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The role develops and maintains frameworks, tools, and processes for organizational design, succession planning, career development, talent assessment, and change management. Drawing on workforce data, employee feedback, and talent insights, the manager identifies improvement opportunities, evaluates initiative outcomes, and leads actions to enhance performance and align workforce capabilities with evolving business objectives.\nWhat You'll Do Here\nOrganizational Effectiveness and Design\nAssess organizational structures, roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and business performance.\nDevelop organizational design recommendations, role clarity frameworks, and action plans in partnership with business leaders and HR Business Partners.\nServe as the program lead for designated organizational effectiveness, talent, leadership, or change initiatives, with accountability for successful execution and results.\nFacilitate organizational assessments and team effectiveness workshops to address identified challenges and improve organizational performance.\nLeadership and Talent Development Frameworks\nDevelop leadership competency frameworks and behavioral expectations aligned with business priorities.\nDesign and coordinate leadership assessments, including 360-degree feedback and competency assessments, to identify strengths and development needs.\nEstablish and facilitate talent review, high-potential identification, and succession planning processes, including tools, assessment criteria, and follow-up actions.\nTranslate assessment findings into leadership development priorities and partner with Learning & Development on appropriate learning solutions.\nOrganizational Change and Transformation\nLead the organizational development and change management components of business transformations, restructuring, and new operating models.\nAssess organizational impacts, stakeholder readiness, and implementation risks, and develop practical change management plans.\nCoordinate change activities with business leaders, HR Business Partners, Learning & Development, and Employee Engagement, and monitor adoption to identify barriers and corrective actions.\nCareer Frameworks and Organizational Capabilities\nIdentify critical roles, capability gaps, and future workforce skills in partnership with business leaders and HR Business Partners.\nPartner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to identify organizational priorities and translate them into actionable organizational development plans and initiatives.\nDevelop career pathways, competency models, and role progression frameworks to clarify career opportunities and expectations.\nEstablish tools and processes to support talent mobility, career discussions, and succession readiness, partnering with Learning & Development to address identified development needs.\nCross-Functional Partnership and Results\nPartner with Learning & Development and Employee Engagement to integrate organizational development priorities with learning initiatives and employee feedback, while maintaining clear ownership of OD deliverables.\nDefine objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success measures for organizational development initiatives.\nMonitor results using workforce data, talent assessments, and business indicators; report progress and recommend improvements to HR and business leaders.\nMaintain and improve organizational development tools and processes to increase effectiveness, consistency, and scalability.\nWhat You'll Need to Succeed\nBachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related discipline.\nMaster's degree in Organizational Development, Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Change Management, or a related discipline.\nMinimum of 10 years of progressive experience in organizational development, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, change management, or a related field.\nDemonstrated experience designing and implementing organizational development initiatives aligned with business strategy and organizational priorities.\nExperience advising and partnering with leaders on organizational challenges, leadership effectiveness, organizational change, or workforce capability development.\nExperience developing or implementing leadership competency frameworks, talent assessment methodologies, succession planning processes, or career development frameworks.\nDemonstrated experience leading or supporting change management initiatives, including organizational impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, readiness, and adoption.\nExperience collaborating across multiple HR functions and business units to deliver integrated initiatives.\nExperience using data, assessments, and organizational insights to develop recommendations and measure outcomes.\nExperience in a growing, complex, or multi-site organization is an asset.\nA certification or specialized training in organizational development, organizational change management, or a related discipline is an asset.\nProsci Change Management Certification or equivalent change management training is an asset.\nA certification in leadership assessment, psychometric assessment tools, coaching, or facilitation are considered assets.\nStrong knowledge of organizational development principles, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and change management methodologies.\nAbility to assess organizational structures, business processes, leadership capabilities, and organizational dynamics and translate findings into actionable recommendations.\nKnowledge of leadership competency models, talent reviews, succession planning, career frameworks, and assessment methodologies.\nProficiency in change management approaches and the ability to develop practical implementation and adoption strategies.\nStrong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret people data, identify trends, develop recommendations, and measure initiative effectiveness.\nProficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and tools used for project planning, analysis, and reporting.\nFamiliarity with HR information systems and talent management platforms, such as Workday, is an asset.\nExperience with employee feedback tools, psychometric assessments, 360-degree feedback, and organizational assessment instruments is an asset.\nStrong project management, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities and lead cross-functional initiatives in a dynamic environment.\nBilingual proficiency in English and French is required.\nAbility to communicate complex organizational concepts in a clear, practical, and accessible manner to audiences at all organizational levels.\nStrong business acumen and the ability to connect organizational development priorities to business strategy, operational performance, and organizational growth.\nStrategic thinking combined with a practical, results-oriented approach to implementation.\nStrong consulting, influencing, and relationship-building skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions constructively and gain stakeholder commitment.\nExcellent facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to lead discussions, workshops, and organizational assessments.\nAbility to manage sensitive organizational information and maintain discretion, confidentiality, and professional judgment.\nDemonstrated adaptability and resilience in a changing business environment.\nAbility to work collaboratively across HR functions while maintaining clear accountabilities and ownership of deliverables.\nCommitment to continuous improvement, scalable solutions, and making effective use of existing organizational resources.\nWillingness to travel occasionally, as required by business needs.\nAltasciences strives to provide a French working environment for its employees in Quebec. Although as part of its francization program has taken all reasonable steps to avoid imposing the above-mentioned requirement. Fluency in English is an essential requirement for the position of Organizational Development Lead including, but not limited to, for the following reasons:\nThe employee communicates frequently with Altasciences employees across Canada and the United States. As such, English is the main language used to correspond between offices.\nWhat We Offer\nAltasciences offers a wide variety of benefits to help our employees live healthy and fulfilling lives both at and outside of work.\nAltasciences' Benefits Package Includes:\nHealth/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans\n401(k)/RRSP with Employer Match\nPaid Vacation and Holidays\nPaid Sick and Bereavement Leave\nEmployee Assistance & Telehealth Programs\nAltasciences' Incentive Programs Include:\nTraining & Development Programs\nEmployee Referral Bonus Program","description_format":"text","description_chars":9173,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"French","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Biotechnology","Health Care","Clinical Trial Services (CRO)","CRO & CDMO Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T08:59:17Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:15","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/altasciences-organizational-development-lead","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/altasciences-organizational-development-lead.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T13:55:39Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2229,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1701273},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1701273"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Faltasciences-organizational-development-lead"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Faltasciences-organizational-development-lead"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Faltasciences-organizational-development-lead"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/altasciences-organizational-development-lead\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Faltasciences-organizational-development-lead"}]}