Senior Director, Senior Leadership Development

Scorpion Therapeutics; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics, based in Massachusetts, seeks a senior leader development expert to design and deliver a forward-looking program for our executive team. You will craft high-impact learning experiences, curate curricula to strengthen leadership capabilities, and partner with HRBPs on multi-year succession roadmaps.

You will drive global programs, oversee executive coaching partnerships, and co-create onboarding and leadership-summit content to accelerate impact while maintaining

Qualifications

• Design and deliver leadership development strategies with measurable impact.
• Global cross-functional learning via ILT, eLearning, social learning.
• Experience with succession planning frameworks and leadership assessments.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a robust leadership development strategy for senior leadership.
• Build high-impact learning experiences and curate leadership curriculum.
• Partner with HRBPs on succession planning for senior roles; create roadmaps.
• Create and lead a senior leadership mentoring program; track outcomes.
• Develop and improve global senior leadership curriculum.
• Design and deliver executive development aligned with the 70:20:10 model.
• Identify and manage external partnerships for development solutions.
• Build and facilitate learning for cross-functional program leaders.
• Manage executive coaching vendor relationships; assess coaches.
• Design onboarding programs for accelerated time-to-impact.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to align recruitment with development needs.
• Own Leadership Summit development content/experiences.
• Benchmark executive development, onboarding, and succession experiences.

Skills

Leadership development

Executive coaching

Succession planning

Vendor management

Adult learning

Program management

Facilitation

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Org Development

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Articulate 360

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office 365

Learning content tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a robust, forward-looking leadership development strategy for senior leadership.
• Build high-impact learning experiences and develop/curate leadership curriculum to strengthen leadership capabilities, business acumen, and core competencies.
• Partner with HRBPs on succession planning for business-critical senior leadership roles; create multi-year roadmaps and individualized succession readiness plans.
• Create and lead a senior leadership mentoring program; drive mentor/mentee relationships and track outcomes.
• Develop and continuously improve global senior leadership curriculum.
• Design and deliver executive development aligned with the 70:20:10 model.
• Identify and manage external partnerships for co-created/sourced development solutions.
• Build and facilitate learning for cross-functional program team leaders and emerging leaders.
• Manage executive coaching vendor relationships; assess coaches and match as needed.
• Design and facilitate onboarding programs for accelerated time-to-impact.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to align recruitment with succession/development needs and address capability gaps.
• Own Leadership Summit development content/experiences.
• Benchmark executive development, onboarding, and succession experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Org Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or related field; Master's degree a plus.
• 12+ years progressive experience in Leadership Development/Org Development/Talent Management or related HR; 3-5 years executive-level development.
• Prior Pharma and/or Biotech experience required.

Skills/Requirements (preferred where noted)

• Experience designing and implementing senior leadership development strategies with measurable impact.
• Experience facilitating global, cross-functional learning using synchronous/asynchronous modalities (ILT, eLearning, social learning).
• Succession planning frameworks, leadership assessments, and development planning experience.
• Vendor management experience.
• Executive coaching experience and/or certification preferred.
• Adult learning, coaching/mentoring, and leadership competency model expertise.
• Strong collaboration with global senior leaders; facilitation and executive presence.
• Strong program management; manage multiple initiatives.
• Proficiency: Articulate 360, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office 365, and learning/content tools.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Travel

• Occasional domestic travel (~10%).