Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Commercial Training Manager Austria & Switzerland
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Abbott Diabetes Care division, Baar location in Switzerland. The position could be also located in our office in Vienna, Austria.
Primary Objective of Position

• Development and implementation of the training strategy: Training of and/or development and organisation of trainings for the commercial organization in Austria and Switzerland on products, sales methodologies, treatment trends and studies in the therapeutic area of diabetology
• Position reports to General Manager Austria & Switzerland, Strategic Partnerships DACH for Abbott Diabetes Care

Major Accountabilities

• Responsible for the development and implementation of the training strategy of the Diabetes Care division within Austria and Switzerland
• Alignment of the training strategy within the commercial leadership team as well as the EMEA training organization
• Identification of training needs across the commercial organisation
• Development of training curricula depending on training needs identified using state of the art adult training methodologies and systems
• Organization of virtual as well as face to face trainings
• Conducting training sessions, virtual as well as face to face in German, English and French, taking into account both knowledge levels and language capabilities of trainees
• Conducting regular knowledge checks including implementation of feedback loops on the trainings delivered

Qualifications

• Proven track record in adult education within a commercial organization
• Very good language skills in German, French and English
• University degree or comparable executive training in adult education and/or coaching
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the pharmaceutical / medical technology industry
• Capabilities and experience in using state of the art training tools
• Strong communication and negotiation skills combined with cross-functional teamwork
• Experience in working with Allego
• Proven track record in using state of the art training methods (including but not limited to webinars, podcasts, video on demand, virtual quizzes, etc)
• Ability to travel flexibly mostly within Europe for at least 30% of time

Do you like the sound of this job and think you've got what it takes? Then send us your CV today. We look forward to receiving your application as pdf.
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The base pay for this position is N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY: Sales Support & Administration
DIVISION: ADC Diabetes Care
LOCATION: Switzerland
Baar : Neuhofstrasse 23
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT: Standard
TRAVEL: Yes, 25 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

Skills Required