What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director, Talent Management position at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals?
This role is considered Hybrid.
Overview
The Senior Director of Talent Management will play a pivotal role in shaping and operationalizing Alnylam’s enterprise talent philosophy. This leader will drive the design, execution, and ongoing evolution of core people processes—including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership assessment—ensuring they are seamlessly aligned to our business strategy, culture, and future capability needs.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Talent Management and a proven track record leading global talent processes that drive measurable outcomes.
We’re seeking a strategic thinker —someone who is naturally curious and collaborative, thrives in dynamic environments, and brings a thoughtful, data-informed approach to building high-impact, human-centered talent solutions. This individual partners effectively across HR and business leaders to strengthen talent, leadership, and organizational health.
Responsibilities
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About Alnylam: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by “interfering” with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.
Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.
At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.
Overview
The Senior Director of Talent Management will play a pivotal role in shaping and operationalizing Alnylam’s enterprise talent philosophy. This leader will drive the design, execution, and ongoing evolution of core people processes—including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership assessment—ensuring they are seamlessly aligned to our business strategy, culture, and future capability needs.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Talent Management and a proven track record leading global talent processes that drive measurable outcomes.
We’re seeking a strategic thinker —someone who is naturally curious and collaborative, thrives in dynamic environments, and brings a thoughtful, data-informed approach to building high-impact, human-centered talent solutions. This individual partners effectively across HR and business leaders to strengthen talent, leadership, and organizational health.
Responsibilities
- Support the execution of Alnylam’s enterprise-wide talent strategy, including performance management, talent reviews, leadership assessment, and organizational health.
- Lead the enterprise-wide performance management process to drive a high-performance culture rooted in clarity, feedback, and accountability
- Oversee the design and execution of annual talent reviews, with a focus on identifying top talent, assessing potential, and development needs.
- Define and deploy scalable talent assessment frameworks to inform key talent decisions across the employee lifecycle
- Track and analyze talent metrics and insights to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives and recommend data-driven improvements.
- Oversee the design and rollout of Alnylam’s Leadership Competency Framework and drive its integration across core talent processes
- Partner with HRIS to ensure systems effectively enable talent processes and enhance the employee experience.
- Serve as a thought partner to HRBPs and business leaders to ensure talent efforts align with strategic goals and future capability needs
- Bring an external perspective to continuously evolve and improve talent practices, ensuring they remain relevant, data informed, and business-aligned
- 10 years of progressive experience in Talent Management, with a strong foundation in performance management, succession planning, talent reviews, and leadership assessment
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Industrial/Organizational Psychology or Organizational Development.
- Demonstrated ability to implement enterprise-wide talent strategies and processes that drive measurable business impact
- Proven experience in design and implement talent assessment tools and frameworks globally to inform development and talent decisions
- Skilled at translating data and insights into action—leveraging both internal and external benchmarks to continuously improve talent outcomes
- Strong collaboration skills and experience working across HR COEs and HRBPs, with the ability to influence and partner effectively at multiple levels of the organization
- Prior experience leading or mentoring teams; comfortable operating in matrixed, high-growth, or global environments
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About Alnylam: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by “interfering” with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.
Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.
At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.
