Associate Director, People Development

About Us

GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS) delivers personalized and actionable health insights to inform diagnosis, direct treatment, and improve drug discovery. The company is uniquely positioned to accelerate the use of genomic and large-scale clinical information to enable precision medicine as the standard of care. GeneDx is at the forefront of transforming healthcare through its industry-leading exome and genome testing and interpretation services, fueled by the world’s largest, rare disease data sets. For more information, please visit www.genedx.com.

JOB SUMMARY

The Associate Director, People & Leadership Development reports to the Sr. Director, People Experience and works closely with the People Business Partners to design and deliver talent and learning solutions to improve business results. Successful

candidates will be passionate about creating a learning culture and strategically growing the capacity and capability of talent.

The ideal candidate is a skilled and confident facilitator, experienced program designer, and certified DiSC® practitioner with a strong background in leadership and professional development. They are a strategic thinker who connects learning initiatives directly to business outcomes and a creative problem solver with a passion for helping leaders grow and succeed. This individual thrives in a collaborative, fast paced, and mission driven environment, bringing curiosity, adaptability, and a deep commitment to developing others in alignment with GeneDx’s purpose and principles. This role also oversees vendor partnerships, ensuring GeneDx leverages best-in class external resources to strengthen and scale our internal learning strategy..

This is a hybrid position in Gaithersburg, MD. 

Job Responsibilities

Program Design & Delivery

• Design, facilitate, and continuously improve leadership and manager development programs aligned to GeneDx’s principles and business priorities.
• Lead DiSC® workshops and integrate behavioral insights into coaching and team development initiatives.
• Deliver engaging in-person and virtual learning sessions with confidence, credibility, and connection to GeneDx’s mission.
• Partner with business leaders and People Business Partners to identify skill gaps, design, develop and curate creative learning programs and pathways to support strategic business priorities.
• Create scalable content in multiple formats (live sessions, eLearning, blended learning, self-paced toolkits).

Vendor & Program Management

• Oversee and manage external learning vendors, ensuring quality, alignment to GeneDx culture, and cost effectiveness.
• Track and report program effectiveness through feedback, participation, and impact metrics.

Facilitation & Coaching

• Serve as a lead facilitator for DiSC®, leadership, and team development sessions.
• Coach managers and leaders to build self-awareness, communication effectiveness, and decision-making skills.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with the broader People Development & Experience team on company-wide programs (onboarding, performance management, feedback training, inclusion & belonging).
• Stay current on leadership trends, adult learning theory, and innovative learning technologies.
• Model GeneDx’s principles by thinking big, acting boldly, and fostering collaboration across all levels of the organization.
• Uses strong project management practices to set strategy and budget for multi-work stream projects; plans, develops and implements learning solutions; keeps stakeholders engaged and informed.
• Designs and implements proactive communication and change management plans to ensure initiatives are well executed.
• Works closely with Sr Learning & Development Specialist to evaluate learning outcomes, participant satisfaction and business outcomes, and recommends continuous improvement methods.
• Proactively engages in external research and knowledge sharing to stay current on talent and leadership development trends and best practices and acts as an instructional design expert to key stakeholders.

People Manager

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Education, Experience, and Skills

• 10 + years of progressive experience in corporate training, leadership development and organizational effectiveness.
• Strong knowledge of learner experience design, instructional design methods, adult learning and modern blended learning theory and strategies. Expertise and knowledge in contemporary leadership development trends is a plus.
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