Americas Training Manager - AMD

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive short, medium, and long-term training strategies for the Americas commercial organization.
• Design, develop, and deliver training programs covering product knowledge, selling skills, business acumen, and soft skills.
• Collaborate with sales, service, marketing, and business leaders to ensure training meets evolving organizational needs.
• Continuously update the Americas training curriculum to include new and pipeline products.
• Assess training effectiveness through KPIs, surveys, and sales performance metrics, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Lead cross-functional teams in executing training programs in both classroom and field-based settings.
• Conduct one-on-one coaching sessions with representatives and frontline managers to reinforce learning.
• Manage training administration, including compliance, LMS systems, and instructional design material development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of commercial experience, preferably within the Diagnostics or Medical Device industry.
• 3+ years of successful sales training experience.
• Proficiency in the development and delivery of customer-focused training.
• Ability to travel up to 40% domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or Learning and Development certification.
• Outstanding facilitation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, French, or Portuguese.
• Previous sales or territory leadership experience in a similar industry.
• Experience with instructional design tools such as Adobe InDesign, Storyline, Rise, Camtasia, or Vyond.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities within a global international company.
• Access to medical coverage through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.
• Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement and specialized student debt/education programs.

About the Company

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines, serving people in more than 160 countries.