Associate Director, Learning & Development, Chronic Care Regional Trainer

PR Girl Manifesto; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking an Associate Director, Learning & Development for Chronic Care Regional Trainer to lead field-based learning across regions. You will deliver clinical and product training, coach field teams, and onboard new hires in collaboration with sales leadership and regional leaders.

The role focuses on execution, coaching, and adapting HQ learning to local markets while aligning with the national strategy. Strong collaboration with marketing, medical, and access teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Life Sciences, or Education preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in sales, training, marketing, or healthcare field roles.
• Experience in Chronic Care, specialty, or cardiovascular/endocrinology space is preferred.
• Proven ability to deliver training (in-person and virtual) and coach field teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and facilitate clinical, product, and disease state training using HQ-approved materials.
• Conduct field-based coaching and rides-along to enhance engagement and selling effectiveness.
• Support onboarding of new hires with sales leadership.
• Partner with regional leaders to assess training needs and align L&D plans.
• Execute national L&D strategy at the regional level and provide feedback to HQ.

Skills

Business Agility

Coaching

Training Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Presentation Skills

CRM Knowledge

Cross-functional Collaboration

Healthcare Industry Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

# Associate Director, Learning & Development, Chronic Care Regional TrainerMerckNorth Wales, PAFull-TimeSep 26, 2026Marketing## Job Description**Job Description**The hiring manager for this position is Monica Mayhew.The Associate Director, Chronic Care Regional Trainer supports and facilitates field-based learning for Chronic Care Customer Team Representatives within an assigned region. This role partners closely with Chronic Care Sales Leadership, Learning & Development (L&D), and cross-functional stakeholders to execute regional training aligned with national strategy.As an embedded member of the regional customer team, the Associate Director ensures representatives build strong clinical, managed care, and commercial acumen while driving meaningful patient impact. This position focuses on execution, coaching, and regional customization of learning solutions.**Key Responsibilities:****Regional Training Execution & Coaching:*** Deliver and facilitate clinical, product, and disease state training using HQ-approved materials tailored to Chronic Care portfolios.* Conduct field-based coaching and ride-along to enhance customer engagement, selling effectiveness, and account management capabilities.* Support onboarding of new hires in partnership with sales leadership, ensuring proficiency across product knowledge, compliance, and customer engagement.**Business Partnership & Needs Assessment:*** Partner with Director of Commercial Operations, Regional Cardiovascular Managers and Customer Team leaders to assess training needs across districts and territories.* Align Learning and Development (L&D) plans with territory business plans and customer needs (e.g., cardiology, endocrinology, IDNs, specialty practices).* Identify regional business opportunities and translate them into targeted learning interventions.**Learning Strategy Execution:*** Execute national L&D strategy at the regional level by adapting content to local market dynamics and Chronic Care customer types.* Provide feedback to HQ on learning effectiveness and gaps, contributing to continuous improvement.**Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:*** Act as a bridge between field teams and L&D, ensuring alignment of messaging and capabilities.* Collaborate cross-functionally (marketing, medical, access) to ensure consistent and compliant training delivery.**Qualifications:****Education Requirements:*** Bachelor's degree required (Business, Life Sciences, or Education preferred)**Required Experience & Skills:*** 5+ years of relevant experience (sales, training, marketing, or healthcare field roles)* Experience in Chronic Care, specialty, or cardiovascular/endocrinology space* Demonstrated ability to deliver training (in-person and virtual) and coach field teams effectively* Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills* Ability to analyze field insights and translate them into actionable development plans* High level of adaptability and ability to work in a dynamic field environment**Preferred Experience & Skills:*** Prior field training or learning facilitation experience* Experience supporting product launches or competitive markets* Strong understanding of account-based selling and healthcare ecosystem navigation* Advanced presentation and facilitation skills* Reside within the assigned region**Required Skills:**Business Agility, Business Agility, Business Development, Business Management, Client Coaching, Clinical Supply Chain Management, Communication Strategy Development, Competency Management, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Direct Marketing, Executive Presence, Financial Acumen, Financial Forecasting, Innovation Management, Interpersonal Relationships, Market Development, Market Research, Partner Relationship Management (PRM), Presentation Delivery, Presentation Preparations, Pricing Strategies, Product Management, Product Sales, Project Life Cycle Management {+ 8 more}**Preferred Skills:**Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HERE**US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:**Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:EEOC Know Your RightsEEOC GINA SupplementWe are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State ActsThe salary range for this role is$142,400.00 - $224,100.00This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.**San Francisco Residents Only:**We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance**Los Angeles Residents Only:**We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance**Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully** Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.**Employee Status:**Regular**Relocation:**No relocationNo25%RemoteNot IndicatedYesn/a10/3/2026