Training Manager - Breast Franchise at AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, training, influencing, and facilitating in a high science environment? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the learning strategies in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you! 
 

Why AstraZeneca? 
At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity, no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey. 
 

We turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We’re focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life. North American Commercial is the ‘face’ of AstraZeneca to our many healthcare clients. They represent many of the most well recognized and respected products in the industry and build strong relationships with healthcare professionals. 

Our vision in Oncology is to help patients by redefining the cancer-treatment paradigm, with the aim of bringing new cancer medicines to patients. A broad pipeline of next-generation medicines is focused principally on five disease areas - breast, genitourinary/gynecologic, gastrointestinal, lung and hematological cancers.  

What you’ll do 
The Training Manager for the Breast Franchise in Oncology will align, design and deliver learning and development experiences that enable US Commercial field personnel to drive effective engagement with customers. The Training Manager will be utilized as the subject matter expert in aligning and developing training solutions matched to the clinical and capability needs of the team.  Areas of focus include new-hire training, ongoing skills development aligned to brand/tumor strategy, and product or indication launch training.  Successful development of these solutions will require an understanding of the various needs of the Sales Force and Brand and Tumor Strategy, as well as strong agency management skills.  Strong communication skills are required to gain stakeholder alignment to recommended learning plans.  Success factors for this role include cultural and operational adaptability, effective stakeholder management, communication and execution in a highly matrixed environment, and the ability to leverage agile ways of working.  

Responsibilities of the role will include: 

• Anticipating curriculum development opportunities based on market trends and aligned customer needs – proactive in recommending learning pathways and methods 

• Using their solid knowledge of the therapeutic area, proactively supports peers in continuous development of their Clinical Acumen. 

• Flexing exceptional communication skills to multiple levels of stakeholders in a variety of situations;  home office and field leadership, cross-functional peers, large and small group facilitation.  Exceptional facilitation skills in both virtual and live environments 

• Proactively finds ways to bring members across OL&CD together to find ways to streamline and best practice sharing to elevate practices and thinking 

• Leading without authority; collaborating with key stakeholders and being a leading contributor to shaping and influencing decisions and strategy 

• Designing, executing and analyzing learning evaluations and extracting from results meaningful insights to identify additional learning needs of the salesforce and to shape future learning 

• Developing and updating learning assets and supporting materials using solid validated instructional design methods and techniques 

• Taking calculated risks to promote innovation in Learning and Capability Development 

• Seeks out collaborative opportunities to promote a culture of curiosity and ongoing learning 

• Consistently applying agile, continuous development processes against all solutions and programs  

 
Essential for the role 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent required 

• 3+ years of a blend of Pharmaceutical, Biotech, or oncology sales or sales leadership experience 

• Healthcare consulting, project management or needs analysis at a business unit level 

• Minimum of at least 3 accumulated years of training or training related experience (eg. Rotational Training Manager, Regional Training Specialist, Foundations Trainer, Training Program Manager) 

• Ability to effectively communicate and lead in a cross-functional environment, providing direction and guidance to team members with varied and complementary responsibilities 

• Knowledge of instructional systems design and/or adult learning methodology 

 
Desirable for the role 

• 3+ years of experience with subject matter knowledge and/or application within Oncology 

• Ability to translate brand/marketing strategy into effective training plans  

• Thorough understanding of market dynamic within the oncology space  

• Advanced degree in a related field or equivalent 
   

Location Description 

The AstraZeneca Gaithersburg campus is located in Montgomery County, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Established as a small agricultural settlement in 1765, the town of Gaithersburg was incorporated in 1878 and has grown to become one of Maryland's largest and most diverse cities with over 68,000 residents. 

Why AstraZeneca? 

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.  

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $150,771 - 226,156. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.