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The WW Commercialization Skills Development Team is the driving force behind empowering our Commercialization teams with the functional, and/or specialized skills needed to optimize long-term success for the BMS portfolio of products. As the Senior Manager, Customer Engagement Platforms Learning Capability Lead, you will be responsible for the planning, development, and continuous improvement of global learning solutions that support effective adoption of our Customer Engagement (CE) platforms, with a focus on Veeva Interact and other Customer Engagement systems.
What We Are Looking For
The WW Commercialization Skills Team is currently seeking a talented learning professional who is passionate about developing high-impact learning solutions. The Senior Manager role is a home-office based position within PPK or Uxbridge locations, who has the primary responsibility to effectively consult, develop and execute best-in-class Customer Engagement Platforms skills-based learning solutions for Commercial and Medical Field and Home Office roles.
This role will help to evolve the strategic vision for learning support of Customer Engagement Platforms skills-based learning. This role will collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to successfully develop and maintain learning that supports Customer Engagement Platforms skills development and associated business objectives. These solutions aim to empower and support user adoption, productivity, and data-driven decision-making across Medical and Commercial teams.
Who You Will Work With
This role is a pivotal Senior Manager position focused on advancing skills development for Customer Engagement Platforms within the Worldwide Commercialization Learning Centre of Excellence at Bristol Myers Squibb. The Senior Manager will play a crucial role in orchestrating an integrated approach to learning and development. Reporting directly to the Director of Worldwide Commercialization Skills Development, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Associate Director of Worldwide Commercialization Customer Engagement Platforms Skills Development, this role demands strategic collaboration and leadership.
- Collaboration Harnessing synergies across diverse teams, including the Worldwide Commercialization Skills team, Centre of Excellence, and Enterprise Learning, to cohesively enhance customer engagement skills development throughout the organization.
- Stakeholder Engagement Partnering with a wide array of stakeholders, such as IT, US and International Commercialization teams, Worldwide Medical Learning, and In-Market/BU Strategy and Operations, to ensure training initiatives align with business objectives and regional needs.
Primary responsibilities
- Partner with the Associate Director to shape and advance the strategic learning vision for Customer Engagement Platforms skills development, ensuring alignment with evolving organizational priorities and stakeholder needs.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with global and regional teams to gather business requirements and translate them into scalable impactful learning experiences.
- Forge and maintain strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, and maintain strong relationships with SMEs, ensuring trust and strategic alignment with organizational goals.
- Act as a key liaison with WWCE, IT system owners, Business stakeholders, and local training leads to understand deployment timelines and functionality updates.
- Bridge CRM IT & Business Teams, attend all the appropriate forums, stay up to date and support technological transitions and evolution. Ensure seamless training integration.
- Lead tactical development of learner-centric training programs and pathways that integrates new technologies and enhancements, supporting evolving CRM capabilities.
- Development and sustainment of training pathways for new hires and existing users of Veeva Interact and integrated CE platforms.
- Oversee the macro design and validation process for training materials prior to development; coordinate closely with instructional designers, SMEs, and vendors to deliver high-quality content such as simulations, eLearnings, eBooks, job aids, and video resources.
- Lead the ongoing update and sustainment in response to system enhancements, new functionalities, and/or market feedback.
- Use learner feedback, analytics, and business insights to refine training programs and improve learner experience.
- Ensure the quality, accuracy and effectiveness of all training programs, through stakeholder review and SME validation.
- Project Manage the execution of training projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with organizational priorities. Support new capability rollouts, such as MOC, FIC, CE^3/Sophia
- Manage relationships with external vendors, holding them accountable for quality, timeliness, and strategic delivery of assigned learning programs.
- Coordinate localization of training materials and manage version control across global markets and business units.
- Oversee compliance, legal, and medical review workflows, including Promomats submissions, to ensure readiness for deployment.
- Foster innovation in learning by integrating modern modalities such as AI-driven learning, simulations, scenario-based experiences, and adaptive learning technologies. Benchmark against industry standards to ensure modern learning design
(Disclaimer The responsibilities listed above are only a summary and other responsibilities will be requirements as assigned)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, required.
- Project Management certification, preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Learning & Development, Digital Enablement, or CRM Systems Training in the pharma/life sciences domain, preferred.
- Strong Instructional Design understanding.
- Proven ability to translate complex systems and business processes into digestible training content.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Power Point, Excel and Word and other applications, with strong knowledge of Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate and LMS platforms (e.g., SuccessFactors).
- Knowledge of Sana, Storyline, or AI-enhanced training platforms, preferred.
- Experience operating in a complex global cross-matrix environment and effectively connecting and collaborating with key matrix team members and change management requirements.
- Familiarity with compliance and approval workflows in pharma (e.g., Promomats).
- Demonstrated effective communication and presentation skills.
- Intermediate to expert training experience required including knowledge of conducting training needs analysis, adult learning principles, learning design, development, execution and evaluation.
- Demonstrated strategic, forward-thinking, agile, enterprise mindset.
- Proven performance with a track record of meeting or exceeding goals.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and vendors effectively and simultaneously.
- Demonstrated track record of developing self & others to drive and enhance performance.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and solutions-oriented.
- Ability to travel for multiple meeting engagements.
Primary Location NA-US-NJ-Princeton Pike or Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Job Function Commercial
Organization WW Commercialization Learning, Centre of Excellence
The starting compensation for this job is a range from $148k-$175k, plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).
The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed.
Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https //careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.
Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.
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