Training director Jobs in San Diego, CA

About Acadia Pharmaceuticals

Acadia is advancing breakthroughs in neuroscience to elevate life. Since our founding, we have been working at the forefront of healthcare to bring vital solutions to people who need them most. We developed and commercialized the first and only FDA-approved drug to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson's disease psychosis and the first and only approved drug in the United States and Canada for the treatment of Rett syndrome. Our clinical-stage development efforts are focused on Prader-Willi syndrome, Alzheimer's disease psychosis, and multiple other programs targeting neuro-psychiatric and neuro-rare diseases. For more information, visit us at Acadia.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Please note that this position is based in San Diego, CA. Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office three days per week on average.

Position Summary :

Strong learning & development leader who possesses leadership development, sales leadership and training experience. The candidate should demonstrate a passion for creating and delivering learning journeys to support leaders at all levels across the commercial organization. Additionally, the candidate will need to thrive in a fast-paced environment, make good decisions with limited information, gain consensus with multiple stakeholders and manage multiple levels of leadership while leading work and deliverables.

Job Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain strong business partnerships with commercial leaders at every level to understand business goals and strategies, and identify opportunities for learning and development programs or support
• Evaluate training programs, curriculum, tools, platforms and corresponding training materials for multiple layers of management, to ensure alignment with business goals and strategies
• Champion development, delivery, and management of learning journeys across multiple roles / levels
• Proactively conduct ongoing feedback discussions with leaders and key stakeholders across the organization to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and relevancy of all learning and development program content
• Collaborates and communicates closely with cross-functional partners (e.g., HR)
• Manage the identification and selection of vendors, as well as subsequent relationships and projects related to learning and development programs
• Attend appropriate training classes to maintain an advanced level of knowledge
• Forecast future needs, manage budget, and achieve financial targets

Education / Experience / skills :

Bachelor's degree (science or business preferred) or equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered. MBA preferred. A minimum of 10 years progressively responsible experience in pharmaceutical or medical sales and training, with a minimum of 5 years in a training or sales leadership role. A focus on neuroscience preferred. Requires prior pharmaceutical sales experience, pharmaceutical / biotech sales management experience, plus vendor and contract management. Experience with product launches and Long-Term Care and Account Management experience is highly desired.

Must possess :

Physical Requirements :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, see, talk or hear in a standard office environment and independently from remote locations. Employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. Ability to travel by car or airplane independently up to 30% of the time and work after hours if required by travel schedule or business issues.

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