The Associate Director of Sales Training collaborates closely with the Director of Sales Training, the Sales Training team, Sales Leadership, and Brand Leadership to recommend and direct strategic and tactical training and execute on the aligned Annual Training initiatives. This position includes supporting the current therapeutic portfolio and leading a team that develops training for the pipeline. The Associate Director will also work closely with Medical, Regulatory, Legal, OEC, Compliance, Business Human Resources, and Talent Acquisition. They must be confident in and comfortable with cross functional team structure and adept at collaboration and influence management within a matrix organization.

Main Areas of Responsibility

• Oversee training curriculum and programs to ensure they are effective, stay within budget and drive top line sales for the Therapeutic area.
• Responsible for the leadership, support, and development of the training team, which includes on-site and remote.
• Responsible for creating an inclusive environment where all direct reports are accepted for who they are and can reach their full potential.
• Actively participating on Integrated Brand Teams & Integrated Learning Team for Therapeutic area
• Overseeing the Training curriculum and planning of training which includes overseeing /partnering with the Sales Training team, the Marketing team and Sales Leadership on curriculum development, RDDM/NM, and all related projects/additional meetings/meeting cycles.
• Oversee/partners with the Sales Training team, the Marketing team and Sales Leadership to ensure training content supports brand and organizational goals.
• Oversee and work collaboratively with the Sales Training team and key stakeholders on projects to ensure all relevant materials are approved and within compliance guidelines.
• Continuously assesses training and development needs of the field force to ensure the long-term development of the sales team.
• Responsible for the growth and development of sales trainers, leading them as they advance their careers in skill areas such as workshop development/facilitation, project management, and coaching/partnering with representatives and DMs.

Additional Information

• Ability to commit to 30%- 50% travel for training sessions, sales meetings, and other role related events
• This position is Headquarter based in Irvine, CA