Director, Leadership Development & Field Effectiveness
Location
Waltham, MA | United States
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Job Description
Outstanding opportunity for a strong learning & development leader who possesses leadership development, commercial/sales effectiveness and market access experience. The candidate should demonstrate a passion for creating and delivering learning journeys to support leaders at all levels across the commercial organization. Additionally, the candidate will need to thrive in a fast-paced environment, make good decisions with limited information, gain consensus with multiple stakeholders and manage multiple levels of leadership while leading work and deliverables. This is a highly visible and critical role and will report to the Senior Director of Commercial Learning & Leadership Development.
Responsibilities Job Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain strong business partnerships with leaders at every level to understand business goals and strategies to identify opportunities for learning and development programs and/or support
- Evaluate training programs, curriculum, tools, platforms and corresponding training materials for multiple layers of management, as well as market access colleagues, to ensure alignment with business goals and strategies
- Champion development, delivery, and management of learning journeys across multiple roles / levels
- Proactively conduct on-going feedback discussions with leaders and key stakeholders across the organization to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and relevancy of all learning and development program content
- Leads, coaches and develops direct report(s), as well as supports the development of colleagues within the learning and development team
- Collaborates and communicates closely with peers to plan, develop and implement strategies and tactics to drive achievement of department objectives
- Manage the identification and selection of vendors, as well as subsequent relationships and project related to learning and development programs
- Attend appropriate training classes to maintain an advanced level of knowledge
- Forecast future needs, manage budget +/-5% and achieve financial targets
Qualifications Minimum Education & Experience Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in business/science, advance degree preferred
- 12+ years of years of experience with positions of increasing responsibility
Preferred Qualifications: - 5+ years of experience leading direct reports
- Demonstrated experience in designing training programs that incorporate adult learning concepts
- Proven ability to create, develop & lead projects
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and interdependently
- Strong project management skills with prove track record of execution and results
- Demonstrated ability to motivate teams, foster collaborative environment, negotiate and influence in a matrix environment, exercise tact and diplomacy in stressful situations
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with multiple departs as required to meet learning and development goals
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with a keen attention to detail
- Experience selling injectables and/or physician administered treatments in difficult / ambiguous reimbursement environments
- Experience in utilizing technology to engage field groups
Travel Requirements: - This position will require travel as appropriate to meet the needs of the business
About Us Alkermes plc is a global biopharmaceutical company that seeks to develop innovative medicines in the field of neuroscience. The company has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for neurological disorders. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Alkermes has a research and development center in Waltham, Massachusetts; a research and manufacturing facility in Athlone, Ireland; and a manufacturing facility in Wilmington, Ohio. For more information, please visit Alkermes' website at
Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other class protected by state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.
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