GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.

This role will be primarily responsible for designing the learning system to assess overall manager effectiveness, conducting a needs analysis to define key manager competencies to support the growth and development of managers across key transition points, and partner with external vendors to develop a curriculum to help managers develop these competencies. Additionally, you will be a key partner to support the facilitation of org-wide training driven by business need, team effectiveness sessions and supporting the development and implementation of new programs.

You will:

• Conduct a needs analysis across all teams to identify critical management gaps
• Manages the development, roll-out and ongoing support of people manager programs and capabilities including new manager onboarding and learning interventions for key transition points in a manager’s development (i.e. leading others, leading managers, leading functions, etc.)
• Ability to operate effectively across strategy development and more tactical execution of work
• Develop the tools to assess manager effectiveness across teams
• Design the manager learning journey to improve people manager capability across GRAIL with an emphasis on the manager as a coach. As part of this, recommend the appropriate learning modalities to foster an effective learning environment both in an in-person and virtual learning environment
• Facilitate virtual and in-person learning programs (in partnership with learning consultant)
• Partner with the DE&I leader to incorporate inclusion and diversity practices into people manager programs.
• Consult and partner with People Partners to understand business needs and to ensure effective roll-outs of learning programs across teams

Your background should include:

• 8-10 years experience managing and facilitating L&D programs
• Bachelors degree
• Experience designing an L&D strategy at the team and/or company wide level (level of experience will dictate appropriate leveling)
• Experience implementing targeted manager development programs with clear demonstration of ability to grow and develop internal talent
• Ability to connect strategy and approach across programs to business needs
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Strong project/program management skills from concept, design, planning, implementation, and measurement of results
• Strong stakeholder management skills - proven ability to develop relationships at all levels in an organization
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills - comfort in developing compelling presentations to gain alignment on program strategy
• Demonstrated ability to coach leaders effectively




Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience implementation programs globally
• L&D certifications helpful - DISC, MBTI, Insights, 360@ feedback, etc.
• Experience in designing/sourcing effective diagnostic tools to support needs analysis and targeted learning/training interventions across teams 

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, GRAIL has made the decision to require all U.S. employees receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. “Full vaccination” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.