Director of Sales Training

At 10x Genomics, we are committed to accelerating our understanding of biology. Our tools enable fundamental discoveries across biology, including cancer, immunology, and neuroscience. We empower scientists to advance their research and address scientific questions they may not have even known they could ask.

About the role

As the Director of Sales Training, you will develop and implement a comprehensive commercial training program to support the onboarding, coaching, and ongoing development of our field roles, including all sales roles and field support for both direct and indirect channels. The ideal candidate will design and deliver training content that aligns with our business goals, enhances sales capabilities, and drives performance excellence across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Build the Function
  • Design and own the end-to-end Field training strategy, from onboarding through ongoing development for field account executives across all regions.
  • Recruit, develop, and lead a high-caliber training team; set clear expectations and build a culture of rigor and continuous improvement.
  • Establish and manage the sales enablement tech stack, including the LMS, content authoring tools, and integration with Salesforce.
• Drive Commercial Outcomes
  • Define KPIs that connect sales training programs directly to quota attainment, win rates, average deal size, and time-to-productivity for new hires, not vanity metrics.
  • Partner with sales leadership to identify performance gaps, prioritize interventions, and measure ROI on every major program investment.
  • Oversee new hire certification, ensuring reps are proficient in both deep product knowledge and advanced negotiation and closing skills.
• Align Across the Organization
  • Collaborate closely with Product Marketing to translate scientific and competitive positioning into field-ready messaging and training content.
  • Work with Commercial Operations to integrate process changes, new tools, and updated methodologies into the sales training curriculum in real time.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to sales leadership on capability gaps and learning strategy; present sales training impact quarterly to senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in sales enablement or sales training, with a meaningful portion in life sciences, genomics, or biotech, ideally selling complex technical products to research or clinical customers.
• A track record of building or significantly scaling an enablement or sales training function, not just running an existing program.
• Demonstrated ability to tie learning programs to commercial metrics; you have built the measurement frameworks, not just reported on them.
• Experience leading and developing a team of trainers and instructional designers.
• Strong scientific fluency — you can learn 10x Genomics products in depth and translate that knowledge for a sales audience.
• Exceptional communication skills; you can simplify complex concepts without losing accuracy and influence senior commercial leaders with data.
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce, an LMS (Workday Learning, Seismic, or equivalent), and modern content development tools.
• Willingness to travel (up to 30%) for in-person training sessions, visits to HQ, and regional meetings.
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, or a related field; Master’s preferred.

Pay

Below is the base pay range for this full-time position. The actual base pay will depend on several factors unique to each candidate, including skills, qualifications, and experience. This role is also eligible for 10x’s equity grants, its comprehensive health and retirement benefit programs, and its annual bonus program or sales incentive program.

Pay Range: $231,700—$313,500 USD