Hybrid Senior Director, Training and Development

at Scholar Rock

• Job title: Senior Director, Training and Development
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $240,000 - $330,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cambridge, United States

About the role

• Senior Director of Commercial Training at Scholar Rock designing disease and product education curriculums. Leading the commercial training team and driving engagement competencies for business success.

Responsibilities

• We are searching for a Senior Director of Commercial Training to help support, grow and foster Scholar Rock’s team of patient centric, collaborative and excellence driven professionals.
• You will lead the creation and effective implementation of curriculums for disease and product education, enhancing engagement competencies to ensure effective business execution that drives results while enabling employees to grow and thrive.
• You will partner across the Commercial team and work directly with leaders and individual contributors to set up the short and long-term vision for Commercial Training.
• The successful candidate will effectively partner with relevant departments, including field and Commercial leadership, marketing, market access, commercial operations, medical affairs, legal, and HR.
• This individual should inspire a dynamic culture and lead by example, respecting and living out the Scholar Rock values.
• Build a comprehensive Global and US training strategy aligned with business objectives to enhance knowledge and skills on SMA and apitegromab across U.S. and global markets.
• Lead and oversee commercial training initiatives.
• Design and train on learning solutions grounded in adult learning theory to maximize knowledge of retention and application.
• Oversee development and facilitation of dynamic workshops on disease states, products, market landscapes, and contextual selling skills for diverse audiences. Train and coach leaders for key conversations that drive team performance, enabling high confidence in the performance of team members.
• Coach leaders to ensure that employees receive balanced and actionable feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, science or related field. A master’s degree (MBA) is strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience working in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry with 8+ years of experience in sales/commercial training.
• Ability to lead all commercial trainings
• Experience leading "development" initiatives, i.e., training, coaching, learning initiatives
• Firm understanding and applicability of adult learning theory framework
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to drive toward consensus
• Exceptional, persuasive, written, and verbal communication skills. Willingness to present the facts and put forth hypothesis in the face of differing opinions
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to establish logical flow and story and skilled in choosing the best graphic representation for points to be made. Experienced presenting to senior management
• Ability to adjust to changing needs within the organization and flexibility to change priorities as needed
• Ability to self-direct projects and work with little supervision.
• Demonstrated values-based skills and strong work ethic
• Pharmaceutical launch experience with an emphasis of building infrastructure and processes that do not currently exist.

Benefits

• Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.