Associate Director, Talent Management
About The Position
The Associate Director of Talent Management is a high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping and executing the global talent strategy for Menarini Stemline. The role partners with senior leaders to build a strong internal talent pipeline that supports the company’s three-to-five-year business goals, and creates development and career pathways that engage, motivate, and develop employees. It also partners with Talent Acquisition to strengthen the employer brand and co-designs onboarding to help new hires become productive and adapt to the company’s culture quickly. The position leads annual talent and capability planning, identifies future skills and designs interventions to develop them, and incorporates company values, patient-centricity, ethics, and compliance into talent practices. It facilitates executive talent reviews; implements readiness assessments for critical roles and successors; and builds and maintains succession plans. The role oversees manager development, coaches high-potential leaders, and manages external executive coaching and specialized training vendors. It also designs individualized development plans for key talent and promotes internal mobility across functions. This is classified as a corporate office position. Under the New York employer convenience rule, Stemline will withhold New York state income taxes for all corporate office employees, whether they work in New York or remotely.
Requirements
- 8–10 or more years of experience in Talent Management, Organizational Development, or HR Leadership.
- At least 3 years in a people-management or high-level strategic role.
- Experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies is sought; for candidates from pharma, at least a few years of biotech experience is expected.
- Ability to collaborate with the Global Menarini HR team and adapt Group programs to Oncology business needs.
- Proven ability to present to and influence executive-level stakeholders using data-backed insights.
- Proficiency in talent analytics to predict turnover, identify flight risks, and measure talent-pipeline health.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual Talent & Capability Planning cycle and align workforce evolution with the company’s long-term strategic plan.
- Identify future capabilities and skills required by the business and design interventions to develop them internally.
- Integrate company Core Values, patient-centricity, ethical behavior, and compliance standards into talent practices.
- Facilitate executive-level talent review sessions and support objective calibration and meritocracy.
- Implement assessment frameworks, including 360-degree evaluations and behavioral assessments, to assess readiness for critical positions and successor roles.
- Build and maintain succession plans for critical organizational roles to reduce key-person risk and ensure leadership continuity.
- Oversee manager skill development curricula for mid-to-senior-level managers, emphasizing people leadership and strategy.
- Coach high-potential leaders through transitions and leadership challenges.
- Manage external vendor relationships for executive coaching and specialized training modules.
- Design individualized development-plan frameworks for key talent, incorporating stretch assignments, mentorship, and formal education.
- Promote internal mobility and proactively support movement of high-performing employees across functions.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to build an employer brand aligned with company culture and long-term goals.
- Co-design an onboarding program to help new hires become productive and adapt to company culture quickly.
- Collaborate with the Global Menarini HR team to understand Group programs and refine them for the Oncology business.
- Use talent analytics to assess turnover risk, identify flight risks, and measure the health of the talent pipeline.
Benefits
- Short- and Long-Term Incentive Programs
- Fidelity 401(k) with company match (6% match specified in the detailed benefits description)
- PPO and HDHP health insurance plans
- Company-paid Basic Life & AD&D insurance
- Pre-tax FSA/HSA programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
