Training Manager, Neuroscience/Sleep Disorders

Takeda; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking a Training Manager to lead the Commercial training department, shaping the learning vision and executing the strategy including technology-enabled learning. Remote role with significant travel requirements for field initiatives and national workshops.

You will drive content creation, delivery, and measurement, collaborating with sales and marketing to align learning strategies with business objectives, while managing budgets and vendor partnerships.

Qualifications

• 5+ years total experience in life science/pharmaceutical field sales and/or marketing.
• Willingness to travel 50% to meetings or client sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support training initiatives for one or more franchises with capabilities in initial field onboarding and ongoing strategic initiatives.
• Oversee training program design, development, delivery, and measurement including content creation and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing to align learning strategies with business objectives and measure pull-through.
• Act as SME in adult learning and share best practices across the department.
• Develop and facilitate training for new hires, management, and national workshops.
• Ensure materials reflect current market trends and comply with regulatory review processes.
• Coordinate external consultants and negotiate contracts for training needs.
• Manage assigned budget within guidelines and provide coaching to team members.
• Support vendor partnerships to improve service/technology roadmaps and innovation.
• Promote agile mindset and continuous improvement within the team.

Skills

5+ years life sciences sales/marketing

Travel willingness 50%

Stakeholder collaboration

IT/eLearning/Web Management platforms

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

IT/eLearning/Web platforms

Job description

Job Description

About the role

A dynamic and visionary individual is sought to join our organization as a highly engaged member of the Customer Engagement Organization. As a key team member, the Training Manager will play a crucial role in driving and navigating transformative initiatives while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, adaptability, and growth. The ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and your teammates, combined with problem-solving skills, and an enterprise mindset, will be paramount to success in this role. The ability to embrace change and desire to achieve organizational objectives is critical. Passion for growth, coupled with a desire to support our business, will be instrumental in shaping our future and ensuring its continued success in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

The Training Manager role is responsible for providing strategic and tactical vision, and leadership to the Commercial training department and its related specific function. In this role, the Training Manager is responsible for accountability in helping to create and then execute the learning components of the Commercial training vision, principles, and strategy of design and development including technology (eLearning). The Training Manager will be primarily responsible for driving and owning learning and associated processes.

This position is Remote.

How you will contribute

• Works as part of a training team supporting one or more franchises. Serves as lead within the team for either initial field training or brand strategy training for the franchise(s), with ability to lead and deliver training for both initial field onboarding and ongoing strategic initiatives.
• Responsible for all aspects of assigned training programs and initiatives including initial and ongoing sales training consisting of Product, clinical, managed markets and marketplace knowledge, selling and business skills. Leads all elements of training for assigned programs and initiatives including training strategy, content creation, delivery, and measurement).
• Work closely with direct manager, sales and marketing partners to develop learning strategies and workshops that align to defined business objectives and include pull-through and measurement.
• Acts as a subject matter expert in adult learning and collaborates across the department to proactively and consistently share best practices and processes.
• Develops and facilitates assigned training for key business stakeholders, i.e. new hire, management and advanced skill training, and national training workshops.
• Ensures that all training materials reflect the latest market trends and conditions, and are compliant by following internal Medical, Regulatory and Legal review processes.
• Orchestrates the coordination, preparation and contract negotiation process with external consultants to ensure achievement of contractual agreements and training/development needs.
• Efficiently manages assigned budget within the operating guidelines.
• Provide guidance and coaching to team members on design, principles, projects and work priorities.
• Contributes to the build of two-way Vendor partnerships that result in increasing operational efficiencies and better services. Supports the cultivation of strategic partnerships to bring in thought leadership while supporting the business, developing the service/technology roadmap, and generating innovative ideas.
• Implements personal development plans and training to achieve business objectives.
• Embraces an agile mindset and spirit of innovation in the team and the way they work.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years total experience in life science/pharmaceutical field sales and/or marketing
• Willingness to travel to various meetings or client sites, including overnight trips. Requires approximately 50% travel.

Preferred

• Sleep Disorder experience
• Experience in Training/Learning & Development, and/or Commercial Strategy (i.e. Marketing)
• IT/eLearning/Web Management Platform knowledge

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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For Location

USA - MA - Virtual

U.S. Base Salary Range

$116,000.00 - $182,270.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

USA - MA - Virtual

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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