Is your career in its prime? It could be!

YPrime is looking for a Manager, Learning & Development to build out a best-in-class onboarding program and other continuous learning and development opportunities for all YPrime employees. In this role, you’ll need to be able to come up with strategic learning and development plans as well as be able to roll up your sleeves and design engaging, effective training programs, coordinate training logistics, and even help with facilitation! You’ll be based remotely or in our Raleigh, NC office, but may need to travel to other sites for periodic training.

At YPrime, we help our clients in the pharma and biotech industries to collect data from patients using mobile devices, assign patients to study treatment groups and dispense clinical trial drugs and supplies using web apps. We’re supporting life-altering research, one project at a time.

Does our mission sound like something you can get behind? If so, here’s what we need from you:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field; Master’s degree preferred (organizational development, human resources, adult learning)
• Strong knowledge of adult learning theory principles
• Minimum of 7 years’ instructional design experience (preferably across multiple modalities)
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry
• Proven success in working with SMEs to design technical/role-specific training
• Strong instructional design skills
• Strong consultative skills
• Confident and effective facilitation skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Top-notch written and verbal communication skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• Coaching skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work streams simultaneously
• A strong sense of personal accountability
• Attentiveness to details
• A commitment to quality and follow-through
• A positive attitude
• A team-oriented spirit

Have these things too? Even better!

• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Clinical Trial industry experience
• Experience implementing or working with an LMS

Here are some more details about the job:

• You'll define the vision and set the strategy for the onboarding and education of new employees, current employees, managers, leaders, and high performers looking to advance their careers
• You’ll build a learning and development infrastructure that is scalable and provides consistent, effective learning experiences for employees and teams globally
• You'll build and manage a team of Learning and Development professionals that support organizational needs
• You'll work with the Quality and Compliance team to ensure all learning and development activities are appropriately tracked and documented 
• You'll serve as the product owner of our corporate Learning Management System, ensuring it meets quality standards and provides maximum value to the business 
• You'll manage the team's responsibilities, prioritize initiatives, anticipate risks and remove barriers as needed
• You'll partner with leaders across the business, including Executives, to identify learning and development needs and strategize solutions
• You'll develop and manage a robust onboarding program for new hires across all company roles, with an aim toward providing an exceptional new-hire experience 
• You'll develop and manage a robust role-specific training program for employees to reduce time to proficiency
• You'll consult with SMEs to design both technical and non-technical learning solutions that are engaging, creative, effective and repeatable
• You'll define the learning technology strategy and create a business case for new tools, resources, and technologies, to support continuous learning and development across the organization 
• You'll recommend and manage vendors for design, delivery, and content production
• You'll develop metrics to assess learning and development effectiveness
• You'll define and execute on strategy for supporting the training of external partners, clients, sites, and subjects
• You'll provide ongoing coaching and development of the Learning and Development team
• You'll champion a culture of continuous professional growth and development

What are the YPrime Perks?

• Uncapped paid time off
• Comprehensive benefits package largely subsidized by YPrime
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible working arrangements with an emphasis on work/life balance
• Friendly, smart, passionate and hard-working coworkers
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement