Commercial Training Strategist: Launch & Field Enablement

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC; Lake Zurich (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K with company contribution

Wellness program

Job summary

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Commercial Training (Product Training & Field Enablement) to lead product training across the full lifecycle and drive field readiness across the Biopharma portfolio. This role partners with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Commercial Operations to translate strategy into actionable field plans.

The hybrid position requires 3 days/week in Lake Zurich, IL, with a focus on launch readiness, knowledge transfer, and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or medical industry, including 2 years in a commercial training or learning and development role, and 2 years in a pharmaceutical sales position.
• Biosimilar experience preferred.
• Successful communication with business leaders at all levels to design and develop innovative learning methodologies.
• Experience leading organizational change initiatives.
• Strong communication skills - verbal, written, and presentation.
• Strong planning and organizational skills. Strong business acumen. Understands field perspectives, customer perspectives, and can verbalize those in a way that internal leaders can understand and consider for strategic decisions.
• Ability to travel domestically to attend meetings/trainings/programs/customer visits (approximately 15-20%).

Responsibilities

• Lead product training strategy across the full product lifecycle, including pre-launch, launch, post-launch, lifecycle updates, new indications, competitive changes, and evolving market dynamics, ensuring field teams maintain the knowledge and capabilities required for effective execution.
• Partner strategically with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial Operations, and Biopharma leadership to translate product strategies, business priorities, and emerging opportunities into comprehensive field training and enablement plans.
• Lead launch readiness and field enablement initiatives by developing training strategies, curricula, communication plans, field briefs, and supporting resources that clearly articulate what is changing, why it matters, and how commercial teams should execute.
• Proactively identify and assess field capability and knowledge gaps through business analysis, field insights, stakeholder feedback, performance data, and evolving commercial priorities; translate findings into targeted learning and enablement solutions.
• Develop and execute field communication and enablement plans that efficiently prepare commercial teams for new products, business opportunities, market developments, competitive dynamics, and changes in strategy or execution expectations.
• Drive a culture of continuous learning and performance improvement by fostering critical thinking, proactive engagement, coaching, knowledge sharing, and the consistent adoption of best practices across the commercial organization.
• Lead curriculum development and facilitation for national, regional, and other key commercial meetings, ensuring learning experiences are relevant, engaging, strategically aligned, and focused on translating knowledge into field execution.
• Lead strategic partnerships with external training providers and vendors, including scope development, vendor selection and management, budget oversight, and quality assurance to ensure timely and effective delivery of learning and enablement programs.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on product training and field enablement, consulting with Biopharma leadership, global counterparts, and cross-functional stakeholders on business-critical initiatives that enhance launch readiness, workforce capabilities, and commercial execution.

Job description

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Commercial Training (Product Training & Field Enablement) to lead product training across the full lifecycle and drive field readiness across the Biopharma portfolio. This role partners with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Commercial Operations to translate strategy into actionable field plans.

The hybrid position requires 3 days/week in Lake Zurich, IL, with a focus on launch readiness, knowledge transfer, and continuous