Senior Training Manager - Oncology

Allergan; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Training Manager, Oncology, to develop and deliver Oncology/Hematology training for Franchise A, supporting Imbruvica or Epkinly. You will work with global trainers and co-promote partners to build training on disease knowledge, sales effectiveness, market insights, and operations for the Commercial organization.

Key responsibilities include creating and updating curricula, collaborating with Marketing, Legal, Compliance, and Medical teams, and driving vendor

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience.
• Training, Marketing or Sales experience in pharma/biotech preferred.
• Knowledge of Oncology/Hematology disease areas preferred.
• Experience developing training tools to enhance clinical acumen is a plus.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and training design concepts is a plus.
• Excellent collaboration with internal and external stakeholders at different levels.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain subject matter expertise for disease states, products and therapeutic areas.
• Develop and execute training programs and initiatives with minimal guidance.
• Design and enhance curriculum to meet Commercial org needs.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Medical and Regulatory for accuracy and compliance.
• Manage vendors and contract requirements for training content.
• Lead training meetings including planning, logistics, vendor monitoring, and conduct.
• Partner with Marketing and Sales to align training with brand objectives.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver effective training solutions.
• Build trust with Business Partners through regular interaction and partnerships.
• Support field sales through participation in sales meetings and field rides.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

Pharma experience

Training skills

Oncology knowledge

Adult learning

Presentation skills

Collaboration

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The Senior Training Manager, Oncology, will be responsible for helping develop and deliver Oncology/Hematology Training for Franchise A, supporting either Imbruvica or Epkinly. Reporting to the Associate Director of Training, this person will work closely with his/her training peers as well as our global trainers and co-promote partners to jointly develop training related to disease, product, sales effectiveness, market knowledge, and operations training intended for members of the Commercial organization.

Key Accountabilities/Core Job Responsibilities:

• Maintaining subject matter expertise for disease states, products and therapeutic areas
• Developing and executing training programs and initiatives with minimal guidance
• Designing and enhancing current curriculum to meet needs of the Commercial organization
• Coordinating with Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Medical and Regulatory to ensure accuracy of medical content and compliance with promotional policies for training materials
• Managing vendors when developing training content and executing contract requirements
• Performing project management function during the development of training content
• Leading training meetings to include planning, logistics management, vendor monitoring, and participant conduct
• Partnering with Marketing and Sales to develop training that meets brand objectives and coordinate the rollout of training materials for field colleagues
• Influencing and leading without authority by collaborating with cross functional teams within Franchise A (Marketing, Sales, Market Access, etc) to provide highly effective, timely, innovative and relevant training solutions
• Collaborating with external partners to help provide best-in-class training deliverables
• Collaborating with our partner company colleagues to ensure there is alignment of training strategy and tactics
• Builds trust and credibility with Business Partners through regular interaction and is evidenced by feedback and proven working partnerships (adheres to AbbVie Ways of Working pillars)
• Acting as a resource for field sales through active participation in all sales meetings and routine field rides.
• Designing and leading the execution of training work sessions at National Sales and POA Meetings
• Developing and maintaining facilitation skills expertise in support of training content delivery
• Continually assess the organization’s training needs for both clinical fluency and development competencies and provide appropriate feedback for innovation

Qualifications

• Requires minimum of a bachelor’s degree; Master’s Degree is preferred
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience
• Training, Marketing or Sales experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry preferred
• Knowledge of Oncology/Hematology disease areas preferred
• Experience developing training tools to enable the enhancement of clinical acumen is a plus
• Knowledge of adult learning principles, training design concepts, and platforms is a plus
• Exceptional ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at different levels of the organization
• High level of professionalism and the ability to excel in a complex cross-functional environment
• Ability to work in an unstructured environment
• Obtains strategic insight to appropriately dedicate time to important initiatives
• Exceptional oral presentation skills
• Excellent learning, problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to self-motivate and perform effectively with minimal supervision
• Expertise with AI and innovative technology platforms (iPAD) and programs (e.g. MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) is highly desirable

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof thisposting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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