Lead the development of organizational capabilities and leadership programs while managing a team to enhance performance and client outcomes in a growing global CRO.
Leadership Development
• Design and lead organizational leadership development programs that build capability at the manager, director, and emerging senior leadership levels.
• Translate talent review and succession planning into targeted development pathways and cohort-based learning experiences.
• Partner with HR Business Partners to identify development gaps for high potential employees and succession candidates and build solutions that close them.
• Facilitate leadership workshops and development experiences, adapting approaches to different audiences and organizational contexts.
• Evaluate program effectiveness using capability metrics and succession pipeline data, and continuously improve offerings based on results.
Organizational Capability
• Lead diagnosis and development of organizational capability initiatives in areas critical to organizational performance, including communication, AI fluency, client partnership, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Anticipate emerging capability needs based on workforce planning data and business strategy and build scalable solutions before gaps become critical.
• Represent People and Culture on the Enterprise Training Council and bring an organizational capability lens to governance discussions and learning investment decisions.
• Collaborate with the Process and Training Centre of Excellence to create a joined-up, coherent employee development experience across the organization.
Team and Partner Leadership
• Directly supervise and develop the Learning Specialist and Learning and Development Consultant, providing direction, coaching, and oversight of program delivery.
• Manage external vendors, facilitators, coaches, and psychometric providers, including contracting, briefing, and quality oversight.
• Evaluate and recommend new learning tools and approaches to enhance program quality and organizational reach.
Talent Strategy Integration
• Partner with HR Business Partners, People and Culture leadership, and senior business leaders to translate talent insights into meaningful development action.
• Advise and consult with senior leaders on team and individual capability needs, presenting data-driven recommendations and program outcomes.
• Partner with Quality and Compliance where capability development intersects with regulated training requirements and quality culture.
• 5 or more years of experience in learning and development, organizational development, or leadership development, with demonstrated experience in program design and delivery.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering leadership development programs, including facilitated and cohort-based learning experiences.
• Ability to build credibility with and influence senior stakeholders, translating capability data into practical recommendations.
• Solid knowledge of adult learning theory, instructional design principles, and organizational capability assessment approaches.
• Experience coordinating or managing external vendors, facilitators, or learning partners.
• Working understanding of talent management processes including succession planning, talent reviews, and high potential development.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Adult Education, Business, or a related field.
• 7 or more years of progressive experience, including exposure to people leadership and experience in a regulated or complex organizational environment.
• Master's degree in Organizational Development, Adult Education, Human Resources, or a related discipline.
• Exposure to psychometric and 360-degree assessment tools.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled learning tools and platforms.
• Basic understanding of regulated training requirements and quality management systems in a clinical research or similar environment.
• Coaching skills or a coaching orientation.
Alimentiv delivers specialized clinical research and data services to the healthcare sector, with a strong emphasis on quality assurance and compliance. Our innovative solutions cater to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, accelerating biomarker and drug development through our state-of-the-art lab and clinical imaging software.
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