Associate Director of Training

Reports to: Senior Director of Training

Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA (Hybrid/ Remote)

Company Overview:

Braeburn is dedicated to delivering solutions for people living with the serious consequences of opioid use disorder. At Braeburn, we challenge the status quo and champion transformation of the management of opioid use disorder (OUD) by partnering with the community to create a world where every person with OUD gets the best possible care and opportunity to reach their full potential. Our shared commitment to innovation on behalf of patients enables us to help people with OUD begin and sustain recovery.

At Braeburn, there are opportunities to contribute to our purpose every day. We value authenticity and strive to amplify all voices. Our culture empowers everyone to be successful and unleashes our full potential. 

Position Summary:

The Associate Director of Training is accountable for the development, implementation, and active management of training deliverables, planning and processes to support the commercial business. This individual will develop, train, and help execute seamless product launches while enhancing the existing product curricula aligned to those objectives and will be a strategic partner as well as a hands-on training specialist.  

This is a highly visible role will require working cross-functionally with the leadership team. The Associate Director of Training will help drive business line success through innovative onboarding programs for new employees and deliver focused training on Braeburn leadership and field-based position competencies.

Specific Duties: 

• Collaborate with the Senior Director, Training and Development to establish training initiatives that translate strategy and tactics of the brand team into actionable behavior by the commercial team. (New Hire and Advanced training programs).
• Serve on advisory board teams to ensure effective cross functional commercial programs and activities (e.g., Marketing, Operations, Sales Leadership, Human Resources, Regulatory and Compliance).
• Determine the most effective approaches to meet the product learning needs of the business, including product launch preparation and on-going business needs. Apply advance instructional design principles and the adult learning model to enhance content delivery. Leverage and share best practices, new principles, and concepts across all brands/products.
• Effectively direct the activities of external consultants and training team members. Minimize and optimize, when necessary, the employment of external consultants and controlling cost and efficiencies in-house.
• Work collaboratively with sales, marketing, regulatory, legal and compliance to coordinate the design, and then directing the development of training workshops to support National Meetings, various Plan of Action (POA Meetings, and product launch meetings.
• Assist in the development of sales training resources, initiatives, and programs such as classes, workshops, learning modules, poster books, and other job aids and materials for distribution to sales training customers and program participants with minimal supervision and guidance, including routing all materials through the approval process.
• Accountable to design a yearly training schedule for new hires and tenured field employees including certification requirements.
• Highly skilled at group facilitation and group learning exercises.
• Successfully manage vendor projects and on-going vendor relationships.
• Understand and champion the culture and values of the organization to help achieve department's and company's purpose.
• Model compliant behaviors through all activities and interactions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Continually develop their expertise, knowledge, and skills in training through the attendance of conferences, reading publications and leveraging our training network.

Skills:

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated cross-functional experience generating support and commitment for recommendations enhancing the organization’s performance
• Strong project management, planning and organization, and critical thinking skills
• Documented collaborative team-oriented skill set and operational values
• Strong presentation, facilitation, planning and operational skills
• Strong work ethic and commitment to excellence
• Strong ethical behavior and commitment to compliance
• Willingness to travel both regionally and nationally as needed
• Demonstrated passion and empathy for improving Addiction/Mental health patient care
• Entrepreneurial attitude and/or experience in a start-up environment
• Approximately 20-30% travel is required, during certain periods, travel % may increase

Education/Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) required, Advanced Business Degree a plus
• 10+ years of combined pharmaceutical and/or bio-pharmaceutical sales experience
• 7+ years of experience in the design and implementation of sales training, instructional design, content development, facilitation and evaluation
• Knowledge of Specialty Pharmacy, Buy & Bill, and Market Access training
• Knowledge of OUD market is strongly preferred

Braeburn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military/veteran status, age, disability, or any other category/characteristic protected by law (collectively, "Protected Categories"). In fact, we encourage all underrepresented backgrounds to apply for any open job positions with the company.

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