Director, Leadership Development & Skills Enablement

Scorpion Therapeutics; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k

Flexible paid vacation

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks an Associate Director, Leadership Development and Skills Enablement to own the enterprise learning strategy for leadership development, establishing global curricula and role-based learning experiences for emerging, first-line, and senior leaders.

The role collaborates with Medical, Market Access, Sales, Operations and Marketing, designing scalable capability programs, measuring impact, and advising executives on priorities and readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare, organizational psychology, or related field (required).
• 10 years in L&D/Leadership Development/HR or related leadership roles (required), preferably specialty pharmaceuticals/biotech.
• 2+ years training experience delivering adult learning and distance learning solutions.
• Leadership experience with skills models and cross-functional collaboration; product operating model experience.
• Pharmaceuticals/regulated industry experience preferred.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Organizational Development, or relevant graduate degree).

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the enterprise learning strategy for Leadership Development; establish global curricula, skill development pathways, and role-based learning experiences for emerging, first-line, and senior leaders.
• Create, evolve, and implement cohesive, customer-centric skills models for sales, medical, and market access roles in the field.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to Medical, Market Access, Sales, Operations, and Marketing on leadership development priorities, skills gaps, and organizational readiness.
• Design and scale role-based capability development programs covering coaching, strategic decision-making, performance management, and leading through change.
• Advance leadership excellence via integrated learning, change management, and capability-building strategies.

Skills

Leadership development frameworks

Adult learning theory

Instructional design

Content development

Training delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare, organizational psychology, or related field

Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Organizational Development, or relevant graduate degree)

Tools

LMS

Virtual training tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks an Associate Director, Leadership Development and Skills Enablement to own the enterprise learning strategy for leadership development, establishing global curricula and role-based learning experiences for emerging, first-line, and senior leaders.

The role collaborates with Medical, Market Access, Sales, Operations and Marketing, designing scalable capability programs, measuring impact, and advising executives on priorities and readiness.