Manager - Training, Learning, and Development

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The Manager - Training, Learning, and Development supports strategic planning, team management, and capability development at the Lilly RTP manufacturing Site.  This person is responsible for ensuring RTP employees are trained and capable in technical, leadership, and operational tasks.  This role is expected to lead a team of L&D professionals as well as individual contribution as an L&D professional supporting some RTP functions.

Ensuring that site employees are qualified, trained, and capable

• Ensure your team members are aware of any major changes to the functions that they support, so that they can proactively ensure that training needs are met
• Create controls/reports/structures to ensure that all employees and contract workers are qualified and trained to execute their roles
• Develop processes and local control strategies to ensure that managers and employees can easily get the training that they need as efficiently as possible
• Lead performance improvement initiatives at the site to identify capability gaps, identify ways to fill those capabilities gaps through training, experience, or technology, then lead the implementation of those initiatives

Identify new training initiatives

• Partner with the business (and train your team to partner with the business) to proactively understand training needs
• Propose new training courses, strategies, and curricula to build performance capability across the RTP site
• Propose and lead new training content/technology initiatives at the RTP site
• Partner with the central L&D organization to learn about cross-site and cross-functional L&D strategies that can be used at RTP
• Partner externally with local L&D organizations to learn and apply best practices to the RTP L&D team
• Support the design and utilization of performance improvement tools like standard operating procedures, work instructions, and digital alternatives to traditionally content delivery systems (i.e. videos, augmented/virtual reality, etc)

Organize and structure your team and services

• Ensure your team members are developing in their own capabilities as L&D professionals, including developing technology skills, training skills, and external perspectives to bring the best ideas in the market to Lilly
• Ensure that your team members clearly understand their roles and responsibilities, including the functional area to which they are assigned
• Develop and engage your team to enjoy their roles, consistently improve their performance, and support the business

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (such as, but not limited to. Human Resources, Training, Education, Operations, Science, or Engineering)
• Strong influence and leadership skills.
• Strong customer focus and business partnering skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with training and development in a pharmaceutical/medical device/biotechnology GMP environment.

Preferred, but not required:

• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects (multi-task) in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment in order to meet aggressive deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and drive change.
• Knowledge of regulations pertaining to training and development in a GMP environment.
• Experience in manufacturing operations, manufacturing quality, or as a trainer in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in developing SOPs, training videos
• Experience using Success Factors or other Learning Management Systems

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As a condition of employment with Eli Lilly and Company in the United States and Puerto Rico, you must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated and provide valid proof of vaccination to the company.