Senior Director, Learning & Development

Company: Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 19, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Director, Learning & DevelopmentSenior Director, Learning & DevelopmentApply remote type Hybrid-San Diego locations San Diego, CA time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR000255 Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, developing much-needed therapies for people with endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. We were founded by a dedicated team of scientists with the simple belief that better therapies developed from rigorous innovation can lead to better lives. Our work continues to make a real difference in the lives of patients. We have a prolific discovery engine and a robust preclinical and clinical development pipeline. We are driven by science with a patient-centric and team-oriented culture. Plus, we endorse a dog-friendly office environment. This is an exciting time to join Crinetics as we shape our organization into the world's premier fully-integrated endocrine company from discovery to patients. Join our team as we transform the lives of others.Position Summary:The Senior Director, Talent & Development will lead our company's talent management, leadership development, and organizational learning initiatives. In this critical role, you will design and execute programs that foster professional growth, enhance employee engagement, and build a high-performance culture. You will partner with senior leaders and HR teams to align talent strategies with our company's mission and business goals. The position will manage and enhance exciting core people processes and programs, leverage best practices in talent management and innovate using technology. This individual will report directly to the Vice President of People and Culture, will lead the Talent Development staff and serve as member of the Human Resources Leadership Team.Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the overall talent and learning strategies to support our agility as a global company.
• Considered subject matter expert across the organization and can lead and influence others even when not under direct supervision.
• In collaboration with HR Business Partners, develops talent strategy solutions that lead to a strong talent pipeline that is positioned to grow the business.
• Oversee the design and execution of the performance review process, ensuring it supports a culture of continuous feedback and growth.
• In conjunction with HR Business Partners, utilizes facilitation skills in conducting talent management sessions; including Talent Review Meetings and Performance Rating Calibration sessions for leadership levels across the organization.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive talent management strategy, including leadership development, talent review, career management, and succession planning.
• Ensures all federal, state, and local compliance training requirements are effective and completed on time.
• Drive change management initiatives and support team effectiveness through targeted development programs.
• Lead all Crinetics learning and development efforts and lead the Crinetics Training Council to ensure unified view of training from cross-functional departments and to streamline efforts and calendars.
• Understand and balance what solutions should be built in-house vs working with vendors/partners at the right time the organization is ready to implement and then negotiate and manage vendor relationships as applicable.
• Support agile and systematic program improvement in alignment with strategic priorities.
• Steward of company resources and spend ensuring we are effectively spending and deploying the necessary learning and development needs.
• Build a metric-driven organization through reporting, and dashboards to provide actionable insights.
• Regularly communicates with stakeholders to calibrate the successes and opportunities related to talent & development strategy, programs offering, content and coaching management to incorporate as part of continuous improvement.
• Ensure all programs embody and reinforce our cultural values, commitment to Inclusion.
• Lead, direct, manage, develop, coach and mentor, and evaluate direct reports.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.Education and Experience:Required:
• Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of related industry experience, (Biotech/Life Sciences highly preferred) 5+ years of Organizational Learning & Development management experience required.
• A minimum of 10 years in a supervisory/leadership role.
• Experience leading and executing companywide L&D strategies preferred.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, interpersonal, team building, written/verbal communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrates entrepreneurial drive, sense of urgency and accountability.
• Understanding and experience working with adult learning needs.
• Must have a combination of curriculum development expertise, business acumen and the ability to build an effective program to meet the goals in a fast-growing organization.
• Ability to interact, present and influence various internal and external audiences; like leadership teams, program teams, Board of Directors, conferences and other internal/external forums.
• Requires working knowledge of various educational and training media, extensive experience in training facilitation and curriculum development.
• Experience in video-based eLearning lessons, production of videos, and recording of learning programs.
• Demonstrates leadership, strategic thinking, collaboration, project management, problem solving, and change management.
• Strong command of learning management systems.
• Demonstrates leadership skills and strategic ability to formulate and drive high profile and companywide programs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including presentation experience to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse and challenging workforce.
• High degree of business acumen and people acumen/insights.
• Ability to influence business leaders at all levels.
• Ability to perform at a high level in a fast paced, dynamic environment with competing/shifting priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and MS Power Point skills.
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to multitask and manage complexity.
• Critical thinker with strong system thinking skills.
• Genuine curiosity and strong desire to continuously learn, grow and develop others.Physical Demands and Work Environment:Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.Travel:Travel may be required up to 20% of your time.Equal Opportunity Employer:Crinetics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion or similar philosophical beliefs, disability, marital and civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status or any personal attribute or characteristic that is protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.The Anticipated Base Salary Range: $217,000 - $271,000In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience and education. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.Vaccination requirement:Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, Crinetics requires that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated and have received 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.Salary RangeThe salary range for this position is: $218,000 - $272,000.
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