About the role
Focus on topics such as training process and systems expertise, technical training strategies, compliance training, performance metrics, and continuous improvement in a regulated environment.
Responsibilities
- Partner with managers, process owners and subject matter experts to assess training needs for their functional area(s) of responsibility; assist in translating needs into training requirements/solutions.
- Provide training process and training system expertise, acting as an advisor to the business on matters relating to training.
- Lead, plan, evaluate, investigate, or recommend systemic improvements to the training system.
- Communicate system issues affecting the business’ ability to conduct and/or document training to drive awareness and timely resolution.
- Participate in Communities of Practice or tactic teams to share training expertise that drives continual improvement of Stryker training performance and practices.
Full description
Job Summary:
This role works closely with the assigned business area(s) as the training process and systems expert to advise on technical training strategies, implement training solutions, and execute on training initiatives/processes. As a member of the technical training team, you will work with the business to facilitate the planning and implementation of training, identify trends, assess needs, generate/distribute metrics, maintain procedures, monitor effectiveness, enable process improvement, and support NC/CAPA activities for training compliance. This role may also periodically conduct live training for managers, process owners, and SME trainers.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
· Partner with managers, process owners and subject matter experts to assess training needs for their functional area(s) of responsibility; assist in translating needs into training requirements/solutions.
· Provide training process and training system expertise, acting as an advisor to the business on matters relating to training.
· Partner with various functional groups (e.g., Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Compliance, HR, etc.) to incorporate functional-based training programs into the role-based curriculums, as appropriate.
· Develop and lead processes to ensure accurate role-based training is assigned and evaluated periodically.
· Empower managers and process owners on their responsibilities within the training process, provide tools and resources to enable and sustain their success.
· Support, or own, actions for NC/CAPAs related to training outcomes or the training process.
· Communicate system issues affecting the business’ ability to conduct and/or document training to drive awareness and timely resolution.
· Ensure processes remain in compliance with regulatory standards and quality requirements.
· Participate in Communities of Practice or tactic teams to share training expertise that drives continual improvement of training performance and practices.
· Lead, plan, evaluate, investigate, or recommend systemic improvements to the training system.
· Liaise with the SLMS Shared Service Team and monitor SLMS SS transactional activity to ensure business SLA’s are being met; implement solutions for business needs and facilitate SLA improvement.
· Collect and present on training performance metrics to leadership during periodic meetings and forums (e.g., Quality Systems Management Review).
· Generate and distribute training metrics/Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), monitor progress and take timely action to address adverse trends and deviations.
· Represent Technical Training processes during regulatory body audits/inspections and support requests for training records and/or evidence for qualification.
· Provides guidance to key stakeholders and other sites within the Technical Training Organization
· Perform additional duties and projects, as assigned.
· Lead tactic team(s) to enhance training process/experiences or standardize practices (regionally or globally)
Education/Special Training Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in the area of Business, Training & Development, Education, Quality, or Human Resources related discipline.
Qualifications & Work Experience:
· 5 - 7 years of experience working in a highly regulated quality/compliance environment.
· Experience supporting training processes for manufacturing operations a plus.
· Working knowledge in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and ISO 13485 regulations.
· Demonstrated experience working with Learning Management Systems (LMS), document management, and change control processes.
· Strong coaching, project management and leadership abilities.
· Excellent skills in presentation and facilitation techniques in both individual/1:1 and group settings.
· Demonstrated ability to influence management, business groups, and Subject Matter Expert (SME)’s toward a recommended thought or action.
· Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.
· Demonstrated strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication.
· Demonstrated organizational and document management skills.
· Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suite, with strong excel skills