Senior Director, Commercial Learning & Development, Breast Cancer

Arvinas; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative biotechnology company is seeking a Senior Director of Commercial Learning & Development to lead training initiatives for their US commercial team. This role involves collaborating with marketing and sales to develop impactful training programs that enhance clinical excellence and drive the adoption of new therapies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the bio/pharmaceutical industry, particularly in sales and marketing, with a strong focus on oncology. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of commercial training in a dynamic environment, ensuring the successful launch of groundbreaking therapies that improve patient outcomes. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for collaboration and leadership, this role is designed for you.

Benefits

Group medical coverage

Vision and dental coverage

Life insurance

Comprehensive benefits program

Qualifications

• 12+ years of bio/pharmaceutical experience required.
• 5+ years in US Sales, Marketing or Commercial Training required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement training programs for US commercial teams.
• Collaborate with field leaders to identify training needs.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Leadership

Training Development

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA or other advanced degree

Job description

Senior Director, Commercial Learning & Development, Breast Cancer

Remote

Arvinas is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to improving the lives of patients suffering from debilitating and life-threatening diseases through the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies that degrade disease-causing proteins. Arvinas uses its proprietary PROTAC Discovery Engine platform to engineer proteolysis targeting chimeras, or PROTAC targeted protein degraders, that are designed to harness the body’s own natural protein disposal system to selectively and efficiently degrade and remove disease-causing proteins.

The Senior Director of Commercial Learning & Development is responsible for identifying, developing and implementing Arvinas’ US commercial team’s training needs, in collaboration with the Marketing and Sales teams. This position requires the ability to seamlessly collaborate with our alliance partner and deliver on strategies to successfully launch vepdegestrant in breast cancer and maximize its commercial value compliantly. This includes establishing learning and development capabilities for Arvinas’ first commercial field team and successfully pulling through promotional tactics to drive awareness, trial and appropriate usage of vepdegestrant. The Senior Director of Commercial Learning & Development is an exciting opportunity for a high-performing individual who could work alongside commercial peers from Arvinas and our alliance partner in a collaborative and compliant manner that ensures a successful launch.

This position reports to the Executive Director of Breast Cancer Marketing and can work remotely from a location within the U.S.

Key responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with US commercial leads to understand business objectives and strategies, and identify opportunities for learning and development programs to support US commercial teams
• Develop disease, product, and competency-based training curriculum for field teams to enhance their clinical excellence
• Develop engaging training modules that are aligned to the brand strategy and drive customer awareness, trial and appropriate adoption of vepdegestrant in breast cancer, and seek review and approval through the Joint Medical, Regulatory and Legal review committee
• Organize and lead face-to-face and virtual touchpoints with field teams to continually enhance their familiarity with various HCP-facing resources, including the roll-out of new materials, messages, and tools
• Create in collaboration with field leads a strong account planning roadmap and training pull through
• Proactively collaborate with field leaders and other key cross-functional stakeholders to identify training needs and develop role-specific training objectives and strategies to meet those needs, on an ongoing basis
• Aid in the planning and execution of National/Regional Sales Meetings
• Keep up-to-date on best practices and current trends in pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, and implement the best approach to train commercial teams
• Support budget and vendor management to ensure timely and fiscally responsible project execution
• Work with Compliance colleagues to ensure training is created, developed and executed compliantly

Qualifications

• 12+ years of bio/pharmaceutical experience required
• 5+ years of bio/pharmaceutical experience in US Sales, Marketing and/or Commercial Training required
• U.S. launch experience with a new product or indication preferred
• Oncology experience is preferred
• Sales experience is preferred
• Experience working in alliances/partnerships is a plus
• Candidates must have strong collaborative, communication and leadership skills
• Ability to travel as required for internal meetings
• Candidates must be flexible, have an entrepreneurial spirit, possess a positive mindset, be a self-starter, work with a high sense of urgency, and excel at collaboration with peers

Education

• Bachelor's Degree required
• MBA or other advanced degree is a plus

Arvinas is proud to offer a competitive package of base and incentive compensation as well as a comprehensive benefits program designed to support the health, wellness and financial security of our employees and their families. Benefits include group medical, vision and dental coverage, group and supplemental life insurance, and much more. To learn more about Arvinas, please visit www.arvinas.com

Arvinas is an Equal Opportunity Employer