Manager, Sales Training and Development

The role

The Manager, Sales Training and Development supports the execution of new hire training programs across commercial teams. This role focuses on coordinating, facilitating, and reinforcing onboarding activities to build product knowledge and field readiness.

What you will do

• Execute new hire training programs including home study, live training, and certification activities
• Facilitate approved training content in classroom, virtual, and field-based settings
• Manage training logistics including agendas, schedules, materials, and rosters
• Support certification and readiness activities through role-plays and knowledge checks
• Prepare, update, and organize training materials and facilitator guides
• Maintain LMS and training records by assigning courses and tracking completion
• Partner with Sales Training leadership and field leaders to reinforce onboarding priorities
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners to ensure alignment with approved content
• Support launch readiness and ongoing training execution
• Contribute to continuous improvement by collecting feedback

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of overall pharmaceutical industry experience
• 1–2+ years in sales training, new hire training, facilitation, field training, and/or sales coaching
• Strong organization, facilitation, communication, and execution skills
• Experience facilitating training in both classroom and virtual settings
• Experience managing LMS platforms
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work on site Monday, Tuesday & Thursday

Nice to have

• Experience coordinating training materials, vendors, timelines, and program logistics
• Background in adult learning principles and instructional design
• Strong understanding of CNS disorders and related therapies

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Significant equity
• Generous benefits package

About the company

Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) conditions. The company focuses on novel mechanisms of action to deliver scientific breakthroughs for neurological and psychiatric conditions.