SR AD, Commercial Training and Development

Boehringer Ingelheim; Johns Creek (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking a Senior Associate Director, Commercial Training & Development to translate sales and marketing strategies into impactful learning experiences for the Animal Health sales force. You will lead content strategy, mentor teams, and drive enterprise-level training initiatives across multiple species.

Reporting to leadership, you’ll optimize resources, manage budgets, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to align training with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in training, development, or commercial roles in animal health or pharma.
• Experience as a sales manager and/or sales trainer is highly preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a matrixed organization.
• Ability to travel up to 25% (including overnight).

Responsibilities

• Translate business objectives into actionable learning strategies and prioritize initiatives.
• Engage stakeholders across cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with leadership.
• Lead risk management, change management, and capacity planning for training programs.
• Design and deliver modern training solutions across digital, instructor-led, and blended formats.
• Evaluate outcomes and continuously improve training effectiveness.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk & Change Management

Resource Planning

Instructional Design

Continuous Improvement

Leadership

Travel Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Marketing

Life Sciences

Tools

None

Job description

Description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The Senior Associate Director (SR AD), Commercial Training & Development plays a pivotal role in translating sales and marketing strategies into impactful learning experiences that elevate the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of the Animal Health (AH) sales force across all species. This role serves as a dedicated training advisor to species-specific leadership teams, overseeing the strategy, design, development, execution, and evaluation of all training initiatives for customer-facing teams.

In addition to content leadership, the SR AD leads by example - mentoring team members, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability, and driving high-impact, enterprise-level training programs that align with business goals and enhance field force performance.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Alignment - Translates business objectives into actionable learning strategies and prioritizes initiatives based on impact and feasibility
• Stakeholder Engagement - Builds consensus across cross-functional teams and communicates effectively with senior leadership to ensure alignment and buy-in
• Risk & Change Management - Identifies potential risks, develops mitigation strategies, and leads teams through change with empathy and structure
• Resource & Capacity Planning - Optimizes team resources and forecast capacity to ensure timely and effective delivery of training programs
• Instructional Design & Innovation - Designs and delivers modern, learner-centric training solutions across digital, instructor-led, and blended formats. Leverages agile methodologies and emerging technologies to enhance engagement and retention
• Continuous Improvement - Evaluates learning outcomes and integrates feedback and trends to future-proof training strategies and elevate the learner experience

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, or a related field required
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in training, development, or commercial roles within the animal health or pharmaceutical industry preferred
• Due to the management training component, prior experience as a sales manager and/or sales trainer is highly preferred
• Demonstrated understanding and ability to apply principles, concepts, practices, and standards including knowledge and use of Animal Health or Pharma data and working knowledge of industry practices
• Demonstrated excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to work with other disciplines
• Ability to train user groups and key stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to identify and analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and coordinate efforts with colleagues from several functional areas
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in the fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results in a highly matrixed organization
• Ability to influence, collaborate and interact effectively a senior leadership team and multiple key stakeholders across sales and marketing to align on objectives and provide consistent training direction
• Demonstrated success in managing several large-scale projects and/or programs
• Demonstrated ability to manage budget and resource
• Ability to travel - Assumes :25% travel (including overnight travel)

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Our Company

Boehringer Ingelheim is a biopharmaceutical company active in both human and animal health. As one of the industry's top investors in research and development, the company focuses on developing innovative therapies that can improve and extend lives in areas of high unmet medical need. Independent since its foundation in 1885, Boehringer takes a long-term perspective, embedding sustainability along the entire value chain. Our approximately 54,300 employees serve over 130 markets to build a healthier and more sustainable tomorrow. Learn more at www.boehringer-ingelheim.com.

Why Boehringer Ingelheim?

With us, you can develop your own path in a company with a culture that knows our differences are our strengths - and break new ground in the drive to make millions of lives better.

Here, your development is our priority. Supporting you to build a career as part of a workplace that is independent, authentic and bold, while tackling challenging work in a respectful and friendly environment where everyone is valued and welcomed.

Alongside, you have access to programs and groups that ensure your health and wellbeing are looked after - as we make major investments to drive global accessibility to healthcare. By being part of a team that is constantly innovating, you'll be helping to transform lives for generations.

Want to learn more? Visit https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com