Sr. Manager, Enterprise Skills & Trainer Excellence

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The Senior Enterprise Learning Manager is a strategic and hands-on leadership role responsible for driving the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-wide Skills-Based Learning Pathways and the Learning Professional Excellence Program. Reporting to the Head of the Leadership Development Center of Excellence (CoE), this leader will accelerate BMS’s capability evolution by embedding future-ready cross-cutting skills, delivering best-in-class development journeys, and establishing standards of excellence for Learning Professionals across the organization.

This role requires a blend of instructional design expertise, adult learning theory, project management acumen, and business partnership skills to ensure learning solutions are relevant, scalable, and aligned to the company’s strategic workforce goals. The Senior Learning Manager will collaborate closely with global and functional stakeholders, leveraging internal and external resources to build a resilient, agile, and future-proof workforce.

Primary responsibilities:

Skills-Based Learning Pathways

• Lead the end-to-end creation and deployment of enterprise-wide skills-based learning pathways within MyLearning, supporting priority skill clusters identified through the Talent and Inclusion Skills work
• Partner with Leadership Development CoE, People Org, and Learning teams to curate, create, and integrate high-impact learning resources and modalities (formal learning, social learning, career experiences).
• Oversee the design, piloting, and scaling of learning pathways, including self-assessment tools, micro-learnings, digital badges, and multi-modal content.
• Measure and analyze pathway adoption, learning effectiveness, and business impact; use insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure pathways are inclusive, adaptive, and accessible for diverse learner personas (new hires, people leaders, experienced employees).

Learning Professional Excellence Program

• Build on and expand the Learning Professional Excellence Program to elevate the quality and consistency of learning delivery across BMS.
• Develop comprehensive learning pathways that support various personas; including new hires, experienced professionals, specialist roles and people leaders.
• Establish standards, certification processes, and professional development journeys to advance proficiency across core L&D skills for learning professionals ensuring alignment with adult learning principles and business-centric outcomes.
• Build a governance framework for learning content creation, hosting, and delivery, promoting best practices, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and learning communities, leveraging social platforms and engagement activities to build a high-performing network of learning professionals.
• Partner with external vendors and internal SMEs to enrich learning experiences and ensure global consistency.

Strategic Leadership & Collaboration

• Collaborate with senior leaders, functional learning leaders and matrix stakeholders to align learning initiatives with BMS’s business strategy and talent priorities.
• Contribute to the development of annual and long-term strategic plans for the Leadership Development CoE, including budgeting and resource allocation.
• Support the transformation of the enterprise learning culture by championing continuous learning, agility, and excellence in every aspect of the learner experience.
• Act as a thought leader, keeping abreast of trends in skills-based learning, adult learning theory, and learning innovation to future-proof BMS’s learning function.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or advanced degree in Education, Organizational Development, Business, or related fields preferred.
• 7+ years’ experience in learning and development, instructional design, or related roles, preferably in a matrixed, global organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing skills-based learning pathways and professional development programs.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning theories, learning design, and delivery across multiple modalities.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects, influence stakeholders, and manage budgets and external vendors.
• Experience with learning management systems (LMS), learning analytics, and digital learning technologies.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Power Point, Excel, Word and AI applications (ChatGPT/MS Co-Pilot)
• Strategic thinker with a track record of driving innovation and continuous improvement in learning and development.
• Pharmaceutical, biopharma, or regulated industry experience a plus.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Compensation Overview:

Princeton - NJ - US: $142,040 - $172,113 


The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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