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Senior Learning & Development Manager

Cogstate

Posted about 15 hours ago

At Cogstate, we’re advancing the science of brain health - making it faster, easier, and more accurate to assess cognition across clinical trials, healthcare settings, and everyday life.

Our digital cognitive assessments are trusted by researchers, clinicians, and pharmaceutical partners around the world, helping to drive breakthroughs in neuroscience and improve outcomes for people living with neurological conditions. Founded on decades of cognitive science and backed by rigorous validation, Cogstate’s assessments are used in more than 150 countries and over 2,000 clinical trials.

Our global team of experts - spanning psychology, data science, operations, and technology - works together to solve complex challenges in brain health assessment, always with a patient-first mindset. Whether we’re supporting a multinational Alzheimer’s trial or developing tools to bring cognitive testing into routine care, our work is meaningful, collaborative, and constantly evolving.

At Cogstate, we’re not just imagining the future of brain health - we’re building it.

And a critical part of building that future is ensuring our people have the skills, tools, and mindset to grow alongside our innovation.

The Senior Learning & Development Manager plays a key role in making that happen by building organizational capability through a modern, scalable learning ecosystem that strengthens leadership, accelerates performance, and supports business growth. This role leads the strategy, design, and delivery of learning experiences that help employees develop the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving environment.

Partnering with leaders and subject matter experts, you'll create engaging learning experiences—from microlearning and digital content to coaching, onboarding, and enterprise-wide development programs. You'll ensure learning is practical, scalable, and aligned to business priorities, compliance requirements, and evolving workforce needs.

A key focus of this role is helping the organization successfully adopt and leverage AI. You'll design learning pathways that build AI literacy, practical skills, and responsible use across all levels of the business. By embedding AI capability into leadership, manager, and functional development programs, you'll help teams improve productivity, drive innovation, and unlock measurable business value. You'll also equip customer-facing teams to confidently communicate the value of our AI-enabled products and services.

As the owner of our learning strategy and ecosystem, you'll oversee the LMS, compliance training, and learning operations while measuring impact and continuously improving outcomes. Success in this role means building a workforce that is more capable, adaptable, and ready for what's next.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and deliver the end-to-end L&D strategy aligned to business goals and regulatory requirements
  • Develop and evolve a modern learning ecosystem incorporating micro learning, self-directed pathways, and blended/dual-modality delivery (virtual and in-person)
  • Design and deliver engaging learning content across multiple formats, ensuring accessibility, scalability, and impact
  • Define and embed AI capability uplift across the organization, including AI literacy, role-based expectations, and practical adoption
  • Enable organization-wide AI literacy by fostering confidence, responsible usage, and integration of AI into day-to-day workflows
  • Establish frameworks for capability development across leadership, functional, and enterprise skill areas
  • Partner with P&C, business leaders, and SMEs to identify capability needs and deliver targeted learning solutions aligned to business priorities
  • Embed learning as a cultural pillar that drives engagement, performance, and continuous development
  • Oversee compliance and governance of learning, including regulatory alignment, training frameworks, and audit readiness
  • Curate and manage external vendors to deliver specialized learning where required
  • Manage the LMS and learning technologies, including system optimization, integrations, and learner experience
  • Track, analyze, and report on learning impact, capability uplift, and adoption metrics to drive continuous improvement

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree level qualification, Organizational Psychology/Development is preferred
  • 5+ years experience in L&D field
  • Experience procuring and managing external training vendors
  • Knowledge of the science behind learning (instructional design) and how to induce behavioural change (behavioural science)
  • Hands-on knowledge of leading-edge learning and development techniques and technologies
  • Experience in the development of training programs both online and offline
  • Background in designing, implementing and evaluating learning programs which are scalable for a global audience
  • Experience in either highly regulated industries or technology
  • Broad knowledge of L&D trends and best practices
  • Advance skills in Articulate Storyline or similar design software
  • Relevant experience in working within an Organizational Development function
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities
  • Facilitation skills – in person and remote
  • Administration of Learning Management Systems – Strong preference for Absorb
  • Exposure to Audits
  • Development of Learning Courses

What’s In It For You

  • Remote Work Practices: Cogstate is a virtual first company. Cogstate employees can work from anywhere where Cogstate is registered to business within the United States, Australia, or the United Kingdom!
  • Generous Paid Time-off: Cogstate employees receive 20 days of vacation leave, 10 days of personal leave and 10 paid public holidays.
  • 401(k) Matching: As you invest in yourself and your future, Cogstate invests in you too: we match up to3% of your yearly salary in Cogstate’s 401k program.
  • Competitive Salary: We offer competitive base salaries plus additional earning opportunities based on the position.
  • Health, Dental & Vision Coverage: We've invested in comprehensive health & dental insurance options with competitive company contributions to help when you need it most.
  • Short-Term & Long Term Disability Life Insurance: 100% employer sponsored
  • Pre-Tax Benefits: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Learning & Development Opportunities: Cogstate offers a robust learning program from mentorships to assistance with programs to improve knowledge or obtain certifications in applicable areas of interest.

Wage Range
$125,000$145,000 USD

Our Culture
We bring our whole selves to work every day. We’re courageous and we deliver together. We’re passionate individuals who enjoy working together. We’re brave enough and care enough to have the right conversations to get the best outcome and are famous for our can-do attitude. We see challenges as opportunities and move with pace to achieve our goals.

If you’re ready to help us in our journey to optimize the measurement of brain health around the world, please apply now!

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the company. If you need assistance in applying please email [email protected].

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Job details

Workplace

Remote

Location

United States

Experience

SE

Salary

125k - 145k USD

per year

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