Novartis Posted September 15, 2026

(Senior) Capability Building Manager- Area

Shanghai (Shanghai), China FULL_TIME
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. Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve. 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
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

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

We currently track 748 comparable Manager Sales roles across 104 biopharma companies.

748Comparable roles tracked
706Currently active
104Companies hiring similar roles
56Countries represented

Salary context

186 of 748 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
Highest disclosed · Regional General Manager - Vaccines Southeast · Sanofi Vaccines US Inc. $232,500/yr – $387,500/yr
Peer group range $95,500 – $310,000 (median $167,000)

Where these roles are based

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United States423
India38
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Poland18
China17
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Seniority mix

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Manager718
Associate Director20
Associate10

Therapeutic area mix

225 of 748 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

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Cardiovascular / CVRM43
Rare Disease31
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Neuroscience22
Vaccines & Infectious Disease20
Immunology13
Respiratory6
Gastroenterology5
Ophthalmology3

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