Head of Capability Learning Solutions, Clinical Development

Your Role, Responsibilities and Objectives will include:

• Lead the partnerships withDevelopmentsenior leaders, keystakeholdersand enterprise Centers of Excellence, to create an integrated learning strategy from, aligned business priorities, that drive functional capability & skill development, and ensure successful delivery of learning through impactful and innovative ways.
• Proactively sense & synthesize learning needs from various sources or contexts to connect-the-dots aligning needs, and key roles acrossCD/AQS/GCO.
• Leads and oversees the team which delivers a complex learning portfolio for a matrix structure of keyDevelopmentroles and drivesaligned,impactful capability development initiatives.
• Effectively build, deepen, and sustain key relationships with business leaders, decision makers, and stakeholders to understand business needs, priorities, and impact measures.
• Drive stakeholder satisfaction by proactively managing business relationships and by delivering the best learner experience, quality of learning solutions and measures of business impact.
• Provide thought leadership and is viewed as a strategic thought partner to internal stakeholders on learning and development best practices, trends, and strategies.
• Leverages both drug development and learning industry trends and best practices to ensure the continuous improvement of impactful learning deliverables.
• Develop and sustain strong collaborative relationships across the Novartis enterprise, including People & Organization, TalentDevelopment(TD), Novartis LearningCoEand other Novartis learning teams.
• Influences overallDevelopmentLearning business strategy and decisions with peers,team and drives business impact by constantly aligning with business priorities.
• Lead/Coach the team to ensure delivery of high-quality learning solutions that are aligned with learning needs analysis and include business impact measures.
• Measure andoptimizelearning outcomes through data-driven approaches

What you will bring to the role:

• Advanced degree in a relevant field (pharmaceutical sciences, biology, or related discipline)
• 15 + years experience within pharmaceutical industry, Good Clinical Practices environment and associated learning requirements.
• 10+ years building and leading high-functioning learning and development teams, whichdemonstratevalue metrics to the business processes.
• Demonstrated leadership skills; decision maker, effective problem solver; strategic thinker.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing learning strategies that align with business priorities and drive business priorities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Expert knowledge of adult education theory and practice.
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams

What Sets You Apart

• A strategic mindsetto support analysis and planning of both clearly defined and ambiguous needs
• Proactively seekingstakeholder input and adaptation to change, collaboration, and calculated risk taking
• Expertisein clinical drug development, Good Clinical Practices,and end-to-end clinical processes