Work experience

I am a qualified pharmacist, with more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. 

As Head of Learning and Development, I focused on the sales force i.e. Medical Representatives and Regional Managers. My roles and responsibilities included the design, development, and facilitation of product and disease area knowledge (for existing and newly launched products), in the fields of osteoporosis, depression, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia for example, as well as the facilitation of in-call competencies and soft skills training of the entire sales force. This included the design, development, and implementation of blended learning programmes, with the design and development of eLearning and microlearning modules, forming part of these programmes.

 As the company SDF, I was responsible for the preparation and submission to the CHIETA, of the yearly Workplace Skills Plan/ Annual Training Report of the entire subsidiary and was also closely involved in the management and implementation of Pharmaceutical Sales Representative learnerships in the subsidiary.

My role as Head of Compliance included the review and validation of all promotional and non-promotional material of the subsidiary.

 Qualifications

  • B.Pharm
  • National Diploma in Education, Training and Development Practices
  • Instructional Design Tools for eLearning
  • Accredited assessor (CHIETA)

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