Director Learning and Development

The Director promotes a culture of continuous learning and ensures learning investments strengthen proficiency, workforce capability, and organizational performance while preserving appropriate clinical, operational, and subject matter ownership across the organization. As a Level III Trauma Center, Valley provides advanced emergency, medical, surgical, and specialty care, including cancer treatment, heart and vascular services, neurosciences, orthopedics, stroke and spine care, childbirth and neonatal services, and critical care.

Company Description

About Valley Medical Center & Clinics

Founded in 1947, Valley Medical Center & Clinics (VMCC) is the oldest and largest public hospital district in Washington state and the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in South King County. Valley serves more than 600,000 residents through a comprehensive network of more than 50 primary, urgent, and specialty care clinics across South King County, and a 341-bed acute care hospital located in Renton. As a Level III Trauma Center, Valley provides advanced emergency, medical, surgical, and specialty care, including cancer treatment, heart and vascular services, neurosciences, orthopedics, stroke and spine care, childbirth and neonatal services, and critical care. Guided by our mission of caring for our community like family, Valley is committed to improving the health and well-being of the vibrant communities we serve through accessible, compassionate, high-quality care. Learn more at valleymed.org.

Job Description

The Director, Learning and Development provides strategic leadership for Valley Medical Center and Clinics' (VMCC) approach to learning, skill development, and workforce capability through learning, engagement, and performance management. This role leads the MyLearning governance structure and translates organizational strategy, enterprise priorities, workforce needs and identified capability gaps into prioritized learning and development initiatives. The Director oversees the enterprise learning portfolio and Learning Management System (LMS), leads day-to-day execution and portfolio management, and establishes accountability for key milestones and outcomes. The Director promotes a culture of continuous learning and ensures learning investments strengthen proficiency, workforce capability, and organizational performance while preserving appropriate clinical, operational, and subject matter ownership across the organization.

Qualifications

Prerequisites

1. Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Education, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred. 
2. Minimum of Eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in learning and development, organizational development, talent development, workforce capability, or related field, including at least five (5) years of leadership experience, required.
3. Healthcare experience strongly preferred.
4. Demonstrated experience leading learning professionals, teams, and/or significant cross-functional enterprise initiatives.
5. Experience designing and implementing learning or workforce development initiatives across a complex, multi-site organization.

General Qualifications

1. Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning, organizational development, leadership development, instructional design, facilitation, performance consulting, and manager development.
2. Strong business acumen and demonstrated ability to connect learning and development strategies to organizational priorities, workforce needs, and operational outcomes.
3. Demonstrated ability to establish and lead governance structures involving multiple disciplines, stakeholders, and levels of leadership.
4. Ability to facilitate complex decision-making, synthesize competing perspectives, and establish clear decision rights, accountability, and escalation pathways.
5. Demonstrated ability to influence and achieve results across organizational boundaries without direct reporting authority.
6. Experience managing an enterprise portfolio of learning initiatives, including prioritization, resource allocation, project oversight, and measurement of outcomes.
7. Experience with learning management systems, learning technology, analytics, reporting, and vendor relationships.
8. Excellent executive-level communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
9. Ability to translate strategy into disciplined execution, establish priorities, and hold teams accountable for milestones and outcomes.
10. Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and build alignment in a complex environment.

Additional Information

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan with employer contributions
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee wellness and assistance programs

Equal Employment Opportunity

Valley Medical Center & Clinics is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and nondiscrimination in all aspects of employment and participation in its programs. 

We do not provide sponsorship opportunities at this time.

• Valley Medical Center & Clinics participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.