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Director, Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness
Job Location:
Job Location:
Kansas City, MO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
24 October 2026 (3 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
21 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Performing critical work that impacts our industry and our worlds health while building the people leadership and organizational capabilities needed for continued growth that is what our People Operations team at KCAS gets to do every day.
When you work as the Director of Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness at KCAS you get to further our mission by helping translate business strategy into the organizational capabilities needed to execute and grow. You will partner closely with leaders across the organization to strengthen organizational structure workforce capabilities career pathways and change effectiveness while providing strategic oversight of employee and leadership development through KCAS Bio University.
This is a business-facing leadership role that works across KCAS locations and functions. You will be counted on to understand the needs of the business build strong relationships with leaders and employees identify practical solutions and help the organization successfully navigate growth and change.
In this role we will rely on you to:
- Lead the design and implementation of enterprise job architecture including job families leveling frameworks competency requirements and career pathways ensuring consistent role definitions and alignment with organizational needs.
- Conduct structured business needs assessments to diagnose performance barriers identify root causes distinguish capability gaps from organizational or process issues and recommend practical measurable solutions.
- Lead structured change management initiatives including organizational readiness assessments stakeholder engagement leadership communication employee enablement and adoption measurement for organizational technology and AI-driven changes.
- Provide strategic leadership for KCAS Bio University ensuring employee and leadership development programs address identified capability gaps support business priorities and demonstrate measurable learning and performance outcomes.
- Partner with business and technical leaders to strengthen career development succession planning leadership development mentoring coaching and employee learning pathways
- Strengthen communication effectiveness during organizational change by helping leaders communicate clearly build understanding gather feedback and drive adoption
- Partner with Total Rewards Talent Acquisition HR Business Partners and other People Operations functions to ensure organizational and talent strategies are aligned
- Use organizational data employee feedback and business insights to identify trends evaluate effectiveness and recommend improvements
- Advise challenge and influence leaders across the organization facilitating difficult conversations building alignment and establishing accountability for organizational decisions and improvement initiatives.
- Perform all aspects of the job in a way that supports company brand and supports company mission vision and values
To qualify specifically for this role you will have:
- Significant progressive experience in organizational effectiveness organizational development talent management human resources or a related field
- Demonstrated expertise in organizational and workforce architecture including job architecture leveling competency models career pathways and organizational design
- Experience assessing business and organizational needs identifying capability or performance gaps and developing solutions that improve organizational effectiveness
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise change management including the people and communication components of significant organizational change
- Experience providing strategic oversight or leadership for employee learning leadership development onboarding or organizational development programs
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect people and organizational strategies to business priorities
- Exceptional interpersonal relationship-building facilitation coaching and influencing skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across organizational levels
- Demonstrated ability to build trust navigate ambiguity manage competing perspectives and influence leaders and stakeholders
- Ability to work collaboratively across functions levels and locations while balancing strategic thinking with practical execution
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading employee engagement organizational listening or employee experience initiatives
- Experience using people analytics organizational metrics surveys dashboards or other data to inform recommendations and evaluate program effectiveness
- Experience leading managers program leaders or functional specialists
- Experience in life sciences biotechnology pharmaceutical services a CRO or another regulated scientific environment
- Experience working within a multi-site or international organization
- Experience supporting mergers acquisitions restructuring or significant organizational growth
- Familiarity with HR technology learning management systems BI tools or platforms such as HiBob
- Advanced degree in organizational development business industrial-organizational psychology human resources or related discipline
- Relevant professional certifications or credentials such as SHRM-SCP/SPHR Prosci Change Management ATD/CPTD coaching certifications or organizational development/change management credentials
You will do all this as part of a collaborative People Operations team supporting a growing multi-site organization. You will be counted on to balance strategy with execution build credibility across all levels and functions and influence through relationships rather than by formal authority alone. Success in this role will depend as much on how you work with people as on your technical expertise.
(Please note this is a representative summary of responsibilities not a comprehensive or exclusive list of the duties to be performed in any position. Employees must follow instructions and perform additional duties as requested.)
WHO YOU ARE
You will thrive at KCAS Bio if you enjoy a relational environment are purpose- and values-driven embrace constant development and supportive leadership and enjoy being part of innovative work.
WHAT YOULL GET
Our benefits include and extend beyond the traditional package. At KCAS Bio you will enjoy company sponsored events like food trucks family days and spirit will grow in your career with KCAS will be able to connect with like-minded employees to further KCAS Bios approach to key areas such as wellness inclusion and community will engage as an owner in our stock ownership program. You will have access to the latest technology. And you will be able to invest in the community with paid time off to volunteer.
Learn more about the Benefits at KCAS Bio
WHO WE ARE
We are a fast-growing contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in Kansas City pioneering the latest drug development in both human and animal health for our expertise is growing and so is our need for great people to work in nimble empowered teams committed to one anothers growth. At KCAS Bio we advance both great science AND great people.
KCAS Bio is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Among other things we provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry marital status veteran status age disability pregnancy genetic information sex sexual orientation gender identity or any other legally protected category; we recruit qualified candidates without regard to citizenship status based on internal processes that enable us to hire the right candidates consistent with the appropriate U.S. Immigration framework; and (3) we work with and provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs observances and practices. Anyone who needs reasonable accommodation may send an email to emailprotectedor call (for TTY assistance call 711) and ask for Human Resources.
IND123
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
As a full-service bioanalytical CRO and biomarker partner, KCAS Bio helps accelerate drug development in the pharma and biopharma industries with large and small molecule bioanalysis.
