Professional Development

 At Campbell Alliance, learning starts on your very first dayand never stops!  You will have numerous and ongoing opportunities to develop professionally through instructor-led, online, and on-the-job training and mentoring.

As a member of the consulting team, you will hit the ground running.  Your first week at Campbell Alliance will be dedicated solely to intense training.  In addition to learning about all the tools and resources available at your fingertips, you will also attend scenario-based "ACT" or "Accelerated Consulting Training," where you will have opportunities to learn, practice, and apply the skills needed to not only do the job, but do the job well. The training team also offers ACT II, designed for consultants who are moving up through the ranks, and consists of Managing Projects, Managing Staff, Developing Deliverables, and Presenting at, Leading and Facilitating Meetings.

Training doesn't stop there.  Campbell Alliance offers many other training opportunities, all of which are posted, tracked and reported through the Learn Center, Campbell Alliance's online Learning Management System.  In addition to instructor-led training, including Situational Leadership®, Communication Skills, and Presentational Speaking, you will have access to well over 100 online courses. These include:

  • Understanding Pharma - developed by the Pharmaceutical Institute, the leading provider of specialized knowledge for pharma and biotech professionals.  These nine modules total 20 hours of instruction and provide insight into the critical functional areas within pharmaceutical and biotech companies and how those functions interact. Topics include an Introduction to the Industry, Discovery, Clinical Development, Manufacturing, Distribution, Business Development, Marketing and Brand Management, Sales, and Managed Markets.  These modules enable our consulting team members to round out their specialized functional expertise with a broad understanding of functions outside their own practice areas. 
  • Therapeutic Area Courses - created by the Pharmaceutical Institute.  Dozens of modules delve into therapeutic areas that include hypertension, valvular disease, oncology, congenital heart disease, stroke, and thrombosis. These modules detail, among other things, the physiology of relevant systems, causes, diagnosis, and treatment. They provide our consulting team members with online, on-demand access to in-depth therapeutic area knowledge needed to support their product-specific engagements.
  • MindLeaders - a technology-based courseware vendor, offering a variety of management, communication, and technical courses.  Topics include Building Relationships, Coaching, Project Management and many others. 
  • Regulatory Training - created by the Pharmaceutical Institute.  Topics include Biostatistics, Good Clinical Practice (Part 1 & 2), Good Laboratory Practice, and 21 CFR Part 11.
  • Prospecting and Selling at Campbell Alliance created in conjunction with our Marketing Department.  This series of courses provides team members with the tools they will need to understand Campbell Alliance's consulting services and how to promote them effectively.

We’re constantly developing or enhancing other live and online courses, such as consulting management training.

Training continues far beyond that found in our formal courses.  Campbell Alliance works in a team environment.  As a member of our consulting team, you will be working side by side with the most knowledgeable and well-respected consultants in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries; you’ll be supported by knowledgeable researchers and editors, and interact with clients who are at the forefront of their industry and entrusted with critical initiatives.  The quantity and quality of consulting and pharmaceutical industry knowledge you will gain through your association with both your clients and peers is immeasurable.

Spotlight

Prior to joining Campbell Alliance, I was working with an early stage pharmaceutical company. We did a project with Campbell Alliance and were very impressed by the professionalism of the consultants and particularly by the quality of the work product, which was extremely helpful to us in developing our business. Now that I am actually working at Campbell Alliance, I am even more impressed by the commitment to the quality of the work and the emphasis on client satisfaction. Working with Campbell Alliance as a client, I clearly learned how they are different from other consulting firms. Now working for the firm, I really understand how through the dedication and commitment to client satisfaction Campbell Alliance is able to effectively differentiate themselves from their competition.
- J.M., Executive Vice President
During Act I, the two-week training course, we learned the tools, resources, and standards to become proficient and effective at Campbell Alliance. The training team’s commitment to our experiential learning far exceeded my expectations.
- L.L., Consultant
The training programs at Campbell are very comprehensive from the initial on-boarding to continual programs in leadership, industry research, and professional development. This dedication to personal development, coupled with the collegial support of professionals with extensive expertise, has offered me many growth opportunities and made my experience at Campbell very rewarding.
- K.K., Consultant
I have been in the pharma/biotech industry for over seventeen years, and my experience with Campbell Alliance has been a superior one, beginning with the recruiting process, and continuing daily. I especially enjoy my colleagues’ and clients’ responses when I tell them I am with Campbell Alliance. I am overwhelmingly greeted with accolades and compliments for the organization. The stellar reputation that Campbell Alliance has established for itself matches the character that I have projected throughout my career. I feel very fortunate to have achieved this symbiotic relationship at this stage in my career and look forward to continuing my professional development here at Campbell Alliance.
- T.K., Director of Sales