Associate Director, Commercial Field Trainer

About Acadia Pharmaceuticals

Acadia is advancing breakthroughs in neuroscience to elevate life. For 30 years we have been working at the forefront of healthcare to bring vital solutions to people who need them most. We developed and commercialized the first and only FDA-approved drug to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis and the first and only FDA-approved drug for the treatment of Rett syndrome. Our clinical-stage development efforts are focused on Prader-Willi syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease psychosis and multiple other programs targeting neuropsychiatric symptoms in central nervous system disorders. For more information, visit us at Acadia.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.  It is not intended to include all duties & responsibilities.  The order in which the duties & responsibilities are listed is not significant. Please note that this position is based in San Diego, CA. Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office three days per week on average

Position Summary:

In this exciting role, the Associate Director, Commercial Field Trainer will be responsible to oversee the creation, design, facilitation, and execution of training for Acadia brands (i.e. Daybue) in support of the Commercial Teams success. This individual collaborates and partners with other members of the Commercial Effectiveness and Training (CET) team, marketing, medical and field leadership to assess the needs of our commercial organization. This role will support key marketing tactics, elevate disease state, product expertise  and selling skills. Training programs managed will span the Learning Continuum from Onboarding New Hires to ongoing learning for members of the sales organization.  The incumbent will lead the development of training plans, communication, and on-line learning programs & content supporting the commercial  teams- This role will be instrumental in leading the building of training workshops around National and Regional Sales Meetings.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains commercial training curriculum from the on-boarding processes, new hire training, advanced training and ongoing learning to meet the current and emerging needs of the field commercial employees.
• Responsible for the development, updating and implementation of all training modules, content and programs that are appropriate for field commercial employees. 
• Creates training materials that enhance the learning process; including study guides, home study materials, assessments, frequently asked questions, competitive overviews, etc. and works with leadership and HR on follow-up and corrective action as appropriate.
• Interfaces and collaborates with marketing team to develop training and communications to support brand strategy. 
• Development of materials, job aids, sales training backgrounders, competitive backgrounders, and market updates to support brand strategy. 
• Manage contracts and expenses with external consultants and vendors within budgetary guidelines. 
• Lead content development and maintain Learning System which includes training modules and materials as well as live workshop content designed for a new hire
• Manages the approval of training materials and resources through Acadia’s MLR (Medical, Legal, and Regulatory) process including regularly attending MLR meetings
• Manage contracts and expenses with external vendors within budgetary guidelines
• Works with corporate compliance and/or our compliance agency partner to ensure commercial field market access employees are trained and up-to-date on policies and procedures that affect their respective functional areas
• Partners with CET colleagues and Sales Team to gain insight from commercial field leadership in order to identify ongoing training priorities and develops necessary content to me