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Wellstar Health System · 4 hours ago

Exec. Dir. Learning & Talent Development

Marietta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Wellstar Health System is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of the community. They are seeking an Executive Director of Learning & Talent Development who will drive workforce capability and clinical excellence across a 12-hospital health system. The role involves leading system-wide education initiatives, developing learning strategies, and fostering a culture of innovation and accountability within the organization.

FitnessHealth Care

Hiring Manager

Erica Strahl, RACR

Responsibilities

Lead the development of a robust, system-wide L&D strategy aligned with clinical excellence, patient safety, regulatory standards, and health system goals

Build adaptive and scalable learning solutions that support rapid workforce transformation, whether driven by new care models, emerging technologies or operational shifts

Employ contemporary competency frameworks (e.g., Donna Wright Competency Assessment Model) to ensure relevance, rigor, and accountability in education

Partner across the organization to assess emerging talent needs and rapidly design responsive learning programs for onboarding, reskilling, crisis-readiness, and role evolution

Lead initiatives and proactively address workforce development in response to new clinical programs, system growth, market shifts, or regulatory changes

Champion innovation and continuous improvement, applying agile methods to prioritize speed-to-competency and speed-to-impact

Lead and inspire a high-performing, multidisciplinary education team -- including clinical educators, instructional designers, and learning technologists

Foster a culture of agility, collaboration, innovation, and accountability

Develop internal talent and succession pipelines within the L&D team and broader workforce

Ensure alignment of learning programs with clinical practice standards, quality measures, and interdisciplinary competencies

Collaborate with clinical leaders to design and validate certification-eligible programs that advance nursing and allied health practice

Ensure accreditation readiness and compliance across all clinical education activities

Provide applied learning experiences for CareerCare and workforce enablement programs

Leverage advanced learning technologies-LMS, simulation systems, digital credentials, analytics platforms-to enhance learner engagement and impact

Introduce and operationalize learning innovations including microlearning, virtual simulation, AI-driven personalization, and mobile-accessible education

Monitor L&D and EdTech trends to keep the organization on the forefront of healthcare education strategy

Collaborate with HR, clinical and operational leaders to align L&D with system strategies including workforce planning, DEI, retention and leadership development

Serve as a trusted advisor to executives and managers on workforce agility, talent pipelines, and learning strategy

Represent the health system externally on learning strategy, workforce development, and academic partnerships

Performs other duties as assigned

Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct

Qualification

Learning & Development strategyClinical education experienceCompetency models implementationProject managementAdvanced learning technologiesCommunication skillsTeam leadershipCustomer relationsAgilityInnovationCross-functional collaboration

Required

Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in Learning & Development with at least 5 years in healthcare or clinical education

Minimum 7 years of experience project managing, implementing and supporting educational services, initiatives and projects

Minimum 5 years Clinical healthcare or clinical education

Excellent project management skills including practical usage of project management software applications

Strong communication, presentation and customer relation skills

Must have the ability to influence others to work collaboratively to achieve results

Able to understand and relate to the interdependencies/impact of Information Systems on the operation of the WellStar Health System

Demonstrated ability to work cross functionality in a leadership capacity within large complex organizations

A strong sense of confidence and self-assurance to handle a variety of challenges

Understanding of the education life cycle and the ability to lead the creation of education products from request to delivery

Ability to lead the development and design of all educational content and learning instruments

Demonstrated success building, scaling, and leading L&D programs in complex, matrixed organizations

Strong experience implementing competency models like Donna Wright, simulation-based learning and technology-enhanced instruction

Proven ability to lead in fast-changing environments and build adaptive learning strategies responsive to shifting workforce or organizational priorities