Global Leadership Development Director
Global Leadership Development DirectorReports to the Global HR Director (Strategic People Operations)
Location: Europe
Travel: Required (20%)
Position type: Permanent / Full-time
Home Office Based
The Menarini Group is present in 140 countries worldwide with over 17,500 employees. High quality therapeutics and diagnostics solutions for patients, ethics as our underlying principle, dedication to innovation and advancement, strong people centricity and environmental sustainability. These five pillars form the foundation of the Menarini Group, an Italian pharmaceutical company with nearly 135 years of history. Founded in 1886 in Naples under the name of Farmacia Internazionale, in 1915 Menarini moved to Florence where the Group’s headquarters are located still today.
More recently Menarini has made a commitment to oncology, investing in a pipeline of five investigational compounds for the treatment of a variety of hematological and/or solid tumors, and through the acquisition of Stemline Therapeutics in June 2020, Menarini strengthened its oncology portfolio with the addition of both commercial and clinical-stage assets. These assets include ELZONRIS® (tagraxofusp), a targeted therapy directed to the IL-3R (CD123), approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2018 for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients, with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN). In Europe, in January 2021 ELZONRIS® was approved by the EMA as monotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with BPDCN.
The acquisition of Stemline established Menarini’s presence in the US biopharmaceutical oncology market, where the Company will support further development of Stemline’s assets and will enable global expansion by leveraging its commercial infrastructure in Europe and other ex-US geographies.
Menarini entered into a global license agreement with Radius Health to complete the development of Elacestrant, an oral SERD in late stage Phase 3 development for hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer. Following a successful phase 3 study Menarini-Stemline is preparing for commercialization of Elacestrant in US, Europe and AsiaPac
Additionally, Menarini received exclusive rights to commercialize NEXPOVIO for the treatment of oncology indications in the European Union and other European countries (including the United Kingdom), Latin America and other key countries. Menarini has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Karyopharm Therapeutics for the rights to commercialize an innovative therapeutic option in Europe, Latin America, Turkey, Russia, and CIS countries. NEXPOVIO (Selinexor) is a first-in-class, oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear export compound for the treatment of hematologic cancers and solid tumors. It is already marketed in the US for multiple myeloma and is under development for solid tumor indications.
It is an exciting time in the company’s development and an excellent opportunity for individuals joining us to contribute to building and shaping Menarini Stemline’s Oncology business.
Opportunity
We are currently searching for our Head of Leadership development. This position will be part of the Menarini Strategic People Operations (SPO) team. This position can be remote based with at least one week spent at the HQ in Florence, Italy every two months.
Responsibilities
Develops and executes on the overall Leadership Development strategy for both leaders and managers (from first-time mgt, to executive solutions and emerging leaders).
Support the development and implementation of a Global Leadership Competency Framework, outlining Leadership competencies required by our leaders at various leadership stages. The Leadership Competencies will provide a compass for Menarini Leaders to navigate in our business and organization.
Develop and implement strategies and frameworks for organizational learning that enable leaders and managers to acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to carry out their work and lead effectively. This will include developing leaders through transformational change - including the creation of a new leadership value proposition, culture and values/principles.
Design and roll out a Global Leadership Curriculum on an annual basis that matches the learning needs of our leaders, supporting the developing of our Leadership Competencies.
Coordinate research, facilitate knowledge transfer and foster cross-functional knowledge sharing focused on leadership best practices.
Identifies relevant solutions and owns relationships with third party resources to implement innovative and experiential leadership learning. Creates customized or unique solutions in house as needed to address critical needs.
Is able to leverage real-world tools and solutions that can be incorporated into leaders’ daily and weekly routines. It is not one-off leadership development training; it is targeted development that changes how leaders show up and lead every day at work.
Provides coaching and guidance to leaders, facilitators and the human resources team to ensure effective development and deployment of leadership development initiatives.
Owns the in-depth accelerated career development for the company’s top leaders and partners with the business to create curated leadership development plans for these leaders.
Evaluate learning outcomes and set clear measures of success that meet business needs.
Requirements
Significant experience and track record in creating, delivering and driving leadership and employee development strategies and programs at a global/ corporate level.
Expertise in developing innovative and experiential learning.
Understanding of the current and developing landscape of best practices, tools, and methodologies in both pure leadership development and leadership in various contexts: leading in a matrix, leading for innovation, leadership through change, etc.
Experience with a variety of electronic and on-line tools that can be used to develop and deliver leadership development in a virtual as well as face to face environment.
Strong business acumen with a demonstrated ability to think and deliver at a strategic level.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple, concurrent deliverables in a ‘scattered’, dynamic organization.
Resilient and determined to move through issues and barriers.
Proven ability to effectively partner, lead and communicate with a diverse group of people.
Proven ability to organize, project manage and deliver on time with excellent results.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to tell a story with both data and influence.
Active listening, objective, open minded and able to see the big picture.
Ability to persuade and influence others; leads effectively with informal authority.
Able to build consensus among diverse groups of stakeholders – highly skilled at negotiating and facilitating resolution across functions and departments.
Strong ability to lead productively through periods of significant change.
Knowledge of various leadership assessment tools.
Active member or well-connected Leadership network - executive mentoring, executive coaching networks, etc.
Menarini is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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