Kelly Services is now seeking a Program Manager for one of our major clients located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This position is a 12-month contract opportunity. Apply Today! Overview: The Program Manager provides end-to-end support for an assigned Oncology therapeutic area (TA) that includes US & Global needs for that TA. This position will serve as a strategic partner for the TA's daily operations by providing forward thinking, standards-based people, process, and technology solutions while ensuring alignment to overarching department standards established by the Learning Transformation & Operational Excellence team. Primary duties include: project management, training evaluation and reporting, identifying budget effectiveness strategies, program logistics, as well as organizational development. The Program Manager will provide strategic planning and training solutions that better the business and ensure best-in-class training programs are implemented across the salesforce as directed by TA needs. Success factors for this role consist of being able to ensure training and development standards are met for the assigned TA by cultivating strategic partnerships and ensuring all learners receive a consistent, best-in-class training experience to enhance the knowledge and skills required in the field. Essential Responsibilities: Supports end to end strategic planning for their assigned TA Provides standards development and oversight of those learning standards to both the internal OTD team as well as helping to enforce those standards with learners and their mangers. Oversees program management for assigned therapeutic area(s) asset development and deployment process ensuring timelines are on track and programs and effectively and efficiently rolled out to the field. Oversees executive reporting and analytics for their assigned therapeutic area(s) on an ongoing basis. Conducts program evaluation of training programs for their assigned TA to ensure effectiveness and that business needs were met by using a Kirkpatrick evaluation methodology. Provides strategic communication plans for assigned therapeutic area(s) as well as executes those communications through OTD mailbox, LMS system, or coordinating with business unit managers. Oversees training content asset management for assigned therapeutic area(s) and the knowledge management of those materials in the OTD master repository. Serves as lead LMS content administrator for assigned therapeutic area(s). Partners with the Learning Transformation & Operational Excellence team to leverage OTD wide systems and processes to ensure pull through in their assigned TA Researches, develops and disseminates best practices in adult learning, learner engagement, program evaluation, and organizational development. Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in a related field with 3 - 5 years' experience in the field of training, adult learning, operations management, or organizational development Project management experience Ability to manage a varied set of responsibilities Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment Preferred Requirements: Advanced degree in industrial organizational psychology, MBA, or a related field Five (5) or more years' experience Experience in a pharmaceutical business environment Knowledge of instructional systems design preferred Experience in global markets preferred Minimum Skills and Competencies: Collaborative abilities; demonstrated experience working in cross-functional project teams and coordinating internal resources to leverage the knowledge of the full team to deliver desired results Credible understanding of disease areas to align business acumen concepts with the impacts of therapeutic applications; ability to demonstrate aptitude for continued knowledge development Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to author content; translate and communicate business concepts Strong project management skills; with demonstrated ability to focus on effective planning of submission of project deliverables and adherence to project milestones and final deadlines Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills to assess learners and stakeholder needs, anticipate and resolve L&D challenges Demonstrated ability to utilize widely-known business software applications (eg MS Office Suite) to organize, analyze and synthesize information Preferred Skills and Competencies: Advanced knowledge of information/technology systems that support learning and development initiatives, to make recommendations regarding learning platforms. 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