Senior Manager, US Cardiovascular Commercialization Learning

Senior Training Manager

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The US Cardiovascular Commercialization Learning organization is the catalyst for empowering the field force to drive transformative customer experiences that give patients hope. The Cardiovascular Commercialization Learning team is a dynamic organization that is focused on executional excellence and developing knowledgeable, confident, and expert Cardiovascular Sales Professionals. As a Senior Training Manager, you will be working among the best in your profession and will have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated professionals committed to advancing learnings in the Cardiovascular space.

The US Cardiovascular Commercialization Learning team is currently seeking a talented training professional who possesses the skills needed to ensure both the immediate and long-term success of our training organization. The selected candidate for this position will lead the strategic development of a comprehensive training curriculum utilized by the Sales Field Force including District Business Managers, Institutional Sales and Retail Sales Teams.

This Senior Manager position reports to the US Cardiovascular Training and Talent Development Associate Director. In this role, the Senior Manager will work collaboratively across a fast-paced and complex matrix organization, which includes the Cardiovascular Business Unit, Technology Training Solutions and the WW Commercialization Learning Centre of Excellence. Specifically, the Senior Manager will work in close partnership with colleagues from several functions (e.g. Sales, Marketing, Sales Operations, Medical, Legal, Compliance, etc.) to strategically address business needs and ensure that we deliver on our objective of demonstrating value to both customers and patients. The Senior Training Manager position is based in Princeton Pike. This role requires working from the home office 50% of the time, which translates to three days one week and two days the following week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic planning and development of a comprehensive sales training curriculum for use during training classes, POAs and other national/regional/district meetings.
• Coordination across the Cardiovascular matrix and cross-functional team to ensure all training materials meet the goals and objectives of both Sales and Marketing.
• Ensure training resources (e.g. materials, workshops, competitive job aids, etc.) meet all regulatory, legal and compliance requirements for assigned individual projects and initiatives.
• Deployment and delivery of disease state specific curricula to the Cardiovascular Sales Force inclusive of selling skills, clinical disease state knowledge, competitor and market landscapes, and the Cardiovascular business.
• Collaborate with Cardiovascular preceptors, Training colleagues, Sales and Marketing leadership consistently implementing results-focused, performance-based, standardized training and development processes.
• Work with and/or manage external vendors and internal personnel to ensure the successful design and execution of assigned training programs and projects.
• Assess and analyze the effectiveness of assigned training programs and initiatives.
• Identify and utilize innovative technologies to facilitate adult learning and pull-through of both live and virtual training capabilities.

Key Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; Master's or Doctorate degree preferred
• Minimum of 8 years pharmaceutical industry experience preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical customer facing experience required; minimum 2 years Account Management/Specialty Segment role preferred
• Minimum of 2 years Cardiovascular Training or Product Management experience preferred, particularly in heart arrhythmias or structural heart
• Demonstrated cardiovascular product & disease state knowledge preferred
• Demonstrated curriculum design and understanding of adult learning principles including previous experience leading new hire and skill training workshops
• Effective communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Proven performance with a track record of meeting or exceeding goals
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple projects
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement key learning objectives, strategies, and tactics
• Problem solving and solutions-oriented team player
• Strong business analytics to understand and analyze business and market drivers, develop, execute and adjust business plans
• Experience operating within a highly complex cross-matrix environment; ability to connect and collaborate with key matrix team members including Marketing, Sales Operations, Commercial Sales, Medical, Legal, Regulatory, & Compliance
• Impact driven with high learning agility and keen ability to prioritize
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Power Point, Excel and Word and other applications
• Ability to travel for multiple meeting engagements (e.g. Managers Meetings, National Plan of Action Meetings, various Training Initiatives, etc.)

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