L&D Operations Leader - Scalable, Compliant Enablement

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Long-term disability insurance

Job summary

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager of Commercial Learning & Development – Operations to build the operational backbone, standards, and governance for scaling the function across the Biopharma portfolio.

The role requires exceptional organization, systems expertise, and cross‑functional partnership to deliver efficient, compliant training programs. Responsibilities include owning the operations model, LMS stand‑up, analytics, calendars, and vendor management, with hands‑on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in business or related discipline preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in project management, training operations, or commercial excellence within Life Sciences.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and governing learning systems, tools, and processes in a commercial organization.

Responsibilities

• Own the operations and governance model for Commercial Learning & Development, establishing standards, processes, and documentation that drive consistency and accountability.
• Create, optimize, and maintain standard training class schedules, including Integrity Selling class schedules, coordinating facilitators, participants, and logistics across therapeutic areas.
• Support the structure and stand‑up of the new learning management system (LMS), and manage and continuously improve systems and tools (e.g., LMS, Veeva, certification tracking) to ensure compliance, efficiency, and accuracy.
• Standardize training surveys and lead reporting and analytics (survey aggregation, metrics, dashboards) to monitor performance and inform business decisions.
• Develop and oversee the Commercial Learning & Development calendars, scheduling, and project trackers, ensuring alignment and transparency across stakeholders and cross‑functional partners.
• Support Training Managers with scheduling, calendar invitations, and territory and field organization activities to enable efficient, well‑coordinated training delivery.
• Provide hands‑on support for training initiatives as needed, stepping in on delivery and execution to maintain continuity and quality.

Skills

Project management

LMS knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems governance

Data analytics

Microsoft Office

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Veeva

Smartsheet

Asana

Monday.com

Job description

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager of Commercial Learning & Development – Operations to build the operational backbone, standards, and governance for scaling the function across the Biopharma portfolio.

The role requires exceptional organization, systems expertise, and cross‑functional partnership to deliver efficient, compliant training programs. Responsibilities include owning the operations model, LMS stand‑up, analytics, calendars, and vendor management, with hands‑on