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AD – Commercial Field Trainer

AD – Commercial Field Trainer

CompanyAcadia Pharmaceuticals
LocationPrinceton, NJ, USA, San Diego, CA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree (science or business preferred) or equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered.
  • A minimum of 5 years progressively responsible experience in Pharmaceutical or Medical Sales and Learning & Development, with a minimum of 3 years in a training role.
  • Experience with product launches and developing New Hire Training plans is highly desired with extensive experience and technical expertise associated with access and reimbursement and Medicare expertise is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develops and maintains commercial training curriculum from the on-boarding processes, new hire training, advanced training and ongoing learning to meet the current and emerging needs of the field commercial employees.
  • Responsible for the development, updating and implementation of all training modules, content and programs that are appropriate for field commercial employees.
  • Creates training materials that enhance the learning process; including study guides, home study materials, assessments, frequently asked questions, competitive overviews, etc. and works with leadership and HR on follow-up and corrective action as appropriate.
  • Interfaces and collaborates with marketing team to develop training and communications to support brand strategy.
  • Development of materials, job aids, sales training backgrounders, competitive backgrounders, and market updates to support brand strategy.
  • Manage contracts and expenses with external consultants and vendors within budgetary guidelines.
  • Lead content development and maintain Learning System which includes training modules and materials as well as live workshop content designed for a new hire.
  • Manages the approval of training materials and resources through Acadia’s MLR (Medical, Legal, and Regulatory) process including regularly attending MLR meetings.
  • Works with corporate compliance and/or our compliance agency partner to ensure commercial field market access employees are trained and up-to-date on policies and procedures that affect their respective functional areas.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in launching a product (Sales, Managed Markets and/or Learning & Development) is desirable.