Senior Training Manager - Oncology
AbbVie
August 11, 2026
Remote friendly (Mettawa, IL)
United States
$124,500 - $236,500 USD yearly
Human Resources
Senior Training Manager, Oncology
Key Accountabilities/Core Job Responsibilities:
- Maintain subject matter expertise for disease states, products and therapeutic areas.
- Develop and execute Oncology/Hematology training programs with minimal guidance.
- Design and enhance curriculum to meet Commercial organization needs.
- Coordinate with Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Medical and Regulatory to ensure medical accuracy and compliance with promotional policies.
- Manage vendors for training content development and contract requirements.
- Perform project management during development of training content.
- Lead training meetings (planning, logistics, vendor monitoring, participant conduct).
- Partner with Marketing and Sales to meet brand objectives and coordinate rollout for field colleagues.
- Influence and lead without authority via cross-functional collaboration within Franchise A.
- Collaborate with external partners and partner-company colleagues to deliver best-in-class training and align on training strategy and tactics.
- Act as a resource for field sales via participation in sales meetings and routine field rides.
- Design and lead training work sessions at National Sales and POA meetings.
- Develop and maintain facilitation skills for training delivery.
- Continually assess training needs for clinical fluency and development competencies and provide feedback to drive innovation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
- 5+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience.
- Training, Marketing or Sales experience preferred.
- Knowledge of Oncology/Hematology disease areas preferred.
- Experience developing training tools to enhance clinical acumen (plus).
- Knowledge of adult learning principles, training design concepts, and platforms (plus).
- Strong collaboration, professionalism, and ability to excel in a complex cross-functional environment.
- Ability to work in an unstructured environment; strategic time management.
- Exceptional oral presentation; strong learning, problem solving, interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational/multi-tasking; self-motivation with minimal supervision.
- Highly desirable: expertise with AI and innovative technology platforms (iPAD) and tools (MS PowerPoint/Word/Excel).
Key Accountabilities/Core Job Responsibilities:
- Maintain subject matter expertise for disease states, products and therapeutic areas.
- Develop and execute Oncology/Hematology training programs with minimal guidance.
- Design and enhance curriculum to meet Commercial organization needs.
- Coordinate with Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Medical and Regulatory to ensure medical accuracy and compliance with promotional policies.
- Manage vendors for training content development and contract requirements.
- Perform project management during development of training content.
- Lead training meetings (planning, logistics, vendor monitoring, participant conduct).
- Partner with Marketing and Sales to meet brand objectives and coordinate rollout for field colleagues.
- Influence and lead without authority via cross-functional collaboration within Franchise A.
- Collaborate with external partners and partner-company colleagues to deliver best-in-class training and align on training strategy and tactics.
- Act as a resource for field sales via participation in sales meetings and routine field rides.
- Design and lead training work sessions at National Sales and POA meetings.
- Develop and maintain facilitation skills for training delivery.
- Continually assess training needs for clinical fluency and development competencies and provide feedback to drive innovation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
- 5+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience.
- Training, Marketing or Sales experience preferred.
- Knowledge of Oncology/Hematology disease areas preferred.
- Experience developing training tools to enhance clinical acumen (plus).
- Knowledge of adult learning principles, training design concepts, and platforms (plus).
- Strong collaboration, professionalism, and ability to excel in a complex cross-functional environment.
- Ability to work in an unstructured environment; strategic time management.
- Exceptional oral presentation; strong learning, problem solving, interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational/multi-tasking; self-motivation with minimal supervision.
- Highly desirable: expertise with AI and innovative technology platforms (iPAD) and tools (MS PowerPoint/Word/Excel).