Building a World-Class Medical Affairs Onboarding and Training Function: Structure, Staffing, and Program Execution

• Program Structure and Staffing
• Medical Affairs Onboarding and Training Program Scope
• Program Planning, Management and Execution

• Which roles are part of the Medical HQ organization, and which among those roles receive formal training?
• Which model best describes the way Medical HQ organizations are structured?
• Approximately how many Medical employees are subject to training requirements in the Medical HQ part of the organization?
• Approximately how many FTEs do benchmark companies allocate to Medical HQ onboarding and training?
• Approximately how many of the Medical HQ onboarding and training staff support Functional Skills areas versus Scientific Knowledge areas?
• Approximately how many total topics does the entire Medical HQ onboarding and training program include?
• Average number of training topics per FTE
• Who typically delivers onboarding and training content to employees?
• Which functions are primarily responsible for managing each onboarding and training component?
• Who is responsible for developing the learning pathway for each employee?
• Who maintains and owns the Learning Management System (LMS) used to onboard and train Medical HQ employees?

• Staffing and Topics Supported: Companies allot an average of 3 FTEs for Medical HQ onboarding and training program, supporting 38 total training topics.

• Content Delivery: Medical Affairs staff lead SOPs / policies, scientific, medical strategy, and career path. IT leads technology and tools.

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