Suzanne Grizzelle

About Suzanne Grizzelle

I was born in Chicago but raised in California after my parents drove cross-country in our ‘67 Mustang, landing in Anaheim, not far from Disneyland. My dad was an athlete, my mom a bookworm, and I was a perfect mix of both. I loved to bike and ski with my dad while loving books and doing puzzles like my mom. & In college, my goal was to graduate with a degree with which I could support myself, so I chose Business Finance, knowing it would equip me to find a job—and I was right! Early in my career I worked in finance and project management, and while great at my job, it wasn\'t always fulfilling. I heard about the Organizational Effectiveness Program at Amgen, where you rotate through departments for 18 months and gain experience in various functions. I applied, was accepted, and off I went! & After landing in Learning & Performance, I knew I’d found something I loved. I started as a strategic training manager, worked up to Director of US Training for several business units, and then to my current role, Director of Learning and Performance for large markets in Europe/Canada. I now lead a team of learning professionals who are aligned to business priorities and advancing their skills as LPs. My career developed because I love what I do. I’ve been fortunate to work in global environments and expand my perspective while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Through team management, strategic alignment, and stakeholder engagement, I’ve developed impactful learning content, prioritized training initiatives and established learning standards. At Amgen, I’ve helped the business generate $3.5B+ in sales and over 3% revenue growth YoY. My role in that has been to create a skilled and engaged workforce that is focused on supporting the needs of patients.\' I’m lucky to have a wonderful husband and 2 great kids. I aim to live a fulfilling life as a loving wife, nurturing mom, and accomplished professional, maintaining a strong work ethic and to make a positive impact through purposeful work and meaningful service. My goal is to live a life that models love, humility, compassion, and leadership.If you’re looking to chat with an experienced learning leader who excels in improving performance and driving business results, then we should definitely connect on LinkedIn.Thanks for reading my story,Suzanne

Experience

1. Director, Learning Engagement & Delivery, Europe & Canada

   Amgen

   Jan 2021 — Present · CA, US

   Amgen Inc. is an American multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. One of the world\'s largest independent biotechnology companies. Lead global team of 17 learning professionals in support of European Large Markets (Spain, Portugal, UK, Ireland, Germany, France) and Canada at one of the world\'s largest biotechnology pharmaceutical companies Lead a global team of 17 learning professionals in support of European Large Markets (Italy, Spain, Portugal, UK, Ireland, Germany, France) and Canada at one of the world\'s largest biotechnology pharmaceutical companies Actively engage, train and develop a 1,400-member commercial workforce in the largest revenue-generating countries, contributing to $3.5B in sales and 3% revenue growth; provide coaching, delegation, and goal setting Gather requirements, aligning training initiatives to larger business objectives; prioritize initiatives accordingly in collaboration with Country General Managers and learning professionals to ensure country-specific stakeholder needs are met Design corporate content strategy, program rollouts, and program customizations for technology integrations Establish learning and performance standards, including training approach, strategy, policies, and organization Direct deployment of new, cross-functional leadership development curriculum, including Situational Leadership II, Power Sales Coaching, and iCoach, to 430 cross-functional people-leaders (commercial, medical, corporate) Helped enable the launch of Lumakras, an innovative therapeutic to treat non-small cell lung cancer, training commercial staff in 6 markets on disease state/product knowledge, contributing to $336M in sales Co-led Omnichannel Customer Engagement learning workstream; applied global experience to inform content design and delivery, identifying key resources needed and setting up project frameworks/meetings to drive process

Education

• California State University-Long Beach - College of Business

  Bachelor's of Science, Business

• University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business

  Master's in Business Administration