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Freenome · 5 hours ago

Director, Learning & Development

Freenome is a company focused on early cancer detection, and they are seeking a Director of Commercial Learning and Development. This role is responsible for developing and delivering commercial training content, mentoring the commercial team, and ensuring effective communication of the company's technology to save patient lives.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPersonal Health
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Responsibilities

Act as a strategic partner to commercial functions, translating global business needs into impactful learning solutions
Design and execute the commercial training strategy for pre-launch and post-launch readiness
Build and implement onboarding and continuous learning programs
Plan, develop, coordinate and execute new-hire sales training, ongoing training modules, launch training, educational materials, application activities (live and virtual), and assessments
Design, develop and deliver employee development programs with HR Business Partners
Define training needs through determination of knowledge gaps and needs assessment
Collaborate with Marketing, Clinical, Regulatory and Quality to ensure training content is scientifically accurate and compliant
Assist in translating brand plans and tactics into development of message practice, and role play scenarios to support sales strategy
Establish metrics for evaluating training effectiveness, including if/when training plans and/or content need to be revised
Partner with Commercial Leadership to define competencies and assess ongoing performance metrics
Build certification and competency programs for sales effectiveness, clinical credibility, and customer engagement
Create a scalable, multi-modal learning ecosystem, blending live facilitation, e-learning (LMS), simulations, and field-based reinforcement
Drive the integration of digital, AI and other learning metrics tools into our commercial capabilities

Qualification

Commercial trainingCurriculum developmentLearning management systemsSales enablement platformsBiotech industry experienceHealthcare landscape knowledgeContent creationAssessment measures developmentTeam coachingOral presentation skills

Required

10+ years of work experience with Bachelors degree, with 8+ years of total experience related to training, sales and sales management in the biotech or pharmaceuticals industry, including 3+ years of experience in commercial training
Experience designing curriculum development
Experience in building training program infrastructure including content creation
Strong knowledge and experience of the global healthcare landscape
Experience in developing learning plans, content and assessment measures
Fundamental understanding of business strategy and how to link sales initiatives to business initiatives
Outstanding oral presentation skills
Ability to engage, inspire, and coach a high-performing team
Advanced knowledge of: learning management systems, sales enablement platforms, and CRMs

Preferred

Advanced degree in related field - science or adult learning
Experience in oncology is plus

Benefits

Pre-IPO equity
Cash bonuses
A full range of medical, financial, and other benefits

Company

Freenome

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Freenome is a biotechnology company developing blood tests for early cancer detection to improve access to routine screening.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.53B
Key Investors
RocheExact SciencesS32
2025-12-04Acquired
2025-11-17Corporate Round· $75M
2025-08-06Corporate Round· $50M

Leadership Team

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Aaron Elliott
Chief Executive Officer
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Riley Ennis
Co-Founder
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