Commercial Excellence Marketing Training Manager

The Marketing Training Manager will help in the design, development, and delivery of marketing curriculum for the U.S. Area Marketers. The Marketing Training Manager is accountable to the Associate Director, Marketing Training. The Marketing Training Manager has primary responsibility to partner with Marketing Managers and Leaders across AbbVie's portfolio of businesses in order to develop solutions that drive knowledge and skill development of marketing competencies.

The position will rely on the ability to create, lead and work within cross-functional teams made of participants from U.S. Commercial Excellence, In-Field Team Effectiveness, U.S. Commercial Marketing and Market Access, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, OEC, HEOR, Agency Relations, Business HR, and other internal/external partners. Must be comfortable with cross-functional team structure and adept at collaboration.

Key Responsibilities Includes:

• Works collaboratively with Marketing Training Team in the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation (ADDIE Model) and refresh of marketing training curriculum, leveraging innovative and competitive techniques and concepts and working with subject matter experts from different areas of expertise within and outside of the commercial organization.
• Leads marketing onboarding initiatives, requiring detailed project planning, effective relationship building with leaders across the organization, content co-creation with subject matter experts, bringing forth expertise around innovative and engaging approaches, program execution and facilitation of training sessions, and program modifications based on evaluations/program feedback.
• Act as an internal marketing consultant to U.S. Commercial Marketing and Market Access teams, transferring knowledge and development and delivery of marketing competency skills and capability training.

Accountability & Scope:

• Leads the process to define, design, and deliver content related to our multi-faceted commercial model.
• Consistently works across franchises to gain stakeholder input in effort to build / maintain core curriculum that positions talent as a competitive advantage.
• Ensures curriculum is effectively delivered and coached within all applicable programs.
• Drives enhancement of marketing competencies of our new and existing marketers to drive commercialization of products across the portfolio.
• Have a passion for driving excellence with a focus on performance results that fosters accountability within self, U.S. Commercial Excellence, and stakeholders.

• Knowledge of applicable regulations and standards affecting Pharmaceutical Products (e.g. CFR 210/211, cGMP) specifically,
• 2-3 years marketing experience required; specific experience in marketing, sales, and/or commercial training preferred
• Strategic thinking and business planning skills necessary to diagnose needs, develop, direct, and influence commercial training and organizational development strategies
• Exceptional stakeholder communication skills to develop partnerships and align training with the business strategy
• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of individuals at all levels of management--both in the field and in marketing--to gain consensus on training program development and delivery
• Knowledge of instructional design systems or extensive experience in training, development of training and curriculum design are also desirable
• Proven ability to integrate business trends, brand strategies, and marketplace drivers into plans that drive competitive advantage to the organization
• Project management experience, managing cross-functional teams and/or external partners through large projects or initiatives

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required; preferably in science or business administration/marketing to support content development that effectively reflects challenges in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry.

Hiring Manager:

• Danielle Marifern, Associate Director, ComX Marketing Training

Position will be filled as a grade 18 or 19, depending on candidate experience.