Director, Learning & Development

Deborah Heart and Lung Center; Pemberton Township (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage for 30+ hrs/wk

401K matching contribution

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey seeks a seasoned leader to design and implement leadership development programs, strengthen management effectiveness, and advance workforce development across the organization. The role focuses on succession planning, engaging senior leaders, and aligning learning with organizational strategy to improve patient and team member experiences.

Required: 5+ years in learning and development with strong facilitation skills.

Qualifications

• Must have 5+ years in learning and development, leadership development, or organizational development.
• Experience designing learning programs using adult learning principles and blended methods.
• Strong ability to teach, coach, and engage senior leaders in training programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of leadership development programs across the organization.
• Align learning initiatives with organizational strategy, culture, and patient/team member experiences.
• Drive succession planning initiatives and identify high-potential talent for leadership pipelines.
• Use analytics and metrics to assess training effectiveness and continuously improve programs.

Skills

Leadership development

Facilitation

Workforce analytics

Education

Bachelor's in Human Resources

Bachelor's in Business Administration

Job description

Position Summary: Leads the design and implementation of programs that strengthen leadership capability, management effectiveness, and workforce development across the organization. Responsible for management training, leadership development, and succession planning initiatives that support team member engagement, organizational performance, and long-term leadership continuity. Ensures learning initiatives align with organizational strategy, culture, and commitment to exceptional patient and team member experiences.

Experience

Required: At least 5 years’ progressively responsible experience in learning and development, leadership development, or organizational development. Demonstrated experience designing learning programs using adult learning principles, blended learning methods, and modern training approaches that drive behavior change and skill development.

Preferred: Experience implementing structured succession planning programs, identifying high-potential talent, and developing leadership pipelines for critical roles.

Education

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field.

License and Credentials

Required:

Preferred: SHRM-CP/SCP; PHR/SPHR; and/or CPTD/APTD. Certification or formal training in OD, executive coaching, or leadership assessment tools (DiSC, MBTI, CliftonStrengths, etc.).

Skills

Required: Demonstrated ability to design and implement leadership development programs that strengthen management capability, build high-performing teams, and prepare emerging leaders for future roles. Strong facilitation and presentation skills with the ability to effectively teach, coach, and engage managers, directors, and senior leaders in leadership and management training programs. Ability to align learning initiatives with organizational strategy, workforce planning, and operational priorities to support organizational performance.

Preferred: Ability to use workforce analytics, engagement survey data, and performance metrics to assess training effectiveness and continuously improve learning programs.

The minimum starting salary for this position is $100K - $150K

When determining a team members base rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of recent relevant experience, education, credentials, and internal equity).

At Deborah, healthcare is still about caring...for patients and team members. That is why we offer an outstanding benefits package, which includes healthcare coverage for team members in regularly budgeted positions of at least 30 hours per week. The benefits package also includes generous paid time-off, 401K matching contribution, tuition assistance, short and long term disability benefits, life insurance, meal discount, dependent care subsidy, adoption assistance and free parking.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelor of Arts or better in Business.

Bachelor of Arts or better in Human Resources.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

SHRM-SCP

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