Associate Director of Training & Development

Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Associate Director of Training & Development to lead and execute comprehensive training strategies supporting the migraine franchise. This role will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering impactful training programs that elevate field performance and ensure excellence across new hire onboarding, POA meetings, and ongoing field coaching initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, design, and execution of national training initiatives aligned with Scilex objectives
• Develop and deliver migraine disease state and product training, ensuring scientific accuracy and commercial relevance
• Design and facilitate workshops, including interactive learning modules and skill-based training
• Coordinate and lead new hire training classes, ensuring rapid onboarding and readiness
• Plan and execute POA (Plan of Action) meetings, including content development and live facilitation
• Provide field coaching, including ride-alongs, feedback, and performance development
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Leadership
• Assess training effectiveness and continuously improve programs based on performance metrics and field feedback

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in the migraine disease state (required)
• Migraine product training experience (required)
• Demonstrated success in workshop development
• Experience coordinating and leading new hire training programs
• Hands-on leadership of POA meetings
• Strong field coaching background (must have)
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and communication skills
• Ability to operate independently while influencing senior stakeholders
• Willingness to travel as needed to support field teams and meetings

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting specialty or neurology-focused sales teams
• Experience in the Neuropathic Pain space
• Contract or launch experience within pharmaceutical or biotech environments
• Strong preference for candidates residing within a 2-hour flight of Newark, NJ (EWR)

Field-based role with 50% travel and overnights required

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health? Here, the work is challenging, and the pace is exhilarating. By joining one of our commercial teams, you're empowered to succeed with the support, resources, and autonomy that you need. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Syneos Health has launched more sales teams in the last 5 years across all major therapeutic areas than the top 25 pharma companies combined. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.
At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

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