Sr. Manager, Medical Education-AMI Programs - Irvine, CA

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At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products. Our aesthetics portfolio includes facial injectables, body contouring, plastics, skin care, and more. Our goal is to consistently provide our customers with innovation, education, exceptional service, and a commitment to excellence, all with a personal touch. For more information, visit Follow Allergan Aesthetics on LinkedIn.

Job Description

Allergan Medical Institute (AMI) is responsible for the design and execution of customer education and training programs focused on the Allergan Aesthetics Portfolio. In this role, you will be supporting our facial injectable portfolio of products; JUVÉDERM® Collection of Fillers, Botox Cosmetic® and KYBELLA®; and our skincare portfolio of SkinMedica® and DiamondGlow®.

Summary :

The Senior Manager of AMI Programs is responsible for leading the strategy, design, development, implementation, and execution of Fundamentals Courses.

Reporting into the AMI Programs & Performance team, this position reports to the Associate Director/Director of Medical Education. This role works closely with every team within the Programs & Performance team as well as other cross functional AMI teams, brands teams, and field sales teams on planning, developing, implementing, and executing each initiative.

The successful candidate will have experience working in a multi-faceted high-paced matrix environment, strong project management, communication, and collaboration skills. They will also possess the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously, be solution oriented and work well under pressure, and be a self-starter and able to accomplish objectives and tasks on time and within budget.

We promote a culture of ONE team working together to reach one main goal: providing HCPs with educational programs to improve their skills and proficiency to provide their patients optimal and safe treatment outcomes using the Allergan Aesthetics portfolio of products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Program Management (50%) : 

• Program Strategy and Design : The Sr. Manager will work closely with the Associate Director / Director to identify program opportunities, strategize, and design programs to complement the This requires continuous insights gathering through customer and field teams’ ad boards and focus groups.
• Content Development and Optimization : The Sr. Manager will work cross functionally with the curricula team to outline program needs and support content development for identified programs, resources, and tools. This role will also support the development of all promotional activities including customer assets, sales force assets, digital assets, online registration site, meeting apps and more. This role will also assess user activity and make recommendations to optimize content and experience and share learnings with the Curricula team for continuous content and resource improvement.
• Program Development and Implementation: The Sr. Manager will work cross functionally with the AMI Faculty team to identify the appropriate Faculty to deliver each program and coach them accordingly.
• Program Operations and Execution: The Sr. Manager will lead operational efforts for AMI programs. The Sr. Manager will work with all appropriate internal teams and external vendors. This role will support the logistical execution of various programs in collaboration with agency partners and production.
• Program Reports and Analytics : The Sr. Manager is responsible for supporting the Program Excellence Lead in collaborating with sales analytics, sales teams, and various analytics vendors to outline measurable goals for enhanced educational programs. The Sr. Manager will also collaborate with the Program Excellence Lead on analyses, reporting of relevant metrics and use to improve and scale programs as required.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Communication (40%) :

• Cross-Functional Collaboration : The Sr. Manager will partner with all AMI cross-functional partners, internal sales/brand stakeholders and agency partners to best support the development of training programs while creating customer experiences and identifying efficiencies.
• Brand Team Engagement : This role will work directly with the team to align on key messages and field sales teams supporting all field communications, rollout program/event activities, customer recruitment protocols and equip them with the resources they need to effectively identify the right customers.
• Field Team Engagement and Communications : Develop regular brand communications and updates for field sales, including coordination of all approved material prior to sending. Coordinate with the AMI teams and agency partners to ensure internal sales team portals reflect key resources and ensure that expired resources are removed promptly. Respond to field requests and questions in a timely fashion.
• MLR Management : Support Curricula team’s MLRC submission/management through high collaboration and ensuring program needs & guidance is accurately reflected in program content. Evaluate re-approval needs when needed and coordinate with curricula team and/or agencies to ensure re-approvals requests are raised prior to expiration.

Technology & Competitive Monitoring (10%) :

• Technology and Competitive Monitoring : Monitor and evaluate training trends and technologies for integration in programs/resources; be well versed in relevant market research reports and technology trends. Collaborate with Market Research team. Identify trends, barriers, and opportunities for enhanced educational training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is mandatory.
• Minimum 4-6 years related experience.
• 3+ years’ experience in Pharmaceutical, Medical Aesthetics or Medical Device in the sector of Marketing and Sales. A combination of Marketing and Sales experience is ideal.
• Experience with facial injectables is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability of strategic thinking.
• Self-starter and strong problem-solving skills.
• High-energy, self-motivated and task oriented.
• Strong commitment to be accountable and responsible.
• Ability to manage budget.
• Proven organizational skills.
• Excellent presentation, communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Additional Requirements : 

• Ability to travel up to 70% including some weekends if necessary.
• Responsible for performing all duties in compliance following the appropriate regulations and all other international regulatory requirements with which Allergan Aesthetics complies.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.​

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