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Capability Building ManagerNovartis · New South Wales (NSW)
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Capability Building Manager

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-22 New South Wales (NSW) Hybrid Human Resources Recruitment
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market NA

About the Company

Job Description Summary We are looking for an experienced Capability Building Manager to join our team and play a key role in strengthening enterprise-wide capability across Marketing, Sales, Value & Access, and Medical Affairs. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong experience in learning, capability development, commercial excellence, training deployment, and cross-functional stakeholder management within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare sector. The Capability Building Manager will act as the "voice of learning" across the organisation, assessing capability needs, localising and deploying global learning programmes, and ensuring that learning initiatives deliver measurable business impact. Working closely with functional heads and aligned to global strategy, this role will help ensure the organisation is equipped with the skills, agility, and knowledge required to be future-ready. Job Description Assess capability needs across Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, and Value & Access, ensuring alignment with global learning strategy and business priorities. Localise, deploy, and deliver global learning programmes and curricula tailored to country and functional needs. Support the rollout of strategic capability programmes such as Rep of the Future, ICE, IMEx, 6IBs, and other global learning initiatives. Partner with functional heads and subject matter experts to identify priority capability gaps and develop effective learning solu

Responsibilities

  • ● Strong understanding of pharmaceutical business functions, ideally including Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Value & Access.
  • ● Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior functional leaders and subject matter experts.
  • ● Ability to assess capability gaps and translate them into practical, business-aligned learning solutions.
  • ● Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple programmes and priorities.
  • ● Vendor management and budget management experience would be beneficial.
  • ● Excellent communication, facilitation, and influencing skills.
  • ● You will be a trusted partner to functional teams, ensuring that learning is not just delivered, but embedded, adopted, and connected to measurable business outcomes. Why Join This is a high-impact role with the opportunity to shape capability excellence across the organisation. You will work closely with senior leaders, influence cross-functional learning priorities, and help build the skills needed to support future growth and transformation.
  • ● If you have experience in pharmaceutical capability building and are passionate about developing people, strengthening organisational performance, and driving meaningful learning impact, we would be keen to hear from you.

Requirements

  • ● building, learning and development, commercial excellence, or training within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.