Associate Director, Learning Architecture

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Job Function:

Human Resources

Job Sub Function:

Learning & Instructional Design

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for an Associate Director, Learning Architecture located in Titusville, NJ or Horsham, PA.

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Purpose:J&J Innovative Medicine is seeking an exceptional Associate Director, Learning Architecture to serve as a strategic design authority and trusted advisor to J&J IM North America Learning Excellence teams. This role, part of the Learning Excellence Organization (LEO), is critical to ensuring learning solutions are intentionally designed, performance driven, and aligned to business outcomes that ultimately serve patients.

As a Learning Architect, you will lead the front-end definition, end-to-end learning experience design, and learning strategy for a variety of initiatives, partnering closely with Learning Business Partners (LBPs), Program/Learning Execution Managers, content creators, and vendors. You will ensure that learning solutions are grounded in clear problem definition, behavior change, and measurable impact.

Our work is grounded in the 6 Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning (the 6Ds), with a strong emphasis on learning transfer, application, and sustained performance improvement. Success in this role requires strong learning design capability, the ability to influence without formal authority, and comfort operating at both the strategic and execution levels.

Key responsibilities include:

Learning Strategy & Design

• Collaborate with Learning Business Partners (LBP) and/or Program / Learning Execution Managers (PM/LEM) to conduct a thorough needs analysis, clearly defining the business problem, expected performance outcomes, target behaviors, success measures, and learning scope
• Architect learner-centric, evidence-based learning experiences using the right modality mix for a modern learner, grounded in adult learning theory
• Design the full learning ecosystem, including pre-work, core experiences, pull-through, reinforcement, sustainment, and measurement strategy
• Develop high-level design documents, learning journeys, storyboards and prototypes. On a project-by-project basis, may also be responsible for developing detailed design and partnering with a Developer/Creator (internal or agency) to develop the content

Partnership & Influence

• Facilitate design working sessions with stakeholders to align on learning approach, validate assumptions, and gain commitment to performance outcomes
• Oversee and/or support teams (internal or agency) conducting detailed design and development activities to build out learning solutions, ensuring development adheres to LEO learning standards and design intent
• Act as a connector across LEO (Digital, Measurement, Creation) to create cohesive, high-quality solutions

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Design learning effectiveness strategies aligned to business outcomes, including measures of application and behavior change
• Analyze feedback and performance data to inform continuous improvement and provide clear, actionable insights to stakeholders
• Strategize adoption/sustainment plans to ensure learning translates to on-the-job impact
• Stay current on learning experiences design trends, technologies, and best practices, translating into practical application for J&J IM

Learning Architects should be prepared/equipped to service a diverse set of stakeholders ranging from therapeutic area learning teams to leadership and marketing capability teams, aligned to our organizational pillars.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree is required; Masters in Learning, Instructional Design, or related field preferred.

Required:

• 8+ years of experience in Learning & Development, with a strong foundation in Learning Architecture, Instructional Design, or Learning Experience Design
• Experience leading facilitated needs analysis work sessions with multiple stakeholders to uncover root needs
• Basic experience in content authoring tools and/or prototyping tools
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all organizational levels
• Success in this role requires the individual to be a self-starter, skilled communicator, and dot-connector that is both creative and customer focused

Preferred:

• Experience in pharmaceutical industry preferred
• Experience in commercial roles preferred (sales, sales leadership, account management, marketing, etc.)

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Coaching, Cultural Competence, Facilitation, HR Strategic Management, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Learning and Development (L&D), Learning and Development Operations, Learning Culture, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Organizing, Quality Assurance (QA), Reporting and Analysis, Talent Management, Technical Credibility, Training Delivery Methods, Training Needs Analysis (TNA)

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits