Training Manager, Derm

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.

Responsibilities

• 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, 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.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• Passion for growth and desire to support the business
• Ability to embrace change and achieve organizational objectives

Skills

• Strategic thinking and execution
• Collaborative problem-solving
• Effective communication and stakeholder management
• Adaptability and continuous improvement mindset
• Subject matter expertise in adult learning
• Ability to develop and facilitate training programs
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage budgets and resources efficiently
• Agile mindset and innovation spirit

Benefits

At Takeda, we are committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits to our employees. For Location: USA - MA - Virtual, the U.S. Base Salary Range is $116,000.00 - $182,270.00. Employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives, medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. Employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.