Associate Director of Training, Rare Disease
Sanofi
July 01, 2026
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
$133,500 - $192,833.33 USD yearly
Human Resources
Main Responsibilities:
- Develop learning materials, training materials, and resources for the Rare Disease Business Unit, including disease/product/customer interaction capabilities and other Business Unit training courses.
- Leverage internal Sanofi talent/resources within a matrixed L&D operating team and coordinate external partners to achieve training development.
- Support development and execution of strategic/tactical plans for short- and long-term Sales/Marketing objectives, collaborating with PSS and medical teams as needed; implement and continuously improve:
- New hire training programs and curriculum
- Launch training learner journey development and execution
- Continuing education programs
- Advanced training for ongoing product/disease knowledge and customer interaction capabilities
- Assist with field advisory teams and learning champions; define core competencies and create tools/curriculum.
- Support development of core competencies and integrate tools/curriculum into new hire and ongoing training.
- Coordinate Area/Zone and Regional Sales Meetings with Marketing and Field Advisory Teams/Learning Champions.
Basic Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree required.
- 5+ years relevant pharma experience (or equivalent commercial L&D experience in other industries).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills across stakeholder levels.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional sales/marketing stakeholders to align objectives and provide consistent FL&D direction.
- Demonstrated project management excellence; ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ensure training programs align with legal, regulatory, and compliance guidelines.
- Strong collaboration, organizational, and operational skills.
- 10% national travel required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Rare Disease training experience.
- 8+ years pharma/biotech experience; 2+ years leading national home-office training preferred.
- Experience with AI technologies; launch learning development; account excellence training programs.
- Familiarity with instructional design; use of learning technologies.
- Experience measuring learning effectiveness.
- Develop learning materials, training materials, and resources for the Rare Disease Business Unit, including disease/product/customer interaction capabilities and other Business Unit training courses.
- Leverage internal Sanofi talent/resources within a matrixed L&D operating team and coordinate external partners to achieve training development.
- Support development and execution of strategic/tactical plans for short- and long-term Sales/Marketing objectives, collaborating with PSS and medical teams as needed; implement and continuously improve:
- New hire training programs and curriculum
- Launch training learner journey development and execution
- Continuing education programs
- Advanced training for ongoing product/disease knowledge and customer interaction capabilities
- Assist with field advisory teams and learning champions; define core competencies and create tools/curriculum.
- Support development of core competencies and integrate tools/curriculum into new hire and ongoing training.
- Coordinate Area/Zone and Regional Sales Meetings with Marketing and Field Advisory Teams/Learning Champions.
Basic Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree required.
- 5+ years relevant pharma experience (or equivalent commercial L&D experience in other industries).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills across stakeholder levels.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional sales/marketing stakeholders to align objectives and provide consistent FL&D direction.
- Demonstrated project management excellence; ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ensure training programs align with legal, regulatory, and compliance guidelines.
- Strong collaboration, organizational, and operational skills.
- 10% national travel required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Rare Disease training experience.
- 8+ years pharma/biotech experience; 2+ years leading national home-office training preferred.
- Experience with AI technologies; launch learning development; account excellence training programs.
- Familiarity with instructional design; use of learning technologies.
- Experience measuring learning effectiveness.