Our client, a leading pharmaceutical company, is hiring a Training Specialist on a contract basis.
Work Location
Seattle, WA
Summary
Employee Job Title: GMP Training Specialist/Client Manager
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION:
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Education: • Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Business or similar field of study, or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of work experience developing and delivering training.
• At least 2-3 years working in a cGMP or regulated environment
Experience • Ability to work effectively as a business partner by maintaining positive relationships with credibility and trust.
• Team?orientated approach; able to quickly and consistently establish rapport and collaborate effectively with clients, team members and partners.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels in the organization from a shop floor associate to VP/GM of the site.
• Ability to anticipate and solve problems before they become critical and involve leadership when appropriate.
• Must be able to understand and implement a successful training needs analysis and recommend performance solutions that will be both cost & time effective.
• Ability to convey both technical and non?technical material in a clear and concise manner.
• Exceptional training and facilitation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to create and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented training solutions; strong analytical skills.
• Commitment to achieve results by applying hard work, planning and organization, knows how to get things done both through formal and informal networks.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, have a strong drive, sense of urgency and orientated on results.
• Knowledge of adult learning methods and strategies and techniques
• Knowledge of instructional design theory and implementation
• Adequate knowledge of learning management systems and web delivery tools
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Effectively partner with clients to understand business and performance needs, identify root causes for gaps and implement learning solutions that contribute to improved performance and business systems.
• Implement highly targeted and focused task/role?based curricula for clinical and commercial CAR?T manufacturing facility
• Partner with functional subject matter experts and global training function to develop training content and
curricula structure based on training needs analysis.
• Drive training program changes that will enhance quality of program and improve time to competency
• Develop training metrics and KPIs to measure learning effectiveness
• Actively participates in cross?functional, site, network and global training improvement projects.
• Design strategies and develop implementation/sustainment plans for training and development projects.
• Lead and manage learning projects including; meeting planning and facilitation, project plan execution, and communication.
• Ensure alignment of learning deliverable through the life cycle of learning projects.
• Drive training program changes that will enhance quality of program and improve time to competency
• Develop training metrics and KPIs to measure learning effectiveness
• Provide Organization Change Management support as needed.
• Conduct and document lessons learned, measure effectiveness of learning solutions and ensure continuous
improvement.
• Evaluate costs and options and make recommendations for performance solutions.
• As needed, train and interact with employees from all levels of the organization and employees with
varying levels of expertise
• As needed, partner with the project team, subject matter experts and instructional designer to develop training materials based on needs analysis of current and future state business process and procedures.