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Job Function:
Human ResourcesJob Sub Function:
Learning & Instructional DesignJob Category:
ProfessionalAll Job Posting Locations:
Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of AmericaJob Description:
The Learning Excellence Organization Portfolio Lead – Customer Engagement Account Management will play a critical role in advancing enterprise learning priorities across Johnson & Johnson NA Innovative Medicines, with primary responsibility for the Account Management strategy, content health, and delivery of learning to teams across NA Innovative Medicine---specifically to account management teams. This individual will partner closely with the Portfolio Partner and cross-functional stakeholders to design, manage, evolve, and operationalize learning solutions that build account management skill and capability, strengthen the learner experience, and align with business needs.
Success in this role requires a strong strategic and learning mindset, experience supporting large-scale learning initiatives, and the ability to lead through influence in a highly matrixed environment. The ideal candidate is future-focused, anticipates challenges before they occur, brings a solution-oriented approach to complex problems, and thrives amid constant change, ambiguity, and evolving business priorities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop the Learning Excellence portfolio strategy for the account management content and portfolio team across Johnson & Johnson NA Innovative Medicines, ensuring learning priorities, curriculum decisions, and portfolio investments align with leadership capability needs and business objectives.
- Serve as a Learning & Development subject matter partner, translating leadership needs, learner feedback, and business priorities into actionable learning strategies and scalable program enhancements.
- Maintain rigorous oversight of account management content integrity, instructional quality, learner experience, compliance expectations, and documentation standards within a highly regulated life sciences environment.
- Proactively identify and escalate learning program risks, stakeholder misalignment, learner experience issues, resource constraints, or implementation challenges that require cross-functional coordination or leadership attention.
- Represent the Account Management Portfolio Excellence team in governance discussions, stakeholder working sessions, cross-functional planning forums, and portfolio reviews, driving alignment and follow-through without direct authority.
- Support time-sensitive business and leadership requests related to the account management content, including launch readiness, rapid updates, large-scale deployment needs, change impacts, and post-implementation reviews.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Learning & Development practices by identifying opportunities to simplify, scale, modernize, and future-proof program design, governance, measurement, and ways of working.
- Build strong partnerships across matrixed teams by sharing knowledge, enabling peer collaboration, supporting onboarding, and promoting consistency across learning portfolios and leadership development initiatives.
- Effectively manage vendor and supplier relationships, budgets, and utilization.
- Support enterprise responsibilities, including matrix team collaboration and the planning, development, and execution of additional enterprise-wide initiatives.
Core Competencies / Attributes
- Portfolio Management & Execution: Effectively manages portfolio performance, risks, dependencies, gaps, overlaps, and lifecycle actions.
- Prioritization & Judgment: Evaluates demand, value, and constraints to make informed recommendations on enhancements, sequencing, and retirements.
- Matrix Collaboration & Stakeholder Partnership: Builds trusted relationships across business stakeholders, SMEs, learning partners, and cross-functional teams to advance shared Learning & Development outcomes.
- Influence Without Authority: Leads through credibility, clarity, and collaboration to align stakeholders, resolve barriers, and drive action in a matrixed environment.
- Change Agility & Ambiguity Management: Thrives in constant change, navigates ambiguity effectively, and adapts plans while maintaining momentum and learner impact.
- Future-Focused Learning Strategy: Anticipates emerging business needs, learner challenges, and implementation risks before they occur, translating insights into practical learning solutions.
- Large-Scale Learning Initiative Experience: Brings experience supporting complex learning programs, enterprise-wide deployments, organizational development initiatives, and scalable learner experiences.
- Solution Orientation: Approaches challenges with curiosity, pragmatism, and accountability, developing options and recommendations that move work forward.
- Learning Governance & Measurement: Ensures adherence to governance, taxonomy, data quality, learner experience, and measurement standards to support continuous improvement and portfolio impact.
- AI Fluency & Digital Enablement: Demonstrates curiosity and practical fluency in emerging AI tools and digital capabilities, applying them responsibly to enhance learning design, improve operational efficiency, personalize learner experiences, and support future-ready learning strategies.
- Planning & Coordination: Manages day-to-day portfolio activities, timelines, inputs, and partner coordination.
Professional Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Life Sciences, or a related field; BA/BS or equivalent required.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, with demonstrated experience in Learning & Development, people leadership, large-scale learning initiatives, pharmaceutical sales, account management or a related field.
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Coaching, Cultural Competence, Facilitation, HR Strategic Management, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Learning and Development (L&D), Learning and Development Operations, Learning Culture, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Organizing, Quality Assurance (QA), Reporting and Analysis, Talent Management, Technical Credibility, Training Delivery Methods, Training Needs Analysis (TNA)Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Life Sciences, or a related field; BA/BS or equivalent required.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience in Learning and Development, people leadership, large-scale learning initiatives, pharmaceutical sales, account management, or a related field.
- Coaching experience
- Cultural competence
- Facilitation experience
- HR strategic management experience
- Instructional design experience
- Instructional development experience
- Learning and Development operations experience
- Learning culture experience
- Monitoring and evaluation experience
- Quality assurance experience
- Reporting and analysis experience
- Talent management experience
- Training delivery methods experience
- Training needs analysis experience
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is characterized as comprehensive across medical, dental, and vision, with added supports like onsite clinics, fitness centers, and Employee Assistance resources. Mental-health services and wellbeing reimbursements are also described as meaningful components of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are portrayed as a major differentiator, combining a 401(k) with employer matching and an employer-funded pension plan. Stock options and other long-term financial supports are also positioned as part of the broader rewards mix.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are presented as notably strong, including paid parental leave for all new parents and additional leave types for caregiving and bereavement. Financial assistance for adoption, fertility treatment, and surrogacy is highlighted as a significant support.
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