Senior Manager, Sales Training and Development

Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) conditions. We deliver scientific breakthroughs by identifying critical gaps in care and develop differentiated products with a focus on novel mechanisms of action that enable meaningful advancements in patient outcomes. Our industry-leading neuroscience portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for major depressive disorder, agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease, excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine, as well as multiple novel product candidates addressing a broad range of serious neurological and psychiatric conditions that impact over 150 million people in the United States. Together, we are on a mission to solve some of the brain’s biggest problems so patients and their loved ones can flourish. For more information, please visit us at www.axsome.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

About This Role  

Axsome Therapeutics is seeking a Senior Manager, Sales Training and Development to lead strategic training initiatives that elevate the performance of our commercial teams. This role will be instrumental in executing launch readiness and training programs that drive excellence in product execution and market access capabilities. This role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, and Legal, to design and deliver impactful training solutions that prepare our field teams for successful product launch and ongoing market engagement. 

This role is based at Axsome’s HQ in New York City with an on-site requirement of at least three days per week. We are unable to consider candidates who are looking for fully remote roles.  

Job Responsibilities and Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: 

•  Partner with key functions (Clinical Operations, Pharmacovigilance) and interface functions (e.g. Medical Affairs and Commercial) to support a compliance journey; driving and achieving a “first time right” approach in relevant issue and initiatives.  
• Lead the design and delivery of training programs for Axsome Specialty Account Managers, focused on advancing product knowledge, clinical acumen, selling skills, and customer engagement 

• Translate business strategy into training solutions, ensuring sales teams are fully prepared to communicate product value, clinical data, and competitive differentiation to healthcare professionals 

• Own the end-to-end new hire onboarding experience, driving speed-to-impact through structured learning, certification, and field readiness 

• Drive field pull-through and coaching excellence by partnerin