Training & Contract Operations Leader

Cogent Biosciences, Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision premiums

Stock awards 100% of premiums coverage

401(k) match with immediate vesting

Paid time off; 12 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Cogent Biosciences, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of Training and Contract Operations in Waltham, MA to lead commercial training initiatives and field enablement while owning end‑to‑end contract operations.

You will partner across Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Compliance, HR, and Legal to align training with brand strategy and field execution, and manage CLM workflows with tools like Agiloft and DocuSign CLM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in Commercial Operations, Training, Field Enablement, Sales Operations, Meeting Planning, Contract Operations, or related functions within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, or healthcare organizations.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex contracts and vendor relationships — without owning drafting, negotiation, or risk decisions.
• Proven experience leading large‑scale meetings and events, including national sales meetings and training programs.
• Strong project management and budget management experience.
• Experience leading cross‑functional initiatives and driving results through influence.
• Hands‑on experience with a CLM platform (Agiloft, DocuSign CLM, Icertis, ContractPodAi, or similar), including workflow configuration and reporting.
• Highly organized, able to manage two distinct accountabilities that shift in weight over time.
• Process discipline and comfort owning a workflow end‑to‑end without owning its content.
• Comfortable flagging issues upward without overstepping into Legal or risk-owner territory.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical (Legal, Procurement) and non‑technical (field, Sales) audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee execution of commercial training initiatives, onboarding programs, field communications, the training advisory board, and operational projects from planning through implementation.
• Build and execute live and virtual training workshops for field and cross-functional commercial partners.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Compliance, HR, and Commercial Operations to ensure alignment between training, brand strategy, and field execution.
• Support POAs, national meetings, and commercial milestones.
• Partner with the Sr. Director, Training & Field Enablement to define the long‑term vision, priorities, and evolution of the Commercial Learning function.
• Manage multiple high‑priority training projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, timeliness, and budget adherence, and continuously evaluate processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support planning and execution of national sales meetings, launch meetings, POA meetings, training workshops, and virtual events.
• Manage meeting logistics including venue sourcing, vendor selection, contract negotiation, and budget oversight for events, attendee management, and event execution.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to develop meeting objectives, agendas, content timelines, and success metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement in meeting planning processes and attendee experience.
• Serve as the operational point of contact facilitating commercial contracts for the broader commercial organization — triaging intake, prioritizing based on business need, and shepherding each agreement through review and approval.
• Coordinate between the business and Legal/Procurement, facilitating timely, clear communication and maintaining an aligned signature process with proactive stakeholder heads‑up and status alerts.
• Own and administer the end-to-end contract workflow within the CLM system (e.g., Agiloft, DocuSign CLM, Icertis, ContractPodAi, or similar) — intake forms, routing rules, approval workflows, and status tracking — ensuring contracts and amendments remain audit-ready.
• Identify and flag contract language with potential business implications ("are we comfortable with this?") and surface synergies or redundancies — same vendors supporting multiple functions, contracts mirroring previously approved terms — building in pre‑reviews to prevent late‑stage bottlenecks.
• Act as "Train the Trainer" on Contracting Excellence — training business submitters and contract owners on process, CLM tool usage, and best practices

Skills

Commercial Operations

Training

Field Enablement

Sales Operations

Meeting Planning

Contract Operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Agiloft

DocuSign CLM

Icertis

ContractPodAi

Job description

Cogent Biosciences, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of Training and Contract Operations in Waltham, MA to lead commercial training initiatives and field enablement while owning end‑to‑end contract operations.

You will partner across Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Compliance, HR, and Legal to align training with brand strategy and field execution, and manage CLM workflows with tools like Agiloft and DocuSign CLM.