles effectively as well as having a positive onboarding experience.

Advance in the therapy area and new data releases with a focus on those that impact our strategy to increase the depth and breadth of scientific expertise across the global medical community.

Leadership within a high performing team

Considered the internal Learning and Development expert within the Global Medical Team

Engages with appropriate professional organizations to stay abreast of new and innovative training solutions and technologies (using adult education principles) and leads on initiatives to achieve the Global Medical Ambition

Collaborate to develop synergy with the wider L&D community including the Strategic Business Excellence team in the training approach for all scientific related projects and co-create training materials where appropriate.

Compliance

Adherence to Ipsen’s Compliance Policies and Procedures

The Knowledge Transfer Director is expected to comply with all Ipsen SOPs, Policies, Directive and relevant National guidelines.

Follow all laws, regulations and policies that govern the conduct of all activities

Qualifications

Educated to Degree Level and ideally with a post-graduate Degree e.g. MSc, PhD, MD, PharmD, MBA

Strong scientific background with ability to flex across different therapy areas

Extensive experience in medical affairs such as MSL, Medical Advisor, Training

Strong experience in developing and delivering scientific training and strong scientific acumen

Project management experience within the Pharmaceutical Industry including experience of Veeva Systems

Exceptional critical thinking to help identify and address performance needs

Exceptional communication skills

Demonstrated ability to provide strong direct global project management/leadership skills

Experience as a Coach or Mentor would be advantageous

Experience in Performance Consulting would be preferred

Fluency in English

Fluency in other languages such as French and Spanish would be advantageous

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We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels heard, valued, and supported; where we embrace “The Real Us”. The value we place on different perspectives and experiences drives our commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities. When we include diverse ways of thinking, we make more thoughtful decisions and discover more innovative solutions. Together we strive to better understand the communities we serve. This means we also want to help you perform at your best when applying for a role with us. If you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please let the recruitment team know. This information will be handled with care and will not affect the outcome of your application.

Job details

Seniority
Associate Director
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
London (UK), United Kingdom
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 357 comparable Associate Director Medical Affairs roles across 90 biopharma companies.

357Comparable roles tracked
334Currently active
90Companies hiring similar roles
35Countries represented

Salary context

75 of 357 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Manager, Medical Operations · Merck KGaA $92,900/yr – $139,300/yr
Peer group range $116,100 – $322,000 (median $190,200)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 357 comparable roles

United States122
China31
Japan28
Germany25
India22
China's Mainland19

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Seniority mix

357 of 357 peers have a known seniority level

Manager156
Senior143
Associate Director58

Therapeutic area mix

125 of 357 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology48
Immunology19
Dermatology & Aesthetics13
Rare Disease12
Neuroscience8
Cardiovascular / CVRM7
Gastroenterology7
Vaccines & Infectious Disease6
Respiratory4
Ophthalmology1

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