Sr. Training Manager, Oncology Nurse Educator Team

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Job Description
 

Sr. Training Manager, Oncology Nurse Educator Team

Gilead Sciences is a bio pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe, and Australia. We are committed to transforming the promise of science and technology into therapies that can make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. We are passionate about advancing treatments for – and potentially curing – some of the world’s most challenging and complex illnesses and bringing these scientific innovations to people in need including HIV, HBV, HCV, Oncology, Inflammatory & Infectious diseases.

The Oncology Nurse Educator (ONE) Sr. Training Manager develops and implements relevant training programs for the Oncology Nurse Educator team, and additional affiliated commercial employees in the oncology Business Unit, as needed.

This position is a remote based role.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

• Develops and executes training on product knowledge, clinical education, account management skills, product launches, communication skills, Phase I (new hire) training, sales meeting training workshops, ongoing learning sustainment programs & other learning resources for the Oncology commercial team.
• Collaborates with and supports relevant internal departments, including Commercial (Marketing, Director of Oncology Nurse Educators, Field Sales), Commercial Operations, Medical Affairs, Business Conduct, and Regulatory to develop appropriate and compliant training.
• Assists in the design of curricula or programs and planning of instructional methods and materials using adult learning principles.
• Effectively prepares for instruction by conducting needs assessments, identifying targeted participant characteristics, and soliciting cross-functional feedback before finalizing design and strategy.
• Offers solutions for bridging gaps between current organizational capabilities and needs.
• Helps ensure readiness of the organization for training deployment including identifying key stakeholders and determining their needs in advance in order to deliver high quality and effective programming.
• Analyzes the characteristics of existing technologies and their use in instructional design.
• Monitors and maintains alignment with Commercial group’s strategic training plan while balancing short-term and long-term business goals.  Uses metrics and KPI to track learning outcomes and ties to goals of the business.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

• Demonstrated deep knowledge of current practices in oncology screening, diagnosis, and treatment, for both solid and liquid tumors; Ability to effectively communicate with and educate others in these topic areas.
• Highly self-motivated and flexible; ability to work both independently with minimal coaching, as well collaboratively with a cross-functional team with a variety of stakeholders.
• Organization skills, time management, and the ability handle a large and diverse number of technical tasks and issues with tact, cooperation and persistence.   Excellent facilitation and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills; Effective in working with people at all levels of the organization globally as well as with suppliers, vendors and customers.
• Ability to effectively communicate in visual, oral and written presentation forms.
• Experience managing a budget effectively.
• Ability to effectively manage a project from its initiation to delivery, either as instructor-led activities or self-study resources.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple vendors from selection to final deliverable.
• Must have the ability to focus on performance by establishing clear, measurable learning objectives for the training.
• Strong interpersonal communication, facilitation, problem solving, decision making and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS, Outlook, etc., including use in the development of instructional content.

Minimum Experience:

• BS/BA Degree and 8 years of related professional experience or Masters' Degree and 6 years of related professional experience
• Active RN
• 3 years clinical hematology/oncology experience

Preferred Experience:

• Board Certified in Oncology nursing (OCN)
• Sales, marketing, or training experience in a competitive biotech/pharma marketplace
• Prior commercial training experience

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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