Learning And Development Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

Who is USP? 

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide. 

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health. 

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment. 

Brief Job Overview  

We are building the next generation of talent strategy – one that seamlessly connects how we attract, develop, retain and advance our workforce in service of our long-term mission here at USP.  

The Senior Manager, Talent Management will play a pivotal role in architecting and delivering this vision. This leader will design and operationalize enterprise learning and organizational effectiveness strategies that elevate workforce capability, accelerate performance, and future-proof the organization. 

This is not a traditional L&D role. It is a strategic builder role  focused on embedding learning into the fabric of work, advancing leadership capability, and aligning development with business and workforce strategy.  

How will YOU create impact here at USP? 

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards. 

Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments. 

The Senior Manager, Talent Strategy & Development, has the following responsibilities: 

Enterprise Learning Strategy & Design 

• Lead the development of a forward-thinking, enterprise-wide learning strategy aligned to organizational priorities and workforce planning. 

• Design scalable, high-impact learning programs that build critical capabilities across leadership, functional, and technical domains. 

• Apply Instructional Systems Design (ISD) methodologies (e.g., ADDIE, SAM) to ensure structured, measurable, and outcome-driven learning solutions. 

• Integrate modern learning approaches including digital, blended, and experiential learning models. 

Organizational Effectiveness & Capability Building 

• Partner with senior leaders to assess organizational capability gaps and design targeted interventions to drive effectiveness 

• Develop frameworks and tools that enhance team performance, organizational health, and leadership effectiveness 

• Support organizational design and change initiatives by embedding learning and capability strategies into transformation efforts 

• Creates and maintains learning and development resources in the learning management system to ensure accurate offerings, catalogs and assignments to comply with ISO and training records SOP requirements and reporting. 

• Conducts and facilitates new hire orientations, organization-wide training sessions, workshops and teambuilding as required. 

Leadership Development & Talent Growth 

• Build and evolve leadership development programs that strengthen leadership pipelines and readiness. 

• Align learning journeys to career pathways, succession plans, and talent development strategies. 

• Champion a culture of continuous learning, growth, and accountability across the enterprise. 

Integration Across the Talent Lifecycle 

• Collaborate closely with Global Talent Acquisition to ensure alignment between hiring strategies and capability needs. 

• Contribute to a holistic talent lifecycle model that intentionally connects attraction, development, retention, and advancement. 

• Ensure learning strategies reinforce the organization’s Employer Value Proposition (EVP). 

Measurement & Impact 

• Establish metrics and evaluation frameworks to assess learning effectiveness, capability uplift, and business impact. 

• Leverage data and insights to continuously refine programs and demonstrate ROI on talent investments. 

Leadership & Team Development 

• Support a multi-disciplinary global team across learning, talent development, and talent acquisition. 

• Build team capability in strategic consulting, program design, and delivery excellence. 

• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture aligned to USP values. 

Who is USP Looking For? 

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience:  

• Bachelor’s degree . Four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree; in addition to the following:   

• 8+ years of experience in learning strategy, organizational effectiveness, or talent development roles 

• Minimum of 3 years of management experience in Talent Management or related discipline 

• Demonstrated expertise in Instructional Systems Design (ISD) with hands-on experience designing and implementing structured learning programs across a multigenerational workforce. 

• Proven ability to build enterprise-level learning strategies in complex, global organizations 

• Experience partnering with senior leaders to drive organizational capability and effectiveness 

• Strong understanding of talent lifecycle strategies, including workforce planning, leadership development, and succession 

• Experience leading change and transformation initiatives is highly desirable 

• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills 

Additional Desired Preferences 

• Master’s degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Instructional Design, or related field. 

• Proven ability to design and execute end-to-end talent lifecycle strategies.  

• Strong expertise in skills-based workforce planning and capability development.  

• Experience leading transformation in talent, learning, or HR operating models.  

• Data-driven mindset with ability to translate analytics into business insights.  

• Executive presence with strong influencing and stakeholder management skills. 

• Experience in global, matrixed, and mission-driven organizations. 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

• Senior, Instructional Designer (1) 

Benefits 

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected. 

Compensation  

Base Salary Range: USD $116,500– 165,000 annually. 

Target Annual Bonus: % Varies based on level of role. 

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate’s skill set, experience, qualifications, equity, and other job-related reasons. 

Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specificwritten agreement with USP.