Sr. Manager, Learning & Development

Nelson Labs; Taylorsville (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Sotera Health is seeking a Senior Manager, Learning & Development to shape a high-impact learning strategy across the organization. You will design scalable programs, build governance, and curate a comprehensive curriculum to grow leaders and front-line talent.

You will partner with HR, executives, and business leaders to align initiatives with goals, drive adoption of modern learning practices, and measure ROI across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Organizational Development, Business, or related field.
• 8–12+ years of experience in Learning & Development, OD, or Talent Management.
• Proven experience scaling learning strategies and programs.
• Strong leadership development expertise and adult learning principles.

Responsibilities

• Build a culture of continuous learning with onboarding through leadership development.
• Design scalable L&D processes, governance, and metrics to show ROI.
• Curate an enterprise, role-based learning curriculum across modalities.
• Lead leadership development programs for all levels and succession planning.

Skills

L&D strategy

Leadership development

Stakeholder management

Adult learning

Data-driven decisions

Curriculum design

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/OD/Business

Master’s preferred

Tools

LMS/LXP

Job description

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health.Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.Role OverviewThe Senior Manager, Learning & Development (L&D) is responsible for shaping and driving a high-impact learning strategy that builds a culture of continuous development across the organization. This role leads the design and execution of scalable learning programs, establishes effective operating mechanisms, and curates a comprehensive curriculum that supports leadership growth, front-line leader effectiveness, and job-specific capability building.This leader partners closely with business stakeholders, HR, and senior leadership to align learning initiatives with organizational goals, ensuring employees at all levels have the skills and capabilities needed to succeed.Key Responsibilities1. Build a Learning CultureChampion a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and growth across the organizationEmbed learning into the employee lifecycle, from onboarding through leadership developmentPromote modern learning practices (e.g., social learning, on-demand learning, experiential development)Influence leaders to actively support and model development behaviors2. Establish Operating MechanismsDesign and implement scalable L&D processes, governance, and frameworksDevelop annual and quarterly learning strategies aligned to business prioritiesDefine success metrics and reporting mechanisms to measure learning effectiveness and ROIManage learning technologies (LMS/LXP) and vendor partnershipsEnsure consistent needs assessment, program design, delivery, and evaluation standards3. Curate and Deliver Enterprise Learning CurriculumBuild and maintain a comprehensive, role-based learning curriculum across the organizationOversee development and curation of content across multiple modalities (digital, instructor-led, blended)Ensure accessibility and relevance of learning programs for a diverse workforce4. Leadership DevelopmentDesign and deliver leadership development programs for all levels (emerging, mid-level, and senior leaders)Create frameworks for leadership competencies and career progressionPartner with HR and executive leadership on succession planning and talent development strategies5. Job-Related Skills DevelopmentPartner with business leaders to identify critical skill gaps and future capability needsCurate and deliver technical, functional, and role-specific training programsSupport reskilling and upskilling initiatives aligned with organizational priorities6. Stakeholder Partnership & InfluenceCollaborate with HR Business Partners and functional leaders to align learning strategies with business needsAct as a trusted advisor to leadership on organizational capability buildingLead cross-functional initiatives to drive enterprise-wide development outcomesQualificationsBachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred)8–12+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or Talent ManagementProven experience building and scaling learning strategies and programsStrong expertise in leadership development and adult learning principlesExperience implementing L&D operating models, systems, and metricsExcellent stakeholder management and influencing skillsKey CompetenciesStrategic thinking and executionChange leadership and cultural transformationData-driven decision makingProgram design and curriculum developmentCommunication and facilitation skillsCollaboration and stakeholder alignmentSotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses – Sterigenics, Nordion and Nelson Labs. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.