Director of Field Leadership Development

Company Description

Statistics show that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Sobi encourages you to change that statistic and apply. Rarely do candidates meet 100% of the qualifications. We look forward to your application!

At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Our mission and culture at Sobi North America get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Generous time off policy
• Summer Fridays
• Opportunity to broaden your horizons by attending popular conferences
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Job Description

Introduction/ Purpose/Position Summary:

The Director of Field Leadership Development will design and execute a comprehensive leadership development strategy aimed at enhancing the skills, capabilities, and performance of field-based leaders and emerging leaders in a rare disease commercial organization. This role focuses on building world-class training and development programs, fostering leadership excellence, and aligning with the strategic goals of the organization. The Director will partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Market Access, and HR teams to create initiatives that enable field leaders to drive business success in a highly dynamic a complex healthcare environment, as well as identify and support emerging field leaders. The candidate should demonstrate a passion for creating and delivering learning journeys to support leaders at all levels across the commercial organization. Additionally, the candidate will need to thrive in a fast-paced environment, make good decisions with limited information, gain consensus with multiple stakeholders, and manage multiple levels of leadership while leading work and deliverables.

Essential Responsibilities/Scope of the Job:

• Develop and maintain strong business partnerships with commercial leaders at every level to understand business goals and strategies, and identify opportunities for learning and development programs or support
• Evaluate training programs, curriculum, tools, platforms, and corresponding training materials for multiple layers of management, to ensure alignment with business goals and strategies
• Champion development, delivery, and management of learning journeys across multiple roles/levels
• Proactively conduct ongoing feedback discussions with leaders and key stakeholders across the organization to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and relevancy of all learning and development program content
• Collaborates and communicates closely with cross-functional partners (e.g., HR)
• Manage the identification and selection of vendors, as well as subsequent relationships and projects related to learning and development programs
• Attend appropriate training classes to maintain an advanced level of knowledge
• Forecast future needs, manage budget, and achieve financial targets

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree (science or business preferred) or an equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered. MBA preferred. A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in pharmaceutical or medical sales and training, with a minimum of 5 years in a training and/or sales leadership role. A focus on leadership development is preferred. Requires prior pharmaceutical sales experience, pharmaceutical/biotech sales management experience, plus vendor and contract management. Experience with product launches and rare disease experience is highly desired.

Position Qualifications (knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience):

• 5+ years leading direct reports (field-based teams)
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in leadership development, sales training, or commercial enablement, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Demonstrated success in designing and implementing leadership programs for field-based teams in rare disease or specialty care.
• Proven ability to create effective sales training materials.
• Proven application of adult learning principles.
• Experience in launching a product (Sales, Managed Markets, and/or Sales Training) is desirable.
• Strong project management skills and detail orientation