Job Description

Director, US Learning & Development

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 130-year legacy. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

We know that our people are the key to our success, which is why our Human Resources team works to attract, develop, retain and inspire our people so that they can learn, grow and make a true impact on the world. Together we collaborate to create a culturally rich, diverse organization ensuring we remain innovative and agile.

The Director, US Learning & Development reports to the Executive Director, Global Learning & Development for Human Health. This position sits on the leadership team of the Human Health client-facing organization in Global Learning & Development. It is a US Market headquarters-based role in Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania.

The Director will lead implementation of the Human Health learning strategy and learning delivery into the US Market commercial organization. Primary focus of this role is the customer-facing teams, particularly product & disease and customer engagement skills. In addition, the Director will coordinate within Global Learning & Development to help realize a comprehensive plan for employee development across all commercial learners such as Marketers in the US Market. The Director will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and stakeholders in the market in advancing and enabling Human Health Learning & Development outcomes. To enable success, this leader will need to navigate a cross-functional slate of market leaders across Human Resources and the commercial teams to deliver and execute on strategies informed by data-driven recommendations and insights. This role will require a curious, entrepreneurial, strategic individual who have a strong background in Sales and Marketing learning strategies.

Responsibilities

Lead organization of ~35 FTEs focused primarily on US sales training activity

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior-level business leaders and stakeholders in the US Market to enable business goals and outcomes by accelerating the development of critical capabilities needed to drive business success

Consult and partner with business leaders on governance and prioritization of learning investment, resource allocation and anticipated business impact

Plan and lead delivery, implementation, and sustainment of learning solutions through various channels

Ensure learning program content and designs adhere to all company policies and have been fully approved through appropriate US review processes

Align efforts to the Learning & Development model for continuous improvement of vendor rationalization, learning curriculum, life cycle, and enforcement of learning standards

Partner with HR Business Partners and market leaders to build effective leaders and people managers

Support Global Learning & Development oversight of Learning & Development and business budgets for learning to optimize investments

Competencies

Business Acumen: ability to engage with business leaders on business strategy, goals, and business outcomes, with the ability to align people-related strategies and apply sound judgment and decision making.

Leadership: demonstrated skill in applying approaches, tools, and techniques to gain the cooperation and support of others; ability to lead by example and foster collaborative relationships

Influencing: ability to partner, collaborate, and impact decisions at all levels within and outside the organization. Ability to influence stakeholders

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: advanced ability to use a broad range of methods, assumptions, frameworks, and perspectives when solving problems and making decisions. Ability to ruthlessly prioritize own and team\xe2\x80\x99s work. Seek first to leverage existing resources and align with other areas of Global Learning & Development before developing new assets

Learning Needs Analysis: advanced experience in assessing competency gaps and identifying what people need to learn for successful individual and organizational performance

Educational Requirements

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree required

Experience

12+ years of leadership & business experience

Commercial Learning & Development experience in the learning and development function (preferred)

3+ years US Pharmaceutical sales/sales management experience required

5+ years of people management experience required

Strong Consulting Background. Demonstrated ability to effectively influence, consult with and coach senior leaders and managers

Strategic Thinking and Planning.

Vision setting and Strategy realization

Change Leader: ability to drive change

Results-orientation: a track record of establishing clear objectives and bringing multiple parties together to achieve key initiatives

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separationpackage, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Current Contingent Workers apply

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as \xe2\x80\x9cremote\xe2\x80\x9d.

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Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: Domestic

VISA Sponsorship: No

Travel Requirements: 10%

Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid

Shift: 1st - Day

Valid Driving License: No

Hazardous Material(s): N/A

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