Oncology Sales Training Manager - Sapphire

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. In this vital, highly collaborative role, you will support and manage the training curriculum for the Oncology Business Unit (OBU) sales teams. The Oncology Sales Training Manager (OSTM) is a key support partner to the field and home office, providing exposure to a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders and enterprise initiatives. The Oncology Sales Training Manager supports new hire and onboarding training, ensures training curriculum compliance, and facilitates Phase II (live) training programs, with a strong emphasis on delivering high-quality execution and field readiness. OSTMs partner closely with cross-functional teams on product launches, label updates, and semester meeting content development and execution. The position operates in close alignment with Regional Sales Directors to support training strategies that enable business objectives and field execution. Additional responsibilities include collaborating with brand teams, cross-functional partners, and learning peers to support sales capability development, portfolio pull-through initiatives, and scalable learning best practices. This role is well-suited for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment , are energized by collaboration , and demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and accountability . The Oncology Sales Training Manager role provides meaningful exposure, skill-building, and visibility for those seeking continued growth within the organization. This is a U.S. based field position reporting directly to the National Sales Training Manager, Oncology Business Unit.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of training experience, or training and sales and/or marketing experience
• Master’s degree and 6 years of training experience, or training and sales and/or marketing experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of training experience, or training and sales and/or marketing experience
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of training experience, or training and sales and/or marketing experience
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of training experience, or training and sales and/or marketing experience
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
• Demonstrated self-starter, ability to work under limited supervision and coordinate multiple projects and teams in a detail-oriented environment.
• Strong Communication skills (Coaching and selling skills)

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of training, sales and/or marketing experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or medical device industries
• Strong clinical competence to model and shape curriculum and staff

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the training curriculum for the Oncology Business Unit (OBU) sales teams.
• Support new hire and onboarding training.
• Ensure training curriculum compliance.
• Facilitate Phase II (live) training programs.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams on product launches, label updates, and semester meeting content development and execution.
• Collaborate with brand teams, cross-functional partners, and learning peers to support sales capability development, portfolio pull-through initiatives, and scalable learning best practices.
• Manage, Coach and Develop staff in L&P roles to deliver on the curriculum and develop future talent for the organization.
• Define training goals and objectives with key internal clients, and establishing, communicating, and managing teams to timelines and financial targets.
• Engage with multiple partners to deliver results for multiple priorities.
• Work with sales team, regulatory, legal, compliance, vendor management as client or functional unit lead.

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program.
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed