Novartis · 6 hours ago
Director, Learning Innovation- Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$186K/yr - $344K/yr
7+ years expNovartis is a global healthcare company, and they are seeking a Director of Learning Innovation. This role involves setting and maintaining leading-edge practices for learning asset development, utilizing design thinking and technology innovations to enhance learner experience and upskilling.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Lead the development of learning and upskilling experience that include all learning content development and asset production. These learning and upskilling experiences include ‘global’ and enterprise learning and upskilling solutions, as well as learning and skills solutions to support business unit specific priorities and strategy
Build an internal design center of excellence that supports field training needs
Develop best-practice frameworks and governance for AI-integrated content creation, ensuring compliance, consistency, and scalability across all training teams
Oversee transition from vendor-produced to in-house content creation, reducing costs and increasing consistency
Partner with key stakeholders across the S&C team to align content priorities with enterprise learning strategy
Manage vendor relationships during transition, ensuring delivery of legacy projects
Coordination of all AI tool selection and integration of enterprise-wide learning/data platforms
Collaborate with DDIT and Data & Analytics teams to ensure seamless integration of new tools within learning ecosystem
Upskill the broader L&D team in AI literacy, digital content authoring, and learning data interpretation to future-proof internal capabilities
Incorporate the latest technological innovations and design thinking into every aspect of learning to enhance engagement, learning and impact
Learning asset management and learning curation (internal and external content) to ensure we have the right learning content and assets to deliver the learning and skills strategy
Learning solutions deployment support including publishing within our learning technology and people experience ecosystems, learner engagement and virtual classrooms and webinar production
Implement and maintain clear decision-making processes for learning content development and asset production
Leads a skill development team of Associate Directors, ensuring all work is aligned to high impact curriculum and learning transfer processes
Acts as a key learning technology advocate in the department – both for learning asset production well as for operational processes
Identifies and advocates for important learning development tools, software, and platforms which aid the development of learning assets
Leads as a change agent, constantly seeking and defining novel ways to improve coordination, efficiency, and impact success of learning asset development
Collaborates across different regions/global functions to share/obtain best practices and industry-leading approaches to learning asset development
Build internal and/or external networks to enhance talent replacement processes for the Learning Innovation team
Build a best-in-class diverse Customer Experience team through talent acquisition, succession planning and development of associates
Create inclusive and patient-focused culture built on Novartis Values & Behaviors. Ensure full team alignment to and ownership of Code of Conduct and all Legal, Ethics and Compliance Policies
Qualification
Required
7 years of experience leading the development of learning programs and assets in complex matrix organizations, or external agencies
Significant, practical experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence-based tools, as well as other fast-emerging technologies, to design and develop learning programs
Degree or formal certification in adult learning or instructional design
Deep expertise in leveraging design standards to create operational and financial learning efficiencies
Learning consulting experience is beneficial
Experience in design thinking to innovate learning
Experience working with, and through, offshore-based teams
Bachelor or Master University degree in organizational change, adult learning or related fields desired. Additional professional training and education are advantageous
Benefits
Health, life and disability benefits
A 401(k) with company contribution and match
A variety of other benefits
A generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
Company
Novartis
Novartis is a pharmaceutical company that researches and develops medicines for serious diseases to improve and extend people's lives.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.49BKey Investors
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2024-06-19Post Ipo Debt· $2.49B
2018-02-14Grant· $6.5M
2000-05-19IPO
Leadership Team
Daniel Grant
Vice President & Global Program Head
John von Brachel
VP, Head of Content Lab
Recent News
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