Oncology Sales Training Manager

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Bonus program

Stock-based incentives

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen seeks an Oncology Sales Training Manager to lead and manage the training curriculum for the Oncology Business Unit, partnering with field and home office teams to ensure high-quality, compliant instruction and field readiness.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams on launches and updates, with a focus on developing talent and delivering measurable training outcomes. A strong coaching and leadership background is required.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree or higher with training experience or equivalent in sales/marketing.
• Master’s degree plus 6 years of training or related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of training or sales/marketing experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the training curriculum for the Oncology Business Unit (OBU).
• Provide exposure to cross‑functional stakeholders and enterprise initiatives.
• Collaborate on product launches, label updates, and sales capability development.

Skills

Leadership experience

Training experience

Communication skills

Strategic collaboration

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma

Tools

Sales training tools

Job description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

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Let’s do this. Let’s change the world!

In this vital, highly collaborative role, you will support and manage the training curriculum for the Oncology Business Unit (OBU) sales teams. The Oncology Sales Training Manager (OSTM) is a key support partner to the field and home office, providing exposure to a broad range of cross‑functional stakeholders and enterprise initiatives. The Oncology Sales Training Manager supports new hire and onboarding training, ensures training curriculum compliance, and facilitates Phase II (live) training programs, with a strong emphasis on delivering high-quality execution and field readiness.

OSTMs partner closely with cross‑functional teams on product launches, label updates, and semester meeting content development and execution.

The position operates in close alignment with Regional Sales Directors to support training strategies that enable business objectives and field execution. Additional responsibilities include collaborating with brand teams, cross‑functional partners, and learning peers to support sales capability development, portfolio pull‑through initiatives, and scalable learning best practices.

This role is well‑suited for individuals who thrive in a fast‑paced environment, are energized by collaboration, and demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and accountability. The Oncology Sales Training Manager role provides meaningful exposure, skill‑building, and visibility for those seeking continued growth within the organization.

This is a U.S. based field position reporting directly to the National Sales Training Manager, Oncology Business Unit.

What We Expect Of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The training leader we seek is a strategic partner with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of training experience, or training and sales and/or marketing experience

Master’s degree and 6 years of training experience, or training and sales and/or marketing experience

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of training experience, or training and sales or marketing experience

Associate’s degree and 10 years of training experience, or training and sales or marketing experience

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of training experience, or training and sales or marketing experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of training, sales and/or marketing experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or medical device industries
• Manage, Coach and Develop staff in L&P roles to deliver on the curriculum and develop future talent for the organization
• Experience defining training goals and objectives with key internal clients, and establishing, communicating, and managing teams to timelines and financial targets
• Experience in engaging with multiple partners to deliver results for multiple priorities
• Experience working with sales team, regulatory, legal, compliance, vendor management as client or functional unit lead
• Strong clinical competence to model and shape curriculum and staff
• Demonstrated self‑starter, ability to work under limited supervision and coordinate multiple projects and teams in a detail‑oriented environment
• Strong Communication skills (Coaching and selling skills)

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What You Can Expect Of Us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well‑being.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program.
• Stock‑based long‑term incentives
• Award‑winning time‑off plans and bi‑annual company‑wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.