AD, MSAT Technical Training

Description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The Associate Director, MSAT Technical Training position provides leadership and oversight of the scientific-technical training of scientists, engineers, production personnel and other relevant organizational groups within the applicable network/region. This role delivers all aspects of training related to vaccine or drug production and testing. This position is the primary evaluator of training needs in the applicable network sites and is responsible for partnering with Key Stakeholders and/or Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to conduct business and performance needs assessments, provide technical / leadership consulting and support to effectively deliver and measure training initiatives.

The AD, MSAT Technical Training is responsible for establishing and deliver of benchmarks against other technical training programs internally and externally and establishing and delivering appropriate metrics/KPIs. The incumbent is a strategic member of the Technical Training Community of Practice to deliver experiences, determine best practices and improve local/regional programs.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Strategically leads and directs the scientific-technical training of scientists, engineers, production personnel and other relevant organizational groups within the network. This covers all aspects of vaccine or drug production and testing.
• Identifies and ensures delivery of technical training curriculum for applicable sites within the network/region.
• Ensures delivery of training in support of business needs and driving business results. 
• Responsible for establishing and delivery of training material and metrics/KPIs to measure effectiveness.
• Strategically assesses training effectiveness and ensures that programs/curricula is adapted in support of business needs.
• Collaborates with Sr. Leadership and Key Stakeholders to ensure alignment with the network sites' strategic initiatives.
• Acts as Learning & Development SME and partners with Network leaders to create, develop, and refine the technical training materials and modules.
• Maintains an audit ready and compliant technical training organization.
• Responsible for benchmarking against other technical training programs internally and externally.
• Leverages strategic training expertise to deliver best practices and improve local/regional programs. This includes periodic review of external training programs, curricula, incorporation of modules into the internal programs, and leading/influencing Technical Trainers within the networks to drive performance improvement, and delivery of results.  

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmaceutical, Biological Sciences, Scientific, Engineering, Business, or relevant fields required.
• Minimum of six (6) years’ experience leading and driving technical training initiatives within a Bio-manufacturing, pharmaceutical or similar manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated the ability to follow systematic continuous improvement methodologies and the willingness to identify, define, and implement improvements.
• Must be detail oriented, able to work with minimal supervision and self-motivated to utilize resources to set up systems as needed.
• Ability to manage multiple on-going activities.
• Excellent communication and written capabilities.
• Must be proficient in MS office applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Experience in administering virtual and online training modules is preferred but not necessary.  

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities