Trauma and Extremities Senior Education Manager

Stryker; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical device company in Cork is looking for a Senior Education Manager to build and execute effective education strategies. The ideal candidate has 8-10 years of experience in Medical or Internal Education, preferably within the Med-tech/Pharma industry, and will be responsible for developing educational programs and strategy alignment. This role includes 40% business travel and requires excellent communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Medical or Internal Education, preferably in Med-tech/Pharma.
• Experience in a People Management role preferred.
• Certification in training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute aligned education plans with stakeholders.
• Create and manage internal and external education programs.
• Ensure high quality in educational activities across markets.

Skills

Training coordination

Learning principles

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Presentation skills

Education

BSc degree in Education or Human Resources

Job description

The Senior Education Manager, in alignment with brand/education strategy, builds internal and external learning strategy, training curriculum and delivers/evaluates education programme effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and executes education plan that is aligned with central European strategy in collaboration with all internal stakeholders including Brand managers and Sales leaders.
• Follow up best-in-class learning trends and re-evaluate and continuously improve the learning experience.

Key Activities

• Develop, continuously update and execute internal education programs such as internal courses, online educational platform tools, online courses, etc. and/or external education programs such as sawbones courses, cadaveric courses, online education, etc.
• Develops new customer engagement programs and events supporting our strategic goals and marketing objectives
• Develop and deploy digital tools to facilitate learning
• Development of and ensuring up to date sales training curriculum and material.
• Develop, schedule and communicate a calendar of internal and external education events.
• Document and store internal training participant list for audit purposes.
• Partner with surgeon KOLs to ensure high quality faculty at internal and external education activities.
• Audit selling capability and knowledge base of sales channels regardless of experience and tenure within the company. Build a plan to close the gaps identified
• Allocate and manage the education budget in alignment with strategic priorities.
• Ensures that educational activities across EMEA markets are coordinated and cohesive, helping to drive agreed goals and strategies.
• May have responsibility for clinical research in collaboration with Brand Management
• 40% Business Travel

Qualifications/ Tenure

Required

• 8-10 years of Medical or Internal Education which a significant portion is within Med-tech / Pharma industry.
• BSc degree in Education, Human Resources or relevant field.
• Fluent English

Preferred

• 4 years in a People Management role
• Certification in training

Experience / Skills

• Proven experience in Training coordination / Clinical Education Manager role.
• Extensive knowledge of learning principles and modern training techniques.
• Understanding of sales process, preferably within relevant medical business.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.