Job Title: Learning and Development Manager - Oncology
Location: Dublin
Competitive Salary & Excellent Company Benefits
Closing date: 5th April 2024
Introduction to role:
Join us at AstraZeneca as a Learning and Development Manager in our Oncology Business Unit (OBU). This role is pivotal in enhancing the skills and competencies of our customer-facing teams. You will focus on implementing and continuously improving in-field practices, training methodologies, and the use of tools and technology to drive commercial excellence and effectiveness.
Accountabilities:
As a Learning and Development Manager, you will benchmark and coach commercial teams in the field to foster high-performance standards and ensure the implementation of best practices. You will oversee the execution of the selling model methodology in the field to maximize commercial impact. Your role will involve analysing and recording insights regarding call quality, providing actionable feedback to commercial colleagues to encourage continuous improvement. You will work closely with first-line managers to create seamless in-field development plans and provide an overview of capability development needs and progress to franchise heads and the OLT as needed.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Thorough understanding of the Oncology sales process
- Understanding of general business and key brand priorities
- Extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in field-based roles.
- Coaching experience
- Demonstrable expertise in the oncology therapeutic area.
- Analytical ability enabling interpretation of multiple sources
- Expert in using dashboards, CRM, and in-field digital tools to support both coaching, benchmarking, and reporting of capability building
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Relevant technical degree
- Coaching qualification
- Cross TA (Therapy Area) knowledge
- Broader experience gained working in different functions
- Learning and Development Experience
- Understanding of new potential technologies that can be applied to in-field excellence
At AstraZeneca, we change the practice of medicine and improve the patient experience by generating and communicating compelling medical evidence. We translate the wealth of medical and scientific expertise to ensure the data we produce helps physicians to better treat patients at every point in the journey. We are a high-performing team within a global, growing organization. Our culture is one of openness and transparency, fused with ambition and drive. A supportive and trusting place to grow your career, each of us is empowered to take a tailored approach to our development, driving the pace and direction.
Are you ready to leverage your skills from across the business to go further? Join our cross-functional team, working together and sharing knowledge across teams, roles, and levels. We work seamlessly and inclusively to truly leverage the diversity of our skills and go further together. Apply now!