Associate Director, Learning & Development (Oncology/Cell Therapy)

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Job Description

The vision of Commercial operations at Gilead is to drive operational excellence by delivering innovative capabilities that enable ANZ teams to achieve competitive advantage and unmatched customer experience. Reporting to the Commercial Operations Senior Director, the Oncology Learning & DevelopmentAssociate Director will serve a critical role within the Commercial organization. They will be accountable for setting the short and long-term vision to advance Oncology and Cell Therapy Learning and Development. They will assess and identify development opportunities and training needs. They will also lead the effective implementing of curriculums for enhancing selling competencies across the  Business Units. They will partner with relevant internal departments, including field and Head office leadership, marketing, market access, commercial operations, medical affairs, legal, and HR.

Key RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the creation and ongoing maintenance of role-specific learning journeys for field facing and marketing commercial roles. This includes:

  • Onboarding the new employee from their start date to 12 months.

  • Ongoing maintenance of onboarding learning pathways and liaising with the instructional designer to maintain up to date learning assets in learning platforms.

  • Managing the sales certification process for both onboarding and annual certification of existing sales team members.

  • Oversee on line assessment for new sales team members at the completion of onboarding and for new product launches.

  • Ongoing competency development.

  • Initial training for New product launches.

  • Partnering with the Sales AD and BUD on delivery of BU off-sites and conferences to support capability development.

  • Integrating new material (eg from launch) into the existing onboarding program.

  • Maintain stakeholder relationships with Global Commercial learning and development teams to ensure knowledge and access to global learning material.

  • Manage local stakeholder relationships with commercial, medical and business conduct stakeholders.

  • Manage the local approvals process to align global learning materials to local market needs and requirements.

• Work in partnership with Business Units to develop and execute the learning development Plan for Oncology/Cell Therapy, including budgeting and resourcing needs.

• Liaise with the CL&D AD for Virology and other commercial operations stakeholders to ensure alignment of L&D programs across Bus.

• Prepare, lead and administer learning needs analysis in collaboration with the business to clearly understand and define the gaps in skills and knowledge, using key inputs from field research, market research, assessments and certification.

• Prioritise learning needs into focused action plans, including the flow into individual objective planning.

• Ensure learning material is in place for new products and indications, primarily based on global learning that is customised to suit local needs and Australian clinical practice.

• Work with subject matter experts to design, develop, source and deliver comprehensive competency-based training programs and learning materials, including e-learning modules, instructor-led sessions and workshops.

• Review and update training programs and materials based on evaluations and stakeholder feedback to deliver fit-for-purpose learning solutions in the context of legislative, regulatory and operational requirements

• Attain competency to train Global L&D programs by attending global Train the Trainer sessions or equivalent

Minimum Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, and/ or Bachelor’s Degree in Science

• Minimum 3 years Pharmaceutical sales experience.

• Minimum 3 years experience in a Learning & Development role preferably in the pharmaceutical industry

• Qualifications in learning and development eg Certificate 4 TAA, diploma level or above in Adult learning or equivalent on the job experience

• Demonstrated high level communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.

• Highly organized and able to focus on delivering results in a timely manner.

• Strong project management, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholder needs simultaneously.

• Demonstrated effective stakeholder management and business partnering skills including with remotely located stakeholders in different time zones.

• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a team-based cross functional environment.

• Ability to interpret strategic objectives (corporate, site, and functional area) and convert to practical work processes and initiatives.

• Ability to influence without authority.

• Internal consulting skills and experience facilitating & providing feedback at all levels.

• Experience in the design, development, and assessment of learning programs.

• Demonstrated high level of Emotional Intelligence

Other:

• Coach: You motivate individuals and teams, encouraging systemic thinking and experimenting by creating a collaborative and networked environment.

• Architect: You orchestrate people, structures and processes to accelerate the creation and execution of learning and development journeys that have an impact.

• Catalyst: You have an entrepreneurial mindset and can mobilize and act quickly upon evolving business and customer needs.

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