Director, Sales Capability & Performance Development
About the role
<p>“Mineralys Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension and related comorbidities such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone.&nbsp; Its initial product candidate, lorundrostat, is a proprietary, orally administered, highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor. &nbsp;Mineralys is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit <a href=" Follow Mineralys on&nbsp;<a href=" href=" href="
<p>Mineralys is a fully remote company.</p>
<p><strong>Director, Sales Capability &amp; Performance Development</strong></p>
<p>Reporting to the Senior Director, Sales Training &amp; Effectiveness, the Director, Sales Capability &amp; Performance Development owns the ongoing skills and capability development of the field organization — Territory Managers and Regional Sales Directors — beyond initial certification. This role builds the coaching frameworks, field reinforcement programs, and leadership development curricula that translate day-one readiness into sustained selling and coaching excellence in the field.<br>This is a builder role for an individual who is energized by field-based coaching, adult learning design, and equipping first-line sales leaders to develop their teams, and who can design performance frameworks that connect training investment to commercial results.<br>Pre-Launch Note: Ahead of the January launch meeting, this role will work in close, day-to-day collaboration with the Director, Sales Training &amp; Field Enablement to ensure the newly hired sales force is fully trained, certified, and launch-ready. Immediately following the launch meeting, the two roles will formally bifurcate along the scopes outlined below.</p>
<p><strong>Principal Responsibilities</strong></p>
<p><strong>Territory Manager Skill &amp; Capability Development</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Design and deliver post-certification skills development programs for Territory Managers, including selling skills, account management, and compliant execution</li>
<li>Build field reinforcement tools (call guides, coaching aids, micro-learning) that extend classroom training into day-to-day selling</li>
<li>Establish a continuous learning cadence tied to the sales cycle, product lifecycle, and identified skill gaps</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Regional Sales Director Coaching &amp; Leadership Development</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Build and deliver a first-line leader coaching curriculum, equipping Regional Sales Directors to observe, diagnose, and develop their Territory Managers</li>
<li>Establish standardized field coaching models and ride-along/co-visit frameworks for consistent, high-quality field coaching</li>
<li>Develop leadership capability programs to support RSD and future second-line leader growth</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Performance Diagnostics &amp; Insights</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Partner with Sales Leadership and Commercial Analytics to identify skill gaps, performance trends, and execution opportunities at the individual, regional, and national level</li>
<li>Translate field and performance insights into targeted coaching interventions and capability-building programs</li>
<li>Establish and track performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of coaching and capability development investments</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Blended Learning &amp; Field Reinforcement</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Leverage blended learning approaches (live, virtual, digital, field-based) to deliver ongoing capability development at scale</li>
<li>Partner with the Director, Sales Training &amp; Field Enablement to ensure capability programs are consistent with core curriculum and brand messaging</li>
<li>Manage learning technology and CRM-enabled coaching tools to support field-based development</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Partner closely with Sales Leadership, Commercial Analytics, and HR/Talent to align capability development with performance management and succession planning</li>
<li>Manage relationships with external coaching, assessment, and learning technology vendors</li>
<li>Provide regular updates to the Senior Director, Sales Training &amp; Effectiveness on field capability status, coaching adoption, and performance trends</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Education &amp; Experience</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree a plus</li>
<li>10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience, including field coaching, sales leadership, or capability/performance development</li>
<li>Prior people leadership experience, or completion of a formal people leadership development program at a prior company, preferred</li>
<li>Prior field sales leadership experience (e.g., Regional Sales Director or equivalent) strongly preferred</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience building coaching frameworks or leadership development programs for first-line sales leaders</li>
<li>Cardiovascular and/or chronic care therapeutic experience preferred</li>
<li>Working knowledge of MLR/promotional review processes and pharmaceutical compliance requirements for field-facing content</li>
<li>Familiarity with learning technologies and CRM-enabled coaching/training tools (e.g., Veeva, LMS platforms)</li>
<li>Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate performance data into actionable development priorities</li>
<li>A builder mindset with high personal accountability, resourcefulness, and a collaborative spirit</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Travel</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>This position requires up to 20% travel. Frequently travel is outside the local area and overnight.</li>
</ul>
<p>US Salary Range: $175,000 - $190,000</p>
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