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Job Description Position: Senior Manager, Learning & Development Business Partner – Oncology BU Regional Enablement Location: Shanghai Reporting Line: Assoc. Director, Learning & Development Role Summary: We are looking for a Senior Manager, L&D Business Partner to support Oncology BU at the regional level. The role will translate Oncology business priorities, launch/readiness needs, and field capability gaps into practical learning solutions that strengthen regional execution, customer engagement, manager coaching, compliant behaviors, and change agility.
Key Responsibilities: Partner with Oncology BU and regional leaders to identify priority capability needs and build a focused regional learning roadmap. Design and deliver learning solutions for launch readiness, disease/product knowledge, customer engagement, access collaboration, and regional execution excellence. Enable DMs and regional managers to strengthen field coaching, feedback, and reinforcement routines.
Support regional teams in building speak-up, adaptability, ownership, and change-ready behaviors. Measure learning effectiveness through stakeholder feedback, field adoption, coaching insights, and business-relevant indicators. Ensure all learning activities and materials meet company compliance and quality standards.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences or other related disciplines; Master’s degree preferred. 5+ years of experience in L&D, commercial excellence, commercial training, marketing, or field capability roles within healthcare/pharma; Oncology experience strongly preferred. Strong business acumen, stakeholder management, facilitation, program management, and data-driven learning evaluation skills.
Strong compliance mindset and ability to design practical learning experiences for a regulated oncology environment. Fluent in Chinese and English, with strong communication and influencing skills. Required Skills: Coaching, Learning and Development (L&D), Sales Management, Sales Training, Training Needs Assessment, Training Porgrams Preferred Skills: English Language, Key Account Management, Marketing, Oncology Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities.
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