Learning & Development Partner, Infusion Consumables/IV Solutions/Pharmacy Systems
ICU Medical is a global market leader in IV therapy and critical-care products for hospital, alternate site, and home-care settings.
About the role
The Learning & Development Partner (L&D Partner) provides education and coaching to customer-facing sales professionals to reduce the learning curve and help the organization achieve its business goals. Topics include product education, sales skills, clinical knowledge, sales management, and sales effectiveness. The L&D Partner acts as a subject-matter expert for ICU Medical’s IV Solutions, Consumables, and Oncology sales team, supporting educational content development for customer-facing and internal programs, and occasionally provides education expertise to other internal departments.
Responsibilities
- Drive sales excellence by enhancing the knowledge, skills, and competencies of commercial teams, including product knowledge, clinical insights, industry trends, sales skills, territory management, and account planning.
- Enhance sales management effectiveness by improving leadership and management competencies, such as team development, coaching, business planning, and forecasting.
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to assess education needs, develop tailored programs, and deliver training aligned with market or departmental requirements.
- Design and deploy blended education solutions, including e-learning, instructor-led training, virtual education, self-study, and on-the-job training.
- Analyze the effectiveness of education programs through metrics, sales productivity reports, and learner/stakeholder feedback.
- Develop and deliver education programs for new product launches, aligned with global marketing strategies and regional sales goals.
- Create onboarding programs following adult learning best practices to reduce ramp-up time for new sales professionals and commercial employees.
- Act as a subject-matter expert to develop education content for internal and external audiences, collaborating with Instructional Designers and marketing teams while adhering to adult learning principles, branding guidelines, and document control requirements.
- Conduct knowledge and skill assessments to validate learning objectives and capture course metrics with Education Coordinators.
- Write post-education reports outlining participant strengths and areas for improvement to support ongoing development and coaching.
- Identify, develop, and support field sales mentors in partnership with field sales management.
- Deliver Sales Force Effectiveness and Sales Management Excellence courses, including coaching, leadership, onboarding, and recruiting.
- Ensure all required logistics, materials, and equipment are available for training sessions.
- Conduct ride-alongs with sales representatives to coach sales effectiveness and product acumen.
- Ensure compliance with company operations, laws, regulations, and standards, including environmental, health, and safety initiatives.
- Educate sales and sales leadership on contracting strategies, including GPOs and local contracts.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements
- Knowledge of infusion therapy/healthcare industry strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of education principles and techniques, including adult learning principles, instructional methodology, train-the-trainer, blended learning, and e-learning.
- Skill in developing education and coaching programs and curriculum.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional colleagues to achieve department goals.
- Self-directed, flexible, and able to prioritize workload to meet deadlines and project goals.
- Advanced skills in PowerPoint and Word; beginner-level proficiency in Excel.
Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; BSN preferred.
- Demonstrated track record of sales success.
- 3+ years of related experience in sales, clinical, and/or sales effectiveness.
- 3+ years of direct sales experience, preferably in IV solutions, infusion consumables, and closed system transfer devices.
- 3+ years of experience in sales effectiveness, sales training, or a related field (preferred).
- 3+ years of clinical experience (strongly preferred).
Schedule
This is largely a sedentary role based in a professional office environment. Routine travel of 20-50% is required.
Location
This role is based remotely; the incumbent may work remotely in any U.S. state except Colorado, California, Connecticut, Montana, Maine, or New York.