Schwartz Center Director of Learning and Development (Training Strategy & Innovation)
Somerville, NJ - USA
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcares mission is to partner with healthcare organizations to advance compassion for patients care teams and their healing relationships. We are a Boston-based nonprofit with national and international reach with approximately 600 hospitals in the US Canada Australia and New Zealand as members and another 320 hospitals/systems conducting Schwartz Rounds throughout the UK and Ireland. Together we are helping hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals provide compassionate care to millions of patients and families. The Schwartz Centers strategic priorities for the coming decade include expansion of Schwartz Rounds within existing members as well as to new acute care hospitals and into adjacent healthcare markets such as ambulatory centers retail health and virtual/home-based care. We are also looking to strengthen our community of compassionate care champions who are the clinical leaders running our programs across the globe and to further develop our Model for Compassionate Care and associated tools and resources. We are looking to build new relationships collaborations and partnerships with a wide variety of external organizations and associations who are aligned with our work supporting caregiver well-being and patient/family compassion. Our operational budget is funded approximately 50% by philanthropy with funds coming from individual corporate and foundation donors and 50% by earned revenue including from our active sites. Our vision for the coming decade is to be a global leader in championing compassion for all who seek and provide healthcare.The Director of Learning and Development is responsible for supporting new and existing programs at the Schwartz Center including Schwartz Rounds Stress First Aid and other programs as needed with a primary focus on developing executing evaluating and enhancing training and education for leaders from partner sites. The Director of Learning and Development will administer the Schwartz Centers Learning Center (ie learning management system); create update and maintain training materials and online coursework; work with internal and external stakeholders to develop and roll out educational materials and resources to support Schwartz Center programs; create and facilitate program-related trainings and events for Schwartz Center partner organizations; contribute to new program development; lead project management for select relevant Programs team initiatives; and supervise the Training Specialist. This position reports to the Chief Clinical Officer as part of the Programs team and collaborates regularly with the Systems and Operations teams at the Schwartz Center.
Qualifications
Training & Education
- Leads the strategy and design of the Schwartz Centers global training ecosystem leveraging existing offerings while building scalable learning models and expanding a revenue-generating training portfolio
- Leads the development and optimization of the learning management system (LMS) by partnering with internal and external stakeholders to develop review and maintain course content
- Applies best practices in instructional design to develop innovative training and support programs and resources related to the organizational mission
- Develops and facilitates in-person and online training and support programs as applicable
- Designs and launches high-impactlearning experiences across platforms partnering with a global community of content experts and thought leaders to co-create engaging education
- Drives the evolution of the Schwartz Centers digital learning environment including the LMS and multimedia content
- Ensures appropriate training is delivered to Schwartz Center member teams to ensure the success of Schwartz Center programs
- Supervises Training Specialist in onboarding of all new members and transitioning relationships to Program Advisors
- Directs the development of evaluation tools for courses programming and membership. Utilizes evaluation data to improve program content and delivery
- Supports the development of new programming related to the organizational mission with particular contribution to the creation of supporting educational and training strategies
- May support partner organizations as needed
- Special projects as assigned
Skills & Competencies
- Graduate degree in a relevant field (eg education organizational development adult learning public health or a healthcare profession) or a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in training learning and development or professional education including designing and implementing training programs at scale
- Experience designing and implementing training programs across multiple modalities (in-person virtual and asynchronous) including scalable learning approaches
- Strong instructional design skills grounded in adult learning principles with the ability to translate complex concepts into engaging educational experiences
- Learning Management System administration and course development experience
- Experience in a healthcare setting and familiarity with healthcare organizational roles and priorities
- Experience with Schwartz Center programs including Schwartz Rounds and Stress First Aid (desired)
- Strong project management skills
- Strong public speaking and facilitation skills
- Strong written communication skills organizational skills detail-oriented and efficient
- Strong commitment to quality work customer service and high productivity
- Ability to think critically and creatively
- Flexibility to handle multiple tasks at once
- Skills to manage up and across
- High degree of initiative and independent judgment
- Excellent computer skills including extensive knowledge of Word Outlook Teams Excel PowerPoint project management tools (eg Project Asana etc.) Salesforce or other databases
- Demonstrated commitment to the Schwartz Centers mission and vision
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
TO APPLY:
Applications should include a current resume and a cover letter detailing applicable experience and accomplishments.
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Pay Range
$99465.60 - $141804.00/AnnualGrade
8EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
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About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.