Sr. Director, Sales Training

The role

You will own the end-to-end strategy and execution of sales training and capability development for a novel CNS product. You will design curricula, lead training functions, and partner with commercial leadership to ensure launch readiness and field force excellence.

What you will do

• Design and lead a comprehensive sales training curriculum
• Build training programs tailored to DT120 ODT
• Partner with Commercial Leadership, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Compliance, and Legal
• Develop and deliver live, virtual, and digital training experiences
• Lead the sales training function and manage external partners and vendors
• Create measurement frameworks to assess knowledge retention and business impact
• Support sales leadership in coaching frameworks and performance management
• Drive a culture of excellence, curiosity, and patient-centricity
• Contribute to broader commercial readiness planning

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry within the commercial function
• Experience in leading successful sales training initiatives, product launch initiatives, leadership development, curriculum design and training evaluation
• Proven track record building or scaling training functions in specialty, CNS, psychiatry, or complex therapeutic areas
• Deep understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design, and modern training delivery methods
• Experience in managing consultants and vendor relationships
• Strong scientific acumen and ability to translate complex clinical data into compelling, compliant field narratives
• Experience collaborating across Commercial, Medical, Access, and Compliance functions in a matrixed biotech or pharmaceutical environment
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills
• Demonstrated success recruiting, developing, and leading high-performing teams
• High integrity, intellectual curiosity, and a genuine passion for advancing mental health care
• Comfortable with frequent travel and a hybrid delivery model that includes regular time in the Philadelphia office

Nice to have

• Advanced degree (MBA, life sciences, education, or related)
• Experience with novel modalities, launch products, or highly regulated spaces

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible time off
• Additional wellness benefits and perks

About the company

Definium Therapeutics is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on applying scientific rigor to psychedelics to develop treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders. Headquartered in New York, the company trades on Nasdaq under the symbol DFTX.