Learning & Development Lead, Solid Tumor, US Oncology

Takeda

13d • Remote

About The Position

About the role: As a member of Takeda Oncology, as an Associate Director, your work will contribute to our bold, inspiring vision: We aspire to cure cancer. Here, you'll build a career grounded in purpose and be empowered to deliver your best. As part of the U.S. Oncology Team, you will report to the Head of Learning and Development. Lead Strategic L&D Initiatives: Develop and implement a comprehensive learning strategy that supports brand objectives, future business needs, and evolving market dynamics. This includes new hire and advanced training. Enhance Training Effectiveness: Oversee the creation and execution of training on disease state, selling skills, and customer engagement, ensuring relevance, engagement, and measurable outcomes. Foster a Culture of Learning: Champion continuous learning by designing and delivering impactful training programs that elevate field team capabilities and align with organizational goals. Drive Performance and Innovation: Collaborate cross-functionally to close performance gaps, integrate sales tools, and continuously refine programs through data-driven evaluation and feedback. How you will contribute: Build a culture of continuous learning and development within the organization. Design and deliver training programs that enhance the skills and capabilities of our sales field teams. Strategically develop and implement a comprehensive learning and development plan that aligns with the organization and brand goals, objectives and future business needs. Lead the design, development, and delivery of training programs on disease state, selling skills, customer interaction, and product knowledge/treatment landscape, ensuring effective engagement execution and evaluation throughout the learning process. Spearhead advanced training initiatives focused on ongoing product knowledge, disease state education, and customer interaction skills. Ensure that training program remain current, relevant, and aligned with market trends and evolving product offerings. Elevate current Learning and Development programs by identifying gaps, provide recommendations and implement a plan that will enhance current capabilities for the future. Drive field performance improvement through tailored training, performance tracking, and coaching, collaborating with Sales Leadership, PVA Leadership, Marketing, I&A and S&BO to address performance gaps. Assist with the integration and use of sales tools and systems, ensuring the sales force leverages technology to enhance productivity and customer engagement. Oversee performance tracking and reporting, using metrics and feedback to improve training outcomes and ensure alignment with organizational objectives. Measure and evaluate field development programs to understand the effectiveness, impact on the learning and provide recommendations for change. Develop and maintain relationships with external vendors and subject matter experts to leverage the latest thinking, best practices, and industry-standard benchmarks in learning and development. Manage Solid Tumor Learning and Development budget. Partner closely with business and functional leadership and HR, to continue to develop sales teams, drive new hire training and support the business.

Requirements

• Minimum BS/BA degree with MS/MBA preferred
• 6+ years of pharmaceutical sales experience or relevant clinical experience
• Specific expertise with 3+ years in oncology/hematology
• Minimum of 2 years of pharmaceutical sales training experience, alternatively, experience in other relevant areas such as marketing, sales operations, or related fields.
• Expert in new product development, setting strategic directions and best practices
• Proven track record of leading successful initiatives and teams as well as influencing without authority
• Project management is a plus.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and people management skills.
• Proven ability to hold others accountable to deadlines and responsibilities.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative work style, capable of working effectively in a team environment across departments and organizations levels.
• Ability to develop long-term training programs while remaining focused and deeply involved in executing the immediate next steps to get there
• Exceptional problem-solving and leadership skills; master at presenting at all levels of the organization
• Ability to set priorities, deliver on deadlines and develop workflow processes and tasks in an evolving, dynamic marketplace.
• Strong analytical skills and budget management.
• Understands and connects the latest adult learning techniques and issues in large organizations to deliver tailored strategies and frameworks to a diverse set of stakeholders
• Familiar with next generation digital solutions for call planning, training, coaching and capability building
• Skilled in Microsoft suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook)

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years of clinical experience (i.e. Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistance, Pharm. D.) is a plus
• Experience with instructional design, development and implementation of innovation and training strategies to deliver results
• Strong time management skills, providing strategic coaching and supervision

Responsibilities

• Build a culture of continuous learning and development within the organization.
• Design and deliver training programs that enhance the skills and capabilities of our sales field teams.
• Strategically develop and implement a comprehensive learning and development plan that aligns with the organization and brand goals, objectives and future business needs.
• Lead the design, development, and delivery of training programs on disease state, selling skills, customer interaction, and product knowledge/treatment landscape, ensuring effective engagement execution and evaluation throughout the learning process.
• Spearhead advanced training initiatives focused on ongoing product knowledge, disease state education, and customer interaction skills.
• Ensure that training program remain current, relevant, and aligned with market trends and evolving product offerings.
• Elevate current Learning and Development programs by identifying gaps, provide recommendations and implement a plan that will enhance current capabilities for the future.
• Drive field performance improvement through tailored training, performance tracking, and coaching, collaborating with Sales Leadership, PVA Leadership, Marketing, I&A and S&BO to address performance gaps.
• Assist with the integration and use of sales tools and systems, ensuring the sales force leverages technology to enhance productivity and customer engagement.
• Oversee performance tracking and reporting, using metrics and feedback to improve training outcomes and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Measure and evaluate field development programs to understand the effectiveness, impact on the learning and provide recommendations for change.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external vendors and subject matter experts to leverage the latest thinking, best practices, and industry-standard benchmarks in learning and development.
• Manage Solid Tumor Learning and Development budget.
• Partner closely with business and functional leadership and HR, to continue to develop sales teams, drive new hire training and support the business.

Benefits

• U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in 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.
• U.S. based 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level