Novartis Posted August 18, 2026

(Senior) Capability Building Manager- Area

Shanghai (Shanghai), China Regular
Sales Manager

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About this opportunity

About the role: In this role, you will lead regional capability building by identifying capability gaps and learning needs, driving FF upskilling through learning courses and AI assessment tools, and executing regional and central learning programs. You will collaborate with FF leaders, cross-functional partners and design teams to optimize learning solutions, strengthen training resources and empower trainers through continuous check-in and feedback in EVOLVE.

Key Responsibilities:ž   lead team to Identify regional capability cap and learning needsž   lead team to drive FF upskilling leverage kinds of learning solution, including learning course/AI assessment toolž   lead team to achieve FF learning goal and feedback FF learning experience and engage design team to optimize the learning solutionsž   lead regional learning project and execute the central learning program.ž   Lead the digital transformation on training solutions,ž   Collaborate and engage with FF leaders to be a sponsor for learning programž   Partner with X-function to develop and integrate training resources which reinforce and strengthen adherence to relevant processes and procedures.ž   Support to course design by best practices of FFž   Empower trainers through continuous check-in and feedback in EVOLVE for coaching to unleash trainer’s potential. Essential Requirements: ž   More than 2 years’ experience of course design, deliverž   More than 2 years’ experience of learning deliver by onlinež   Strong communication and influencing skills.ž   Curious about new things, customer focused, and agile to change.

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Sales
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Shanghai (Shanghai), China
Employment type
Regular

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Sales role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 659 comparable Manager Sales roles across 82 biopharma companies.

659Comparable roles tracked
603Currently active
82Companies hiring similar roles
54Countries represented

Salary context

189 of 659 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Sr. Inside Sales Business Development Manager · AbbVie $27/hr – $48/hr (≈ $56,160–$99,840/yr)
Highest disclosed · Regional General Manager - Vaccines Southeast · Sanofi Vaccines US Inc. $232,500/yr – $387,500/yr
Peer group range $78,000 – $310,000 (median $185,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 659 comparable roles

United States385
India35
China33
Germany27
Poland13
Vietnam12

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Seniority mix

659 of 659 peers have a known seniority level

Manager606
Associate Director40
Associate13

Therapeutic area mix

181 of 659 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology75
Dermatology & Aesthetics23
Rare Disease20
Vaccines & Infectious Disease16
Cardiovascular / CVRM15
Neuroscience11
Immunology10
Respiratory8
Gastroenterology2
Ophthalmology1

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