Senior Director, Commercial Training

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease.  

The Senior Director of Commercial training will drive and imbed a continuous learning and development culture to meet the evolving needs of the US commercial organization.

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With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country. 

Responsibilities:  

• Strategic Training Leadership: Lead the learning and development strategy, creating a roadmap, and implementing programs, resources, and tools that strengthen and cultivate the necessary talent and skills to achieve Ferring’s strategic long-term objectives across a diverse portfolio of products in addition to leading the integration of Global HR Leadership Development programs across the US market.

• Program Design and Implementation: Oversee the planning, development, and execution of curricula using a variety of methods and media, incorporating principles of instructional design and behavioral science to drive deeper engagement and maximize impact and productivity.

• Team Management and Development: Lead and manage a training team, providing guidance, mentorship, and support. Fostering a collaborative environment that encourages skill development and knowledge sharing. Leads a team of training professionals across current and future therapeutic areas.

• Measurement and Evaluation: Regularly monitor and measure training efficiency and effectiveness through feedback mechanisms, key performance indicators, and data analysis to ensure that training needs are addressed through continuous improvement and evolution of programs and materials.

• Learning Platforms/Systems: Oversee selection and utilization of learning platforms and other tools to deliver training through a variety of methods and media, while leveraging technology-based solutions, where appropriate.  

• Collaboration and Compliance: Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including Marketing, Sales, Market Access, HR, Medical, Regulatory, and Legal teams, to support development, approval and execution of training programs and resources, ensuring compliance with company policy as well as industry regulations and guidelines

Requirements: 

• BA/BS degree, Masters preferred

• Demonstrated experience in training and development leadership and designing of training programs

• Strong knowledge of learning/education solutions and related business process technologies

• Minimum of 15 years of experience inclusive of sales, sales training, people leadership, learning and development, training or consulting in the pharmaceutical industry

• Entrepreneurial - Thrives in a demanding and changing environment; Equal parts Instructor, Presenter, and Facilitator - Proficient and Engaging delivery to audiences of all sizes; Assertive and proactive - focused on delivering results

• Coach, and provide direction to trainees and other stakeholders while creating a positive and motivating environment

• Manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to work in a matrix environment providing service to corporate clients

• Effectively operates in an evolving, complex, and dynamic environment

Job Location: Located onsite in the Parsippany, NJ office