Field Learning & Development Lead – North America

** Job title**:
Head, Field Learning & Development·
** Develop strategy for NA resources
** and experiences which will reinforce the competencies and enhance capabilities of the field teams including new hire curricula, new product launch planning, selling skills, and field leadership development.
* Lead proactive assessment of knowledge gaps within field teams; provide oversight and guidance to each product team to address with training initiatives and programs.
* Determine and implement innovative, efficient and effective ways of delivering training, leveraging Global GTMC and NA Learning standards
* Develop and execute learning experiences
* Ensure all training materials incorporate all appropriate regulatory and legal compliance guidance per the Sanofi Standard Operating Procedure
* Establish and implement key metrics to track and communicate level of value and impact of training and development initiatives to all stakeholders
· This role requires a high level of collaboration with Sales Leadership, Brand teams, Market Access, PSS, Medical, Legal and Compliance as well as offshore hub colleagues.o Maintain a detailed and up-to-date knowledge of advances in adult learning education and training technology and methodologies that could be relevant to the business unit and recommend appropriate updates to strategies and tactics as needed.o

Ensure budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements. Work with global teams such as the Learning Council to ensure plans and initiatives are reviewed and assessed to see if there are efficiencies that be achieved
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* Experience:

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* · 15 plus years of relevant pharmaceutical/biotech/vaccine industry experience
* Experienced in leading by influence and driving in matrix project teams and organizational set-ups.
* Project management: ensure the correct pace of the acceleration.
* Experience leading diverse teams.
* Proven delivery of outstanding results.
* Ability to leverage networks, to develop people, coach and give feedback, empower people.
* Ability to lead change while achieving business goals and objectives, act for change, challenging continuously the status quo.
* High persistency and resilience.
** Knowledge:
*** Field force support background: robust acumen in training, learning and development subjects, knowledge about customer facing capabilities, including but not limited to SFE subjects, incentives schemes, target, segmentation, and tools of managing operations.
* Experience in having deployed innovative learning solutions for big audiences.
* Strategic analysis and planning, project management, excellent English language knowledge and skills (written and oral), IT knowledge and skills, proven impactful communication, presentation, persuasion, skills ability to work cross-functionally.
** Skills and

Competencies:

**** Business**:
Ability to prioritize;
Financial and Development acumen;
Over achievement against set objectives;
Ability to work on their own initiative and make quality decisions;
Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate, present, persuade and argument among all GBUs teams and partners.
** Leadership**:
Leads by example and walks the talk;
Role models the principles and behaviors of Play-To-Win and Thoughtful Risk Taking. Engages others through active and impactful communication;
Demonstrates a high-level drive, passion and ambition for high performance;
Challenges continuously the status quo;
Develops fresh approaches in order to deliver results;
Has well-developed time management skills, mastering in prioritizing tasks and planning own workloads to ensure deadlines and desired results are met.
** Networking**:
Is a strong relationship builder;
Seeks out new opportunities;
Demonstrates team working and shares best practices always;
Has experience of successfully leading projects in multicultural environments and in a matrix organization.
** Personal Characteristics**:
Hands-on, accountability, creativity, initiative, high persistence and resilience, stress management, learning agility, result orientation, ability to work on one's own, continuous improvement, listening skills, empathy to understand the needs of the different businesses within distinct geographies.
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