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Learning and Development roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, organizational development, or a related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a reliable path for Australian L&D professionals targeting U.S. employers.
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About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
The Head of Learning and Development, Commercial (US-based) is a senior, enterprise-level leader responsible for owning and driving the end-to-end Learning & Development strategy for AbbVie's US Commercial organization. This role serves as the primary L&D partner to senior Commercial leaders, ensuring that learning investment is tightly aligned with US commercial strategy, brand priorities, and portfolio launch objectives.
The Head of L&D, Commercial leads a high-performing team of L&D professionals and is accountable for building a future-ready US Commercial workforce through the design, execution, and continuous improvement of impactful, measurable learning programs. This includes developing critical capabilities across field sales forces, commercial managers, and newly promoted leaders to drive performance, accelerate launches, and sustain competitive advantage in the market.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with US Commercial VPs, Brand Team Leaders, and Sales Leaders to align learning priorities with US commercial strategy, brand priorities, and launch objectives — delivering high-quality therapeutic area and product knowledge training and capability programs within agreed timelines and to the highest standards.
- Partner with Market Access and Patient Services to ensure field force training and capability development initiatives deliver measurable, in-market outcomes, continuously refining programs based on performance data and business feedback.
- Leverage digital platforms, virtual learning technologies, and data to drive innovative, scalable, and experiential learning solutions that meet the evolving needs of the US Commercial organization and position AbbVie as a best-in-class learning organization.
- Work with the Compliance Steering Committee to govern, document, and measure the development and execution of all US Commercial organization training on corporate policies, procedures, PhRMA guidelines, and AbbVie's Code of Business Conduct — ensuring compliance readiness across the entire commercial workforce.
- Manage vendor relationships, training program budgets, and end-to-end program implementation; demonstrate cost efficiency and fiscal discipline through strategic vendor selection, and ongoing assessment of return on learning investment.
- Partner with Enterprise Learning and cross-functional learning colleagues, bringing US Commercial perspective and best practices to enterprise-wide programs and ensuring alignment between US Commercial L&D and the broader AbbVie learning ecosystem.
- Inspire, coach, and lead direct reports to set and achieve impactful, measurable learning and business outcomes — fostering a team culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous professional development.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in Business, Organizational Development, Learning & Development, or a related field strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Sales Training, Commercial Excellence, or a related discipline within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
- Sales and/or sales management experience required at the District Manager level or above; Regional Director level or above strongly preferred.
- Proven experience leading large-scale L&D strategies and programs in a complex, matrixed US Commercial organization with accountability for measurable business outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior Commercial leaders at the VP level and above, aligning learning investment and program design with strategic business priorities.
- Experience managing teams, multi-million dollar budgets ($3MM+), and vendor relationships, with a track record of delivering results on time and within budget.
Preferred:
- Experience operating within a high-performing matrix organization with cross-functional leadership responsibilities spanning multiple business units or therapeutic areas.
- Strong working knowledge of pharmaceutical compliance regulations, including PhRMA guidelines, AbbVie Code of Business Conduct, and Operating Guidelines governing commercial training and promotional activity.
- Proficiency with digital learning platforms, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and virtual delivery technologies; demonstrated ability to scale learning solutions through technology.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement evaluation frameworks that measure learning effectiveness and translate outcomes into quantifiable business impact.
- Active engagement with external industry forums, professional learning networks, and key learning specialists to continuously inform, benchmark, and differentiate AbbVie's US Commercial L&D strategy.
Key Stakeholders
- US Commercial VPs and Senior Leaders
- Brand Team Leaders and Marketing Directors
- US Sales Leaders
- Enterprise Learning & Development Leadership
- External Vendors and Learning Partners
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
Company Description
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
The Head of Learning and Development, Commercial (US-based) is a senior, enterprise-level leader responsible for owning and driving the end-to-end Learning & Development strategy for AbbVie's US Commercial organization. This role serves as the primary L&D partner to senior Commercial leaders, ensuring that learning investment is tightly aligned with US commercial strategy, brand priorities, and portfolio launch objectives.
The Head of L&D, Commercial leads a high-performing team of L&D professionals and is accountable for building a future-ready US Commercial workforce through the design, execution, and continuous improvement of impactful, measurable learning programs. This includes developing critical capabilities across field sales forces, commercial managers, and newly promoted leaders to drive performance, accelerate launches, and sustain competitive advantage in the market.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with US Commercial VPs, Brand Team Leaders, and Sales Leaders to align learning priorities with US commercial strategy, brand priorities, and launch objectives — delivering high-quality therapeutic area and product knowledge training and capability programs within agreed timelines and to the highest standards.
- Partner with Market Access and Patient Services to ensure field force training and capability development initiatives deliver measurable, in-market outcomes, continuously refining programs based on performance data and business feedback.
- Leverage digital platforms, virtual learning technologies, and data to drive innovative, scalable, and experiential learning solutions that meet the evolving needs of the US Commercial organization and position AbbVie as a best-in-class learning organization.
- Work with the Compliance Steering Committee to govern, document, and measure the development and execution of all US Commercial organization training on corporate policies, procedures, PhRMA guidelines, and AbbVie's Code of Business Conduct — ensuring compliance readiness across the entire commercial workforce.
- Manage vendor relationships, training program budgets, and end-to-end program implementation; demonstrate cost efficiency and fiscal discipline through strategic vendor selection, and ongoing assessment of return on learning investment.
- Partner with Enterprise Learning and cross-functional learning colleagues, bringing US Commercial perspective and best practices to enterprise-wide programs and ensuring alignment between US Commercial L&D and the broader AbbVie learning ecosystem.
- Inspire, coach, and lead direct reports to set and achieve impactful, measurable learning and business outcomes — fostering a team culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous professional development.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in Business, Organizational Development, Learning & Development, or a related field strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Sales Training, Commercial Excellence, or a related discipline within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
- Sales and/or sales management experience required at the District Manager level or above; Regional Director level or above strongly preferred.
- Proven experience leading large-scale L&D strategies and programs in a complex, matrixed US Commercial organization with accountability for measurable business outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior Commercial leaders at the VP level and above, aligning learning investment and program design with strategic business priorities.
- Experience managing teams, multi-million dollar budgets ($3MM+), and vendor relationships, with a track record of delivering results on time and within budget.
Preferred:
- Experience operating within a high-performing matrix organization with cross-functional leadership responsibilities spanning multiple business units or therapeutic areas.
- Strong working knowledge of pharmaceutical compliance regulations, including PhRMA guidelines, AbbVie Code of Business Conduct, and Operating Guidelines governing commercial training and promotional activity.
- Proficiency with digital learning platforms, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and virtual delivery technologies; demonstrated ability to scale learning solutions through technology.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement evaluation frameworks that measure learning effectiveness and translate outcomes into quantifiable business impact.
- Active engagement with external industry forums, professional learning networks, and key learning specialists to continuously inform, benchmark, and differentiate AbbVie's US Commercial L&D strategy.
Key Stakeholders
- US Commercial VPs and Senior Leaders
- Brand Team Leaders and Marketing Directors
- US Sales Leaders
- Enterprise Learning & Development Leadership
- External Vendors and Learning Partners
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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Frame your credentials for U.S. specialty occupation
Your Australian three-year bachelor's degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree, but your offer letter must specify that the role requires a degree in a relevant field, not just any discipline. Generic job descriptions that say 'bachelor's preferred' can sink an E-3 visa application.
Target employers with dedicated L&D functions
Focus on mid-to-large organizations with standalone Learning and Development teams rather than generalist HR departments. Companies running internal training academies, leadership programs, or compliance training at scale are far more likely to understand and support E-3 sponsorship from day one.
Search for E-3 sponsorship roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters U.S. job listings by E-3 visa sponsorship willingness, so you're not cold-applying to roles where the employer has never filed an LCA. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork once you have an offer confirmed.
Clarify LCA obligations before accepting an offer
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with the DOL certifying your wage meets the prevailing rate for your L&D role and location. This step happens before your consulate appointment, so confirm your employer understands the timeline and is prepared to act quickly after your offer is signed.
Prepare an instructional design portfolio for visa interviews
Consular officers assess whether your background genuinely requires a specialized degree. Bring documentation linking your qualifications to the specific L&D deliverables in your job description, such as curriculum frameworks, needs assessments, or learning management system implementations you've led.
Account for E-3 status when negotiating your start date
E-3 consulate processing in Australia typically runs two to four weeks after your interview, but LCA certification at the DOL adds seven or more working days before you can even book your appointment. Build at least six weeks from offer acceptance into your proposed start date to avoid pressure on both sides.
E-3 Visa Learning And Development: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Learning and Development jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to find U.S. Learning and Development roles where employers are open to E-3 sponsorship. Standard job boards don't filter by visa type, so you end up applying blindly. Migrate Mate surfaces roles from employers already familiar with the E-3 process, reducing the back-and-forth about whether sponsorship is possible.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Learning and Development role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, if the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as instructional design, organizational development, education, or human resources. The key is that the job description must demonstrate the degree is a genuine requirement, not just a preference. Roles like L&D Manager, Instructional Designer, or Training Specialist typically qualify when written correctly.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Learning and Development professionals?
The E-3 is significantly more practical for Australian L&D professionals. There's no annual lottery, no cap to worry about, and you can apply at any time of year. H-1B visa selection is random and capped at 85,000 annually, meaning qualified applicants are regularly turned away. The E-3 also renews indefinitely in two-year increments, giving you long-term stability the H-1B lottery doesn't guarantee.
Can I change L&D employers while on an E-3 visa?
Yes, but your new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you'll need to obtain a new E-3 visa stamp at an Australian consulate before re-entering the U.S. under the new role. There's no portability mechanism like the one available under some other visa categories, so factor consulate appointment wait times into your transition timeline.