Gilead Sciences · 4 days ago
Senior Manager Commercial Learning & Development – HIV Community Liaison
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$154K/yr - $199K/yr
6+ years expGilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to creating a healthier world by advancing innovative medicines for life-threatening diseases. The Senior Manager Commercial Learning & Development will oversee the development and implementation of training programs for the Gilead Field Commercial Organization within the HIV Business Unit, focusing on enhancing the skills and knowledge of the commercial field sales team.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead and collaborate on the development and implementation of knowledge/skill-based training focused on ensuring success through therapeutic disease state and product knowledge for commercial field sales
Develops and executes training with a specific focus on our new hire program ‘Accelerate’ as well as account management skills, product knowledge, new promotional campaigns, product launches, communication skills, selling skills, phased trainings, sales meeting training workshops, ongoing learning sustainment programs & other as needed field sales
Design the Community Liaison (CL) training plan and sustainment programs aligned to strategic commercial goals
Collaborate with CL leadership, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Ethics & Compliance, and other stakeholders to ensure training content is current, effective, and compliant
Lead the regional training agenda to develop skills of CLs; mentor and coach team members
Drive cross-functional initiatives (e.g., linkage to care education, branded/unbranded curricula) to enhance CL impact in territory
Partners with external vendors to design curricula or programs and planning of instructional methods and materials using adult learning principles
Effectively prepares for instruction by conducting needs assessments, identifying targeted participant characteristics, and soliciting cross-functional feedback before finalizing design and strategy
Offers solutions for bridging gaps between current organizational capabilities and needs
Helps ensure readiness of the organization for training deployment including identifying key stakeholders and determining their needs in advance, in order to deliver high quality and effective programming
Analyzes the characteristics of existing technologies and their use in instructional design
Partners with subject matter experts and key stakeholders to identify training needs, improve training solutions and lead change initiative implementation
Monitors and maintains alignment with Commercial group’s strategic training plan while balancing short-term and long-term business goals
Manages budget (accruals and invoices) aligned with both the development of training resources and / or POA / Sales Meetings
Qualification
Required
High School Degree and Twelve Year's Experience
Associates Degree and Ten Years Experience
Bachelor's Degree and Eight Years' Experience
Masters' Degree and Six Years' Experience
Ph.D
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Teams and PowerPoint, particularly as used in the development of instructional content
Highly self-motivated and self-managed; ability to work independently and as part of a team with minimal coaching or supervision
Ability to organize and work under strict time and production deadlines, while producing quality deliverables
Good organization skills, time management, and the ability to juggle multiple tasks are all prerequisites of an effective project manager
Excellent facilitation and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to simultaneously handle a large and diverse number of technical tasks and issues with tact, cooperation and persistence
Demonstrated ability to build consensus and gain alignment with key stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to lead without authority
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working with people at all levels of the organization globally as well as with suppliers, vendors and customers
Ability to effectively communicate in visual, oral and written presentation forms
Ability to effectively manage a project from its initiation to delivery, either as live training or as a virtual deliverable
Ability to effectively manage multiple vendors from selection to final deliverable
Must have the ability to focus on performance by establishing clear objectives for the training
Strong interpersonal communication, facilitation, problem solving, decision making and analytical skills
Proven stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration (Leadership roles, Marketing, Medical Affairs, legal and compliance)
Preferred
Minimum of 2-3 years commercial training experience - required
Experience of stakeholder collaboration and management – required
Experience in HIV is advantageous not essential
Launch training experience is advantageous
Sales, marketing, or training experience in a competitive biotech/pharma marketplace (either branded or generic) is highly preferred
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Company
Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$4.41BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Keeley Wettan
Senior Vice President, Legal
Patrick Loerch
Senior Vice President, Clinical Data Science
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