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 Manager, Sales Training and Development to support the day-to-day execution of new hire training programs across multiple commercial teams, including but not limited to Psychiatry and Long-Term Care. This role will focus primarily on coordinating, facilitating, and reinforcing onboarding activities that help new hires build product knowledge, field readiness, customer engagement skills, and compliant execution. The Manager will work closely with Sales Training leadership, field leaders, and cross-functional partners to deliver approved training content, manage training logistics, track completion, and ensure a consistent, high-quality onboarding experience for new hires.

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:

• Execute new hire training programs by supporting home study, live training, certification activities, field readiness preparation, attendance tracking, and post-training reinforcement
• Facilitate approved training content in classroom, virtual, and field-based settings to help new hires build product knowledge, selling skills, customer engagement skills, and compliant execution
• Manage training logistics and coordination, including agendas, schedules, materials, rosters, room setup, virtual links, communications, and follow-up actions
• Support certification and readiness activities by coordinating role-plays, knowledge checks, coaching documentation, remediation steps, and readiness tracking
• Prepare, update, and organize training materials, including facilitator guides, participant materials, schedules, trackers, job aids, workshops, and reinforcement resources
• Maintain LMS and training records by assigning courses, tracking completion, generating reports, following up on overdue items, and ensuring training documentation is accurate and timely
• Partner with Sales Training leadership and field leaders to reinforce onboarding priorities, identify common new hire needs, and support pull-through after training
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners, including Medical Affairs, Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory, Legal, and Operations, to ensure training materials and delivery remain aligned with approved content, timelines, and compliance standards
• Support launch readiness and ongoing training execution by preparing materials, facilitating sessions, managing logistics, and reinforcing key learning objectives across teams
• Contribute to continuous improvement by collecting feedback, identifying opportunities to improve the new hire experience, and sharing observations with Sales Training leadership

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of overall pharmaceutical industry experience with 1–2+ years in sales training, new hire training, facilitation, field training, and/or sales coaching
• Up to 20% travel (Key meetings and POAs)
• Strong organization, facilitation, communication, and execution skills, with the ability to manage training timelines, logistics, materials, and stakeholder follow-up
• Experience coordinating training materials, vendors, timelines, and program logistics preferred
• Experience facilitating training in both classroom and virtual settings
• Experience managing LMS platforms
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work on site Monday, Tuesday & Thursday. We are unable to consider candidates who are looking for fully remote roles

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication skills
• Background in adult learning principles and instructional design preferred
• Strong understanding of CNS disorders and related therapies is preferred

Salary & Benefits  

The anticipated salary range for this role is $120,000 - $140,000. We encourage candidates of all levels to apply as there may be flexibility on final job title and responsibilities. The salary offer will be based on a variety of factors, including experience, qualifications, internal equity and location. Axsome offers a competitive employment package that includes an annual bonus, significant equity and a generous benefits package. 

Axsome is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 

Axsome Therapeutics does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or third-party recruitment agencies and will not pay placement fees for unsolicited candidates that are sent to hiring managers, the HR team or other Axsome team members. Only approved vendors who have been explicitly asked to support a specific search will receive access to our Applicant Tracking System to submit candidates for consideration.