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Tabatha Stewart
Casuarina,NSW
Summary
Experienced education leader with 18+ years of deep expertise in developing high-impact education strategies and implementation plans. Demonstrated success in senior management roles, consistently delivering exceptional results and fostering high-performing teams. Valued member of ANZ and APAC Leadership Teams, contributing to overall organization success and growth. Recognized for unique combination of commercial acumen and curriculum expertise, enabling effective decision-making and driving positive outcomes for education initiatives. Proven ability to build strong global relationships, collaborating seamlessly with colleagues and stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director Education APAC
Johnson & Johnson Medtech Orthopaedics
11.2022 - Current
- Strategic education leader for APAC representing total Orthopaedics business and 13 countries
- Active regional and global leadership team representation
- Leading team of clinical trainers, external training managers and senior managers and dotted line responsibility for in-market managers
- Led the adoption of AI coaching for ongoing behavioural learning post classroom training
- Identifying new digital education innovations including VR and mixed reality
- Developed centralized internal training model for APAC with multi-modal delivery
- Led overall APAC education and marketing team transformation to achieve income targets
- Developed efficiencies in model to make education a profit generating group
- Part of global team developing organisation leadership learning pathways
- Led global project to improve compliance processes, customer experience and data insights
- Developed partnerships with key organizations to deliver and endorse training
- Developed marketing multi-modal learning pathway against global competency model requirements
- Designed APAC education development & recognition program adopted globally
- Led region metrics project to measure education impact for future investment
Director, Training & Education ANZ and APAC Professional Learning
Medtronic
01.2021 - 11.2022
- ANZ and APAC leadership team member, creating new training & education function in ANZ and APAC
- Talent development, developing new teams in ANZ and APAC and subsequent restructuring aligned to business needs, assisting in creation of 180 people organization in APAC
- Developed Sales and Marketing Leadership Councils in ANZ and led development of charter and governance into leadership team
- Responsibility for education development & oversight for 20 operating units and 12 functions
- Development of governance structures and communities of practice in APAC to influence change and education strategy adoption
- Identified organization training gaps via APAC training & education needs analysis to shape commercial capabilities roadmap across sales, marketing & education organisation
- Created first certification program globally with Big Picture Marketing and Digital marketing strategy
- Led world firsts in digital innovation in APAC through ANZ organization accelerating clinical trials involvement by ANZ and global first in-human product launches
- Identification of local digital solution for education delivery versus global vendor saving $150K in 2021
- Coached team to develop and deliver training in 2021 to increase confidence by 45% and NPS of 82%
- Innovation in SFE with sales force development of coaching and metrics based on simulations
- Managed key partnerships and talent development program with Singapore Education Board
- Identified leadership development gaps & partnership with INSEAD adopted in EMEA
- Sponsor of Philanthropy Employee Resource Group & mentor for APAC Medtronic Women's Network
Education Lead ANZ
DePuy Synthes, Johnson & Johnson Medical
05.2019 - 01.2021
- Active APAC and ANZ leadership team member developing education strategy for country and region with input into commercial strategy for ANZ
- Led team of 12 professional education and commercial education professionals across Australia and New Zealand managing a budget of $6MM
- Developing and implementing short, mid and long-term strategy for education across orthopaedics including capability build aligned to APAC and Global Strategy
- Creation of continuum of education for external education adopted globally reaching over 4,000 HCPs per year
- Localised global standards and education framework with clear execution KPIs for internal education improving salesforce knowledge by 27% in 2020
- Introduced challenger selling framework into ANZ and APAC for improved sales performance
- Development of digital education for both internal and external education increasing reach by 200% in 2020
- ANZ & APAC lead for VELYS NPI education plan including centres of excellence, shaping global strategy & plans
- Led vision and innovation in VELYS education with development of mobile lab & 3D printed education models
- Piloted first medical device use of Axonify digital learning creating curriculum for 360 knee innovations with consistently above 80% engagement & adoption in ANZ inputting into global strategy
- Led APAC registrar and fellow engagement strategy including AO in ANZ, centre of excellence development and online learning management system with redemption centre
- Led global development of education metric reporting process including NPS
Strategic Professional Education Manager ANZ
Johnson & Johnson Medical
05.2016 - 05.2019
- Led team of 4 professional education professionals including ANZ lead for AO Foundation
- Responsible for Johnson and Johnson Medical Device professional education including faculty development and non-clinical skills education partnerships
- Managed DePuy Synthes joints CME budget of $3MM
- Established digital education platform for ANZ providing 38% more reach to customers
- Mentoring other team members in prof ed strategy and skills
- Management and recruitment of NZ team and change management process
- Developed education framework to deliver first virtual training program including new reinforcement platform in APAC leading to over 20% improvement in sales knowledge
- Led change management at Executive Board for fellowship strategy
- Developed global faculty on-boarding process and management
Group Professional Education Manager, Global Surgery ANZ
Johnson & Johnson Medical
10.2012 - 05.2016
- Responsibility for management of $2+m education budget and team of 5
- Member of Leadership Team advising and influencing strategy and investments pertaining to education
- Developed Professional Education Department and strategy for JJM ANZ
- Designed segmentation model for external customers to target and streamline curriculum design
- Responsible for development of curriculum for all key external stakeholders and internal sales training endorsed by key societies
- Senior member of APAC cross functional team responsible for design and implementation of online learning curriculum for internal and external stakeholders including event registration and management
- Creating streamlined and effective compliance process for all events adopted across total business
- Developing continuum of learning to access all levels of customers across all major areas of business including developing relationships with key registrar associations
- Identified and developed first Australian tertiary partnership with the Macquarie Graduate School of Management to include tailored internal and external education offerings and post graduate projects
Professional Education Manager
Johnson & Johnson Medical ANZ
09.2010 - 09.2012
- Quadrupled professional education activity from 2010 and increased investment from marketing teams from 40% to 60%
- Management of faculty relationships and faculty identification and development programs such as education council and train the trainer events
- Implemented external customer feedback survey and mechanism designed to improve current education offerings resulting in 95% NPS rating
- Adoption of overseas initiatives and curriculum including dine and learns and meet the expert meetings
- Supporting new product launch education events with record number of attendees and measurable impact
- Managed education and sponsorship of key organisations and relationships including colleges, student societies and specialty organisations
- Tactical execution of professional education events with cross functional team of sales, marketing and compliance
- Developed total curriculum design for key specialty areas including low and high-fidelity simulation training
Professional Education Manager
ETHICON Products UK
01.2007 - 08.2010
- Managed and implemented all Professional Education strategies with an annual spend of approx £1.5MM
- Increased Professional Education support by 30% resulting in over 21,000 UK HCPs educated
- Grew education x6 times in 2 years, tripled number of centres of excellence training over 400 healthcare professionals in UK in 2009 alone
- Led Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Partnership
- Ownership of relationships with key medical organisations in UK coordinating exhibition attendance to maximise investment
- Identified, planned & implemented strategic investment for future customers: Specialist Registrar training and specialised training courses, developed learning pathways for new specialties
- Planned and executed key faculty meetings to create forum for facilitators and feed into European KOL network
- Implementing National educational package for non-hospital sector
- Developed new and effective online registration process for professional education events
Business Development Manager
ETHICON Products UK
04.2005 - 02.2007
- Responsible for maximising sales for key accounts in Northern sales zone to support new product introduction
- Consistently overachieved regional target including delivering 30% of annual sales
- Identified and managed 5 centres of excellence and 10 key faculty members in region
- Identified, developed and implemented account-specific action plans to convert, grow and maintain business in alignment with national strategy and deployment
- Assisted Sales Training in development and delivery of field sales product and procedural coaching
- Consistently exceeded all regional Business Plan targets for key strategic products in 2005 and 2006
- Expanded business in 2 main accounts contributing to 15% of total UK revenue
- Managed 6 out of top 10 strategic accounts in UK
- Successful key product re-introduction in area-all major business retrieved in 1st quarter post re-launch
- Planned and implemented successful education symposium in 2005 resulting in over half number attendees of National event
Marketing Manager
ETHICON Product UK, Johnson & Johnson Medical
05.2002 - 04.2005
- Marketing responsibility for three key strategic portfolios, consistently exceeding BP year on year with double digit growth
- Implemented and assisted in organisation of product launch events through utilisation of launch team resulting in 4 successful product launches
- Responsible for EMEA launch, developing strategy and positioning for key wound closure product utilised as benchmark product launch
- Responsible for development and implementation of effective sales support tools for sales force to ensure successful ongoing strategy
- Organised internal launch and additional customer activity via Customer Services Team to generate sales
- Extensive customer interaction in field visits and participation in all customer visits
- Developed and implemented key sales support tools to support ongoing penetration of market and managed external product launch to customers
- Full participation in European/Global brand teams and business planning for all strategic products
- Identified key training needs and implemented re-certification sales training programmes
- Contributed to success of hernia portfolio-over £3 million sales and 65% growth in 2004
- Identified and developed KOLs of the future across all key specialties
Education
International Certification in Coaching (ICC) -
Medtronic
Online11.2022
Diploma of Marketing -
Chartered Institute of Marketing
United Kingdom06.2010
BA (Honours) - History and Sociology
University of Wales, Swansea
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom07.1998
Skills
- Commercial & Education Leadership
- Education strategic capability build and development
- Key opinion leader development & relationships
- Internal Training and Development pathways
- Innovative digital education experience
- Financial Planning and budget management
- Collaborative leadership
- Culture transformation
- Team building and motivation
Accomplishments
- Customer Excellence Award, 2019, From Executive Board for Commercial Education
- Customer Excellence Award, 2017, From Executive Board for Professional Education
- GM Spirit of & award, 2011, Johnson & Johnson ANZ
- Special Recognition award, 2009, Professional Education Manager
- Outstanding Performer award, 2005
Interests
Timeline
Senior Director Education APAC
Johnson & Johnson Medtech Orthopaedics
11.2022 - Current
Director, Training & Education ANZ and APAC Professional Learning
Medtronic
01.2021 - 11.2022
Education Lead ANZ
DePuy Synthes, Johnson & Johnson Medical
05.2019 - 01.2021
Strategic Professional Education Manager ANZ
Johnson & Johnson Medical
05.2016 - 05.2019
Group Professional Education Manager, Global Surgery ANZ
Johnson & Johnson Medical
10.2012 - 05.2016
Professional Education Manager
Johnson & Johnson Medical ANZ
09.2010 - 09.2012
Professional Education Manager
ETHICON Products UK
01.2007 - 08.2010
Business Development Manager
ETHICON Products UK
04.2005 - 02.2007
Marketing Manager
ETHICON Product UK, Johnson & Johnson Medical
05.2002 - 04.2005
International Certification in Coaching (ICC) -
Medtronic
Diploma of Marketing -
Chartered Institute of Marketing
BA (Honours) - History and Sociology
University of Wales, Swansea
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