Job Description
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 PositionDevelopment 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 diabetologyPosition reports to General Manager Austria & Switzerland, Strategic Partnerships DACH for Abbott Diabetes CareMajor AccountabilitiesResponsible for the development and implementation of the training strategy of the Diabetes Care division within Austria and SwitzerlandAlignment of the training strategy within the commercial leadership team as well as the EMEA training organizationIdentification of training needs across the commercial organisationDevelopment of training curricula depending on training needs identified using state of the art adult training methodologies and systemsOrganization of virtual as well as face to face trainingsConducting training sessions, virtual as well as face to face in German, English and French, taking into account both knowledge levels and language capabilities of traineesConducting regular knowledge checks including implementation of feedback loops on the trainings deliveredQualificationsProven track record in adult education within a commercial organizationVery good language skills in German, French and EnglishUniversity degree or comparable executive training in adult education and/or coachingAt least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the pharmaceutical / medical technology industryCapabilities and experience in using state of the art training toolsStrong communication and negotiation skills combined with cross-functional teamworkExperience in working with AllegoProven 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 timeDo 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.(If you want to upload several documents, don`t save in between uploading them to be able to do so. Once you save your uploads, you will not be able to add more documents)
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