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Field Director roles require cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and usually a relevant bachelor's degree, which means H-1B visa, TN visa, and EB-2 sponsorship are all realistic pathways. Employers in nonprofit, public health, and campaign sectors actively file LCAs for these positions, though the organizational nature of the work means degree-to-role alignment is closely scrutinized.
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Get Access To All JobsJob Title: Associate Director Field Learning & Development, Transplant
Location: Morristown, NJ
About the Job
The Associate Director, Field Learning & Development will report to the Director, Field Learning & Development, General Medicines & Specialty Care and will serve as an integral member of the GTMC organization. This individual will function as the training subject matter expert for Transplant with primary responsibility for Rezurock and Thymoglobulin. This role will be responsible for development of all training materials pre-launch, development of training plans for commercial team and all post launch training and sustainment of new hire training program. Trainer, FL&D will design and execute training that will prepare field teams with disease state and product knowledge, business acumen and field readiness allowing them to execute deliverables.
Associate Director will collaborate with key stakeholders to develop comprehensive, adult learning-centered solutions that support disease state training, product training, selling skills, brand objectives, and marketing strategies for the Transplant portfolio. The Associate Director, FL&D will serve as lead or co-lead for training classes and workshops across new hire training, sales meetings, POA meetings, and ad hoc training needs throughout the year.
A key priority for this role is supporting and elevating the current new hire training program for Rezurock and Thymoglobulin—both virtual and live components. The Associate Director will drive in-house development of training workshops and materials, leveraging Sanofi HUB partners, in-house L&D creative designers, and personal skills and expertise. When internal resources cannot meet timelines or content requirements, this individual will evaluate, select, and manage external vendors to enhance disease state and/or product knowledge. Ultimately, this individual ensures our training programs empower the sales force to be their best selves in the field.
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.
About Sanofi
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main Responsibilities
- Strategize with cross-functional departments (sales, marketing, medical) when onboarding new hires to effectively facilitate the process for new field sales representatives to complete training requirements for certification; partner with management to ensure programs and materials are relevant and business-focused.
- Partner with key stakeholders and internal customers to develop and maintain product and brand-related sales training tools, workshops, and classroom presentations, ensuring they are current and meet the needs of all sales, marketing and operations partners.
- Continuously assess the effectiveness of training programs and product learning modules.
- Proactively upgrade learning materials to meet the evolving training needs of the sales force.
- Develop continuous learning tools, e-learning modules, advanced training, experiential training, and assessment programs to support sales training programs and business needs.
- Ensure all training projects and materials are evaluated against and meet good training and adult learning principles, and that all projects and materials have completed the correct regulatory review process prior to delivery to field sales forces.
- Support sales and marketing stakeholders by developing training tools, workshops, presentations, and content for new indications, product launches, sales meetings, and POA meetings.
- Partner with Marketing and Sales leadership teams to measure and monitor the impact of training on the business and make data-informed recommendations for improvement.
- Develop Scopes of Work (SOW) for new and existing projects with Sanofi HUB, L&D partners, or outside vendors; manage projects from inception to completion.
- Lead the Certified Field Training Program / Field Marketing Trainer Program as an extension of Sales Training and as a developmental opportunity for field representatives.
- Develop and facilitate all new hire sales and product training, as well as ongoing sales training, skill-building sessions, and any additional training needed to address gaps identified by field sales leaders.
- Travel as required for live training events, POA meetings, field rides, FL&D meetings, and national/regional sales meetings.
About You
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; life sciences or adult learning preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in field sales or in training/learning & development, or in the pharmaceutical industry in a high-affinity role (e.g., sales, training, marketing, or medical).
- Ability to travel approximately 20% nationally (POAs, national/regional meetings, live trainings).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience facilitating training sessions and meetings, both virtually and in person.
- Experience training a commercial pharmaceutical field sales force.
- Knowledge of selling skills and the sales model, with the ability to develop expertise across disease states and products.
- Experience in project management, vendor management, and T&E budget management.
- Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS), e-learning tools, and virtual platforms (Zoom, Teams, Webex).
- Proficiency in MS Office, particularly PowerPoint.
- Ability to adapt to emerging AI and digital tools.
Soft Skills
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including large-group facilitation.
- Executive presence, with the ability to partner with and influence senior marketing and sales leaders.
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration in a highly matrixed environment.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects under tight timelines.
- Growth mindset and agility to adapt to new ways of working.
- Ability to develop product and disease state expertise (transplant space).
Why Choose Us
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions — and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet.
- Support teams across science, medicine, and operations by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
GD-SA
LI-SA
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
Job Title: Associate Director Field Learning & Development, Transplant
Location: Morristown, NJ
About the Job
The Associate Director, Field Learning & Development will report to the Director, Field Learning & Development, General Medicines & Specialty Care and will serve as an integral member of the GTMC organization. This individual will function as the training subject matter expert for Transplant with primary responsibility for Rezurock and Thymoglobulin. This role will be responsible for development of all training materials pre-launch, development of training plans for commercial team and all post launch training and sustainment of new hire training program. Trainer, FL&D will design and execute training that will prepare field teams with disease state and product knowledge, business acumen and field readiness allowing them to execute deliverables.
Associate Director will collaborate with key stakeholders to develop comprehensive, adult learning-centered solutions that support disease state training, product training, selling skills, brand objectives, and marketing strategies for the Transplant portfolio. The Associate Director, FL&D will serve as lead or co-lead for training classes and workshops across new hire training, sales meetings, POA meetings, and ad hoc training needs throughout the year.
A key priority for this role is supporting and elevating the current new hire training program for Rezurock and Thymoglobulin—both virtual and live components. The Associate Director will drive in-house development of training workshops and materials, leveraging Sanofi HUB partners, in-house L&D creative designers, and personal skills and expertise. When internal resources cannot meet timelines or content requirements, this individual will evaluate, select, and manage external vendors to enhance disease state and/or product knowledge. Ultimately, this individual ensures our training programs empower the sales force to be their best selves in the field.
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.
About Sanofi
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main Responsibilities
- Strategize with cross-functional departments (sales, marketing, medical) when onboarding new hires to effectively facilitate the process for new field sales representatives to complete training requirements for certification; partner with management to ensure programs and materials are relevant and business-focused.
- Partner with key stakeholders and internal customers to develop and maintain product and brand-related sales training tools, workshops, and classroom presentations, ensuring they are current and meet the needs of all sales, marketing and operations partners.
- Continuously assess the effectiveness of training programs and product learning modules.
- Proactively upgrade learning materials to meet the evolving training needs of the sales force.
- Develop continuous learning tools, e-learning modules, advanced training, experiential training, and assessment programs to support sales training programs and business needs.
- Ensure all training projects and materials are evaluated against and meet good training and adult learning principles, and that all projects and materials have completed the correct regulatory review process prior to delivery to field sales forces.
- Support sales and marketing stakeholders by developing training tools, workshops, presentations, and content for new indications, product launches, sales meetings, and POA meetings.
- Partner with Marketing and Sales leadership teams to measure and monitor the impact of training on the business and make data-informed recommendations for improvement.
- Develop Scopes of Work (SOW) for new and existing projects with Sanofi HUB, L&D partners, or outside vendors; manage projects from inception to completion.
- Lead the Certified Field Training Program / Field Marketing Trainer Program as an extension of Sales Training and as a developmental opportunity for field representatives.
- Develop and facilitate all new hire sales and product training, as well as ongoing sales training, skill-building sessions, and any additional training needed to address gaps identified by field sales leaders.
- Travel as required for live training events, POA meetings, field rides, FL&D meetings, and national/regional sales meetings.
About You
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; life sciences or adult learning preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in field sales or in training/learning & development, or in the pharmaceutical industry in a high-affinity role (e.g., sales, training, marketing, or medical).
- Ability to travel approximately 20% nationally (POAs, national/regional meetings, live trainings).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience facilitating training sessions and meetings, both virtually and in person.
- Experience training a commercial pharmaceutical field sales force.
- Knowledge of selling skills and the sales model, with the ability to develop expertise across disease states and products.
- Experience in project management, vendor management, and T&E budget management.
- Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS), e-learning tools, and virtual platforms (Zoom, Teams, Webex).
- Proficiency in MS Office, particularly PowerPoint.
- Ability to adapt to emerging AI and digital tools.
Soft Skills
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including large-group facilitation.
- Executive presence, with the ability to partner with and influence senior marketing and sales leaders.
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration in a highly matrixed environment.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects under tight timelines.
- Growth mindset and agility to adapt to new ways of working.
- Ability to develop product and disease state expertise (transplant space).
Why Choose Us
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions — and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet.
- Support teams across science, medicine, and operations by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
GD-SA
LI-SA
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Field Director Jobs
Document your specialty occupation case early
Field Director roles don't have a universal degree requirement, so build a written record linking your specific degree field to your core duties before you apply. USCIS will scrutinize this connection, and a vague job description can trigger an RFE.
Target organizations with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to find employers who've previously filed LCAs for Field Director or related management roles. Prior filings signal an established sponsorship process, reducing the risk of an employer backing out mid-offer over unfamiliarity with the requirements.
Verify prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Field Director salaries vary sharply by region and sector. Run your target metro and job duties through the OFLC Wage Search to confirm which prevailing wage level applies. Employers filing an LCA must meet that threshold, so knowing it protects your negotiating position.
Clarify PERM eligibility with nonprofit employers
Many Field Director positions are at nonprofits or government-funded organizations. Some of these qualify as cap-exempt for H-1B or have streamlined PERM pathways. Ask explicitly during the offer stage whether the organization has filed PERM labor certifications for similar roles before.
Get your degree equivalency assessed in writing
If you completed a three-year bachelor's or a degree outside the U.S., obtain a formal equivalency evaluation before applying. USCIS expects documentary evidence, and an unevaluated foreign credential can stall an otherwise strong petition at the I-129 stage.
Align your O*NET profile to your offer letter
Field Director maps to multiple O*NET occupational codes depending on sector. Work with your employer to ensure the offer letter's listed duties match the O*NET profile used in the LCA. Misalignment between the LCA job description and your actual role is a common RFE trigger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Field Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS requires that the position normally require at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Field Director roles in public health, environmental advocacy, or policy organizations typically meet this bar if the employer can document that generalist management skills alone are insufficient and that a specific field of study is required.
Which visa types are most commonly used to sponsor Field Directors?
H-1B is the most common pathway for employer-sponsored Field Directors, particularly in nonprofit, healthcare, and research sectors. TN is an option for Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role maps to a qualifying USMCA profession. EB-2 green card sponsorship via PERM is a longer-term route that some mission-driven organizations pursue for senior field leadership positions.
How do I find Field Director jobs where the employer is open to sponsorship?
Browse Field Director listings on Migrate Mate, which shows employers with verified LCA sponsorship history so you can focus your applications on organizations that have already navigated the filing process for comparable roles.
Does my degree field need to match the Field Director role exactly for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, in practice. USCIS won't accept a generic management or liberal arts degree as sufficient unless the employer can demonstrate that the specific duties require specialized knowledge in that field. Degrees in public health, social work, environmental science, or political science carry more weight depending on the organization's sector and the role's core functions.
Can a Field Director role qualify for TN visa status?
Only if the specific duties align with a profession listed on the USMCA TN list, such as management consultant or social worker, and the applicant holds the qualifying degree for that category. The TN classification is strict on role-to-profession fit, so a general Field Director title won't qualify on its own without careful framing of the job duties against an eligible USMCA profession.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Field Director jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.