Associate Director, Learning & Development
AstraZeneca

Associate Director, Learning & Development

This is what you will do:

As the Associate Director for Learning & Development at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, you will play a pivotal role in implementing impactful L&D programs and training within the Research and Development (R&D) function. You will work in a highly collaborative manner to identify learning needs, develop learning goals and outcomes, and create solutions to meet learning needs. Additionally, you will promote a culture of continuous learning, contribute to program design, and provide instructional design and facilitation of learning programs as needed.

Responsibilities include:

• Partner with functions to drive adoption of new capabilities & skills within the teams.
• Identify learning needs, develop learning goals & outcomes, and create solutions to meet the learning needs across all R&D functions.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning by creating opportunities to practice new skills and reinforce newly learned capabilities.
• Develop assessment mechanisms to understand skill level prior to and after participants engage in learning journeys and provide timely and metric-driven updates on learning programs.
• Lead program design, learning requirements, logistics, delivery, and success measures when partnering with external vendors.
• Drive education and implementation of new ways of working based on business needs in alignment with broader organizational objectives
• Consult on instructional design and facilitation of learning programs.
• Apply e-learning concepts to support the creation of web-based training tools as needed.
• Be knowledgeable in the utilization of tools supporting learning and development.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or master's degree (preferred) in adult learning, instructional design, or equivalent field.
• Minimum 5 -7+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
• Ability to strategically drive long-range plans that are aligned with broader organizational objectives.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities, resources, and project initiatives in a global environment.
• Experience managing projects.
• Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards related to learning theory.
• Minimum 5-7 years' experience in adult learning principles, learning strategy, curriculum design, learning-solution design, evaluation, and analysis for a rapidly changing corporate environment.
• Experience with instructional design models.

Education

• MA/MS 5-7 years, BA/BS 7-10 years

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease?

Join the team unlocking the power of what science can do. We are working towards treating, preventing, modifying and even curing some of the world's most complex diseases. Here we have the potential to grow our pipeline and positively impact the lives of billions of patients around the world. We are committed to making a difference and have built our business around our passion for science. Now we are fusing data and technology with the latest scientific innovations to achieve the next wave of breakthroughs. It's our combination of curiosity and courage that drives us, inspired by the possibility of doing things that have never been done before. Empowered to step up, we free ourselves from fear of failure to dig deep into the biology of complex diseases and make bold decisions. Celebrating our successes and failures along the way.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and join us in our mission to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines!

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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