Director, Global Learning & Development – Asia Pacific Regional Learning Lead

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 130-year legacy. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

We know that our people are the key to our success, which is why our Human Resources (HR) team works to attract, develop, retain and inspire our people so that they can learn, grow and make a true impact on the world. Together we collaborate to create a culturally rich, diverse organization ensuring we remain innovative and agile.

The Director, Asia Pacific (AP) Learning & Development is a critical role that will shape the learning strategy and delivery across our AP commercial organization. Based in our AP regional headquarters in Singapore, you will work closely with market-based teams to enhance our commercial and leadership capabilities through effective learning interventions.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and stakeholders in the region, driving learning & development outcomes for our commercial organization. Collaboration with cross-functional teams, including regional and market commercial and HR leaders, will be essential to execute strategies based on data-driven recommendations and insights.

We are seeking a strategic individual with a strong background in Sales and Marketing learning strategies, who has experience working in a market as well as a global or regional setting. Your expertise will be instrumental in advancing our learning initiatives and driving growth in the AP region.

This role is based in Singapore

What will you do:

• Collaborate closely with senior-level business leaders and stakeholders to accelerate the development of critical capabilities needed to drive business success in the AP region.
• Partner with AP HR team to provide expertise in learning and development in support of the development and implementation of HR plans, programs, and tools intended to build and enhance organizational capabilities and foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Influence and guide business leaders in prioritizing learning investments, resource allocation, and anticipated business impact, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and driving measurable results.
• Champion the unique needs and priorities of the AP region, influencing global learning and development priorities, solutions, and ways of working to create a tailored and impactful learning experiences.
• Lead the implementation and sustainment of cutting-edge learning solutions, leveraging technology and interactive approaches to create engaging and transformative learning experiences.
• Monitor performance results, analyze data-driven insights, and recommend continuous improvement opportunities to enhance the effectiveness and impact of learning and development initiatives.
• Ensure learning program content and designs adhere to company policies and standards while pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation to deliver exceptional learning experiences.
• Cultivate a strong and effective regional network among market learning and development colleagues, serving as a visionary leader and mentor to a team of passionate professionals, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.

What should you have:

• Business Acumen: Engage with business leaders on strategy, goals, and outcomes, aligning people-related strategies and demonstrating exceptional judgment and decision-making skills to drive business success.
• Leadership: Apply visionary approaches, tools, and techniques to gain cooperation and support, leading by example and fostering a collaborative and inclusive learning culture.
• Influencing: Partner, collaborate, and impact decisions at all levels, leveraging your ability to influence stakeholders will be instrumental in success of this role.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Your strategic thinking and analytical skills will enable you to identify learning needs, prioritize initiatives, and drive measurable results.
• Learning Needs Analysis: Assess competency gaps and identify learning needs. You will analyze and understand the learning needs of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline with 12+ years of leadership and business experience, with a focus on commercial learning and development.
• 5+ years of people management experience.
• 3+ years of pharmaceutical sales & marketing experience preferred.
• Fluency in English required; working knowledge of Asian language(s) beyond English preferred.

Who we are:

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.