Andrew N.

About Andrew N.

Helping people to learn and succeed is what I love to do. Over a decade of experience in the health care industry: sales, leading teams, initiating projects, and \"sales training,\"- or as I like to call it -\"sales learning.\"I believe that the stories are one of the most powerful ways to communicate and learn. Skills: Coaching, Marketing, Public Speaking, Leadership Development, Sales Management, Training, Sales, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Teaching, Storytelling, Strategic Planning, Japanese, Medical Device, Case Studies, Healthcare, Sales Training, Pharmaceuticals, Keynote Speaker, Diabetes, Cardiovascular, Urology, Prostatectomy, Partial Nephrectomy, PAH, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, CF, Cystic Fibrosis

Experience

1. Director, Commercial Learning & Development

   Gilead Sciences

   May 2015 — Present

   Director, Advanced Skills Training. Professional development programs for new-to-role learners across multiple business units in US Commercial organization. Communication skills, leadership competencies, collaboration capabilities, and more.Oncology Director for Commercial Learning & Development TeamPreviously Director for Liver (Hepatitis B&C), and Associate Director for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and cystic fibrosis (CF) sales forces.

Education

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA, Marketing, Finance

  1999 — 2001

• Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

  Research Project: "Cultural Geography of Japan's 5 Gokaido Roads"

  1993 — 1994

• Doshisha University

  Junior Year Abroad & Homestay Experience, Associated Kyoto Program (AKP) Exchange

  1991 — 1992

• Colby College

  B.A., East Asian Studies, Economics

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Medical Devices
• Storytelling
• Marketing
• Public Speaking
• Marketing Strategy
• Coaching
• Management
• Case Studies
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership Development
• Leadership
• Training
• Sales Management
• Teaching
• Entrepreneurship
• Japanese
• Sales