Senior Director, Commercial Training & Capability

Legend Biotech, Inc.; Bridgewater Township (NJ); Remote; USD 194,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company a

Paid parental leave (8 weeks)

Paid time off and holidays

Voluntary benefits including HSAs and

Job summary

Legend Biotech, Inc. is seeking a Director, Head of Commercial Training to lead the enterprise learning strategy for the commercial organization. This role sits with the Commercial team and reports into senior leadership, with remote work flexibility.

You will design and oversee learning programs, develop KPIs, and partner with internal and external stakeholders to improve field performance, product knowledge, and commercial execution across Oncology initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Business, Life Sciences, Organizational Leadership, Education, or a related field.
• MBA, MS, or equivalent preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive commercial experience in sales, clinical education, sales training, and/or marketing roles with demonstrated success in-market.
• 7+ years Oncology experience.
• 7+ years of training, capability-building, or commercial leadership experience.
• 5+ years of leading and managing a team.
• Experience leading a commercial training function and developing and executing commercial capability strategies across field teams.
• Experience planning and delivering training at major commercial events (POA, FEM, product launches, national sales meetings).
• Experience establishing learning measurement frameworks and linking training outcomes to field performance.

Responsibilities

• Set the commercial training and capability-building strategy by identifying clinical, functional, and leadership knowledge gaps across the organization.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing commercial training team by setting clear priorities, coaching talent, and creating accountability for the delivery of learning programs.
• Lead cross-functional development of training programs that drive learning and field success across therapy area, product knowledge, account management, business acumen, customer engagement, and campaign execution.
• Build strong cross-functional internal and external relationships with senior stakeholders, customers, and agencies. Align on enterprise capability priorities and ensure timely delivery of learning programs.
• Establish and lead a network of agency and vendor partners to support Legend's growth.
• Own resource planning, prioritization, governance, and visibility of learning work programs.
• Develop and embed a Learning Capabilities Measurement Plan showing business impact of modules and programs.
• Address capability gaps across commercial field teams through the training organization and cross-functional partners.
• Deliver strategy, development, and delivery of promotional training content for major Oncology events (ASCO/ASH reviews, product launches).
• Lead the strategy, planning, and delivery of ongoing clinical and sales skills training at key events (POA, FEM).
• Ensure training complies with SOPs regarding customer interactions.
• Ensure coaching reports, ride-alongs, knowledge checks feed curriculum development.
• Evaluate innovative training trends and translate into scalable opportunities for commercial capability.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial strategy

Oncology knowledge

Team management

Executive communication

Training design

Cross-functional collaboration

Learning analytics

Budgets & governance

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Life Sciences, Organizational Leadership, Education

MBA or MS preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Legend Biotech, Inc. is seeking a Director, Head of Commercial Training to lead the enterprise learning strategy for the commercial organization. This role sits with the Commercial team and reports into senior leadership, with remote work flexibility.

You will design and oversee learning programs, develop KPIs, and partner with internal and external stakeholders to improve field performance, product knowledge, and commercial execution across Oncology initiatives.