Director, Organizational Development

Founded in 1908 AnMed is an independent not-for-profit health system serving Upstate South Carolina and northeast Georgia. Named one of the nations Great Community Hospitals by Beckers Hospital Review AnMed has 740 physicians on medical staff and over 4000 teammates. AnMed is licensed for 648 beds and anchored by AnMed Medical Center a 495-bed acute-care hospital thats earned the prestigious Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Director of Organizational Development leads the design implementation and evaluation of enterprise-wide learning leadership development and organizational effectiveness initiatives across a healthcare system. This role ensures the workforce is equipped with the competencies behaviors and culture required to deliver high-quality patient-centered care while meeting regulatory accreditation and strategic goals. The Director partners with executive leaders clinical and non-clinical stakeholders and external partners to drive continuous learning performance improvement and change management.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Organizational Development

• Develop and execute a comprehensive training and organizational development strategy aligned with the healthcare organizations mission values and strategic plan.
• Lead organizational assessments (e.g. culture engagement capability gaps) and recommend interventions to improve effectiveness and performance.
• Design and support change management strategies for major initiatives such as clinical transformation technology implementations mergers and process redesign.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and senior leaders on leadership effectiveness team dynamics and organizational health.
• Lead culture initiatives around shaping protecting modeling the shared values behaviors and norms of AnMed.

Learning & Training Programs

• Oversee the design delivery and evaluation of clinical operational leadership and compliance
• training programs.
• Ensure training programs meet regulatory accreditation and compliance requirements (e.g.
• Joint Commission CMS OSHA HIPAA).
• Implement evidence-based adult learning principles and innovative learning modalities (e.g. blended learning simulation e-learning coaching).
• Establish competency frameworks and career development pathways for clinical and nonclinical roles.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Design and lead leadership development programs for emerging leaders managers and executives.
• Partner with Talent Management and HR leaders to support succession planning high-potential development and workforce readiness.
• Coach leaders and teams to improve performance engagement and accountability.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define metrics and KPIs to measure the effectiveness and ROI of training and organizational development initiatives.
• Use data and analytics (e.g. engagement surveys performance metrics patient outcomes) to inform decisions and improve programs.
• Continuously evaluate and refine programs based on feedback outcomes and best practices in healthcare and learning sciences.

Collaboration & Teammate Engagement

• Partner with clinical leaders nursing education quality safety IT and operations to ensure alignment and integration of learning initiatives.
• Co-lead the Teammate Engagement Committee and support leaders in successful completion of annual engagement action plans.
• Coordination and execution of monthly teammate and leadership recognition events.
• Manage relationships with external vendors consultants and academic partners.
• Facilitate cross-functional teams and committees focused on learning teammate engagement culture and organizational effectiveness.

Team & Budget Management

• Lead mentor and develop a team of training and organizational development professionals.
• Manage the department budget ensuring cost-effective use of resources and strong vendor performance.
• Establish standards processes and governance for training and OD activities across the organization.

Ideal Candidate Experience:

• Masters degree required in Organizational Development Human Resources Education Psychology or Clinical Field.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary adult learning theory and principles.
• 710 years of progressive experience in training organizational development or leadership development in a healthcare organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide learning and cultural initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of organizational development principles and change management methodologies.
• Data-driven decision-making and evaluation skills with experience using HRIS-based learning performance management and succession planning tools.

Ideal Leadership Characteristics:

• Strategic thinking with a strong systems-level perspective.
• Executive presence with ability to influence at all levels.
• Expertise in change management facilitation and organizational development.
• Creative and innovative approach to designing and delivering learning programs.
• Data-driven decision-making and evaluation skills with strong experience using HRIS based learning performance management and succession planning tools.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Collective leadership style grounded in relationships across HR and operational leaders.
• Ability to balance effective execution with financial and operational constraints.

For questions please contact Jennifer Conkle at

Required Experience:

Director