Oncology Sales Training Manager - Sapphire

Amgen Inc. (IR); Thousand Oaks, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work models

Bonus program

Stock-based incentives

Time-off plans and company shutdowns

Job summary

Amgen Inc. (IR) is seeking an Oncology Sales Training Manager to lead the training curriculum for the Oncology Business Unit.

This role partners with field and home office teams to deliver onboarding, curriculum compliance, and live training programs, coordinating with cross-functional partners for launches and updates. The ideal candidate has extensive training and sales/marketing experience, with strong leadership, communication, and project management skills to drive field readiness and

Qualifications

• Education requirements range from Doctorate to High School with progressive training/sales/marketing experience.
• Advanced degrees preferred for leadership roles in pharmaceutical training.
• Multiple pathways acknowledge diverse professional backgrounds in training and sales.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage Oncology Sales training curriculum for the OBU.
• Lead onboarding and new hire training programs.
• Ensure curriculum compliance and coordinate Phase II live trainings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on launches, updates, and content.
• Align with Regional Directors to support training strategies and field readiness.

Skills

Training leadership

Staff development

Goal setting

Partner management

Sales/regulatory collaboration

Clinical curriculum

Self-motivation

Communication skills

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Career Category Training 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.

Sapphire - Oncology Sales Training Manager

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

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 and/or marketing experience
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of training experience, or training and sales and/or marketing experience
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of training experience, or training and sales and/or marketing experience

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) Thrive

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

Salary Range 145,559.10USD -196,932.90 USD

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.

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 committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

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