Learning & Development Advisor, Pharmaceutical Commercial Training

Updated: December 2, 2025
Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Job ID: 12879

 

 

 

Description

Your Impact at Syneos Health
 
As a Learning & Development Advisor, you will be at the forefront of shaping the commercial success of our pharmaceutical and biotech clients. You’ll be the strategic architect behind our learning solutions, designing high-impact training programs for commercial and medical teams across the industry. This is a role for a creative and strategic thinker who is passionate about crafting engaging learning experiences that drive real-world performance.
 
Partnering with our Business Development teams and clients, you will translate complex needs into powerful training content, from dynamic e-learning modules to live, facilitator-led workshops.
 
A Day in the Life 
  • Lead Training Strategy: Act as the lead Learning Strategist on client projects, assessing customer needs and defining the instructional approach for each program
  • Develop High-Impact Content: Create and oversee the development of engaging training content for various formats, including e-modules, virtual training, and live workshops
  • Collaborate with Experts: Work closely with Business Development and client teams to ensure learning solutions are aligned with project goals and identify future opportunities
  • Shape Future Leaders: Assist in building and refining role-specific training curricula for key positions like Leadership Development, Account Managers, and Medical Sales Liaisons
  • Drive Project Execution: Guide the project team, including writers and designers, to deliver exceptional quality, and step in to write content as needed
    What You’ll Bring
     
    Essential for the role:
    • Proven training and content development experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare industry
    • Expert-level PowerPoint and content creation skills, with a strong foundation in instructional design principles
    • Exceptional communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects effectively
    • A dedication to meeting and exceeding customer expectations
    • Ability to travel up to 10% domestically
    Desired extras:
    • University degree

    At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

    Why Syneos Health? We partner with industry experts to solve and execute against today's toughest commercialization challenges facing the world's leading healthcare companies. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities on our Commercial Operations and Leadership teams. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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    Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

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    Discover what our more than 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard, and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to those who need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career in which you’re guaranteed to:

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