Allan Mackintosh - Life Science Access Academy

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Allan Mackintosh joined the pharmaceutical industry in 1982 starting out as a sales executive with Ciba-Geigy before progressing to management roles with both Ciba-Geigy and Fisons. In 1992 he joined the Glaxo group of companies and worked in a number of roles including respiratory care executive, team coach and regional sales manager.

He left GSK in 2001 to pursue a self-employed career and ran two management and team development businesses before being attracted back into pharma in 2009 when he joined Grunenthal in performance coaching and regional manager roles. His final employed stint in the industry was with Vifor Pharma as a trainer before once again deciding to follow his passion for team development and rebrand his development consultancy as Partners Team Development. Allan has a passion for teams, having been involved in both sports and corporate team development for over 40 years. He is seen as one the leading lights in team and personal development, having developed innovative coaching and team development models such as DIAMOND-MOTIVATION and PARTNERS.

He is also an established author having had numerous articles published in pharma and sales journals as well as publishing his books, “The Successful Coaching Manager” and “Team Champion – Taking Teamwork Seriously”.

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What people say

Marsha Gray, Training Specialist

Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd

“Working with Life Science Access Academy, our company love the variety of the many courses that are on offer. The hour long courses on specific subjects are really useful on Friday lunchtimes for our field teams and gain a lot of interest.

Life Science Access Academy are also super flexible and helpful when it comes to tailoring some additional sessions to our needs.”

Paul Runeckles, Director of Execution Excellence

Ferring

“We have been partnered with LSAA for several years now which has enabled our team members to develop their competencies and capabilities.

With over 700 learning modules, regular webinars on highly relevant topics across the UK, the opportunity to engage with expert speakers after events and regular blogs and newsletters, the platform is a highly valued resource at Ferring.

The team also provides regular usage statistics so we can understand the hot topics in Ferring and enable colleagues to share knowledge and experience with each other.”

Simon Warden, National Sales Manager

Frontier Medical Group

“Frontier Medical has fully implemented, Life Science Access Academy allowing Sales and Marketing to utilise the system. Maximising on line learning for all remote staff stimulates a culture of self-development giving individuals the accountability and responsibility to broaden their skills set.

Life Science Access Academy training is topical and a good fit for the fast paced healthcare market.”

Richard Edmonds

Gedeon Richter Women's Health

“I have found the training via the Life Science Access Academy to be excellent and I know many of my colleagues have as well.

The content is always kept up to date and there is a huge and interesting variety of topics covered. The site is curated in a way that makes it clear and easy to navigate. Also, the staff at Life Science Access Academy are friendly and responsive and all the experts are always knowledgeable in their areas.”

Robb Sayers, UK Capability Lead

ViiV Healthcare

“The variety and relevancy of content brings value to many different roles across the healthcare industry.

I have also been overwhelmed by the way the Life Science Access Academy team have accommodated our own business needs, being sensitive yet responsive to helping us since its formation.”