Senior Learning & Development Specialist - III

Lead Stack Inc. is an award-winning, one of the nation's fastest-growing, certified minority-owned (MBE) staffing services provider of contingent workforce. As a recognized industry leader in contingent workforce solutions and Certified as a Great Place to Work, we're proud to partner with some of the most admired Fortune 500 brands in the world.

Location:

Foster City, CA 94404 | Duration: 18 months | Pay range: $80/hr – $145/hr on W2

Biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life‑threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. It operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California. Reporting to the Director, Commercial Learning and Development for the HIV Business Unit, the Sr.

Manager Commercial L&D will oversee development of and provide expertise in the implementation of a training curriculum and sustainment that serves the needs for the Field Commercial Organization within the HIV Business Unit. This position is posted as either a Remote position (25‑30% travel) or Head Quarters (15‑20% travel) based on the successful candidate making an informed choice. Travel is required to attend meetings and training events for launch.

• Lead and collaborate on the development and implementation of knowledge/skill based training focused on ensuring successßte through therapeutic disease state and product knowledge for commercial field sales.
• Develops and executes training with a specific focus on our new hire program 'Accelerate' as well as account management skills, product knowledge, new promotional campaigns, product launches, communication skills, selling skills, phased trainings, sales meeting training workshops, ongoing learning sustainment programs & other as needed field sales.
• Collaborates with and supports relevant internal departments, including Marketing, Commercial (Field Sales, National Accounts, Regional Trainers), Commercial Operations, Global L&D, Medical Information, Legal, Business Conduct and Regulatory to develop appropriate training.
• Collaborates with internal customers including Compliance/Legal, Marketing and Medical Information to ensure training materials and workshops are current, effective and compliant with regulatory guidelines.
• Partners with external vendors to design curricula or programs and planning of instructional methods and materials using adult learning principles.
• Effectively prepares for instruction by conducting needs assessments, identifying targeted participant characteristics, and soliciting cross‑functional feedback before finalizing design and strategy.
• Offers solutions for bridging gaps between current organizational capabilities and needs.
• Helps ensure readiness of the organization for training deployment including identifying key stakeholders and determining their needs in advance, in order to deliver high quality and effective programming.
• Analyzes the characteristics of existing technologies and their use in instructional design.
• Partners with subject matter experts and key stakeholders to identify training needs, improve training solutions
  
  Vice and lead change initiative implementation.
• Monitors and maintains alignment with Commercial group's strategic training plan while balancing short‑term and long‑term business goals.
• Manages budget aligned with both the development of training resources and / or POA / Sales Meetings.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Teams and PowerPoint, particularly as used in the development of instructional content.
• Highly self‑motivated and self‑managed; ability to work independently and as part of a team with minimal coaching or supervision.
• Ability to organize and work under strict time and production deadlines, while producing quality deliverables.
• Good organization skills, time management, and the…