Senior Strategic Learning Partner

Company: Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Location: Vacaville
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

At Roche, 94,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity, and diversity. We believe every employee makes a difference. We are passionate about transforming patients' lives. We are courageous in both decision and action, we believe that good business means a better world.

The focus of the Vacaville Operations Facility is Drug Substance bulk manufacturing. We have a passion for science, technology, innovation, professional development, and diversity and inclusion. We are also deeply respected for our unique and special culture; one that centers around the people we attract and hire. Our Pharma vision is to have a greater overall patient benefit and impact. This focus includes personalized healthcare, designing the processes with the patient in mind, and improving their quality of life. We hope you consider joining our team and being a part of one of the largest biotechnology facilities in the world!

Summary

In this role, the Senior Strategic Learning Partner partners with site customers and/or other team members to recommend, develop, implement, and deliver effective and compliant performance and training solutions. In addition, this role develops and improves processes and implements industry training/performance improvement standards. This role draws on Good Manufacturing Principles (GMP), adult learning principles, performance consulting, instructional design, project management, and lean concepts.

The Senior Strategic Learning Partner is also responsible for program development and management including the ongoing maintenance and further improvement of the programs. This includes collaboration with site leadership, as well as the Roche Learning Network to enable best practice sharing and standardization.

This position resides within the Vacaville Operations Learning Team, which is charged with assisting the Vacaville organization in accomplishing its goals and objectives. The Learning team partners with the business to deliver programs that effectively build workforce capability in a way that enables right first time performance and golden batches.

Job Responsibilities

* Partner with Site Leadership and Roche Learning Network Leadership to develop innovative workforce performance programs, processes and standards (i.e. Competency Based Learning).

* As a performance consultant, establish and maintain strong strategic relationships with clients at all levels to recommend and develop performance and training solutions that improve workforce performance.

* Participate and/or lead complex cross-functional and/or Network improvement projects with site/network impact.

* In partnership with functional areas and subject matter experts use Instructional Design Methodologies (ADDIE, SAM, Kirkpatrick 4 levels) and Adult Learning Theory to recommend, design and implement training programs using multiple learning methods (i.e. on-the-job, classroom, online, informal and blended delivery) that effectively address learning needs and translate learning to behavior.

* Coach customers on the application of non-training performance solutions including but not limited to job aids, performance monitoring, knowledge management, coaching, and lean process improvement.

* Partner with Site Leadership and Head of VOLT to influence the overall objectives and long range goals of site Learning.

* Measure solution effectiveness to prove and improve the effectiveness and business value of solutions. This may require the development and deployment of data collection solutions.

* Recommend and lead execution of change management strategies.

* Participate in (may facilitate) Systematic Human Error Reduction and Prediction Approach events

* Create accurate, compliant and effective training programs. Understand and transact within the Learning Management System and Global Intake Tool in alignment with Quality requirements

* May Deliver training

* May act as POC for site audits and inspections and defend program and practices to regulatory agencies

Job Requirements

* Bachelor's Degree required and 12-15 years experience or Master's and 10-13 years experience in a Performance Consulting, Learning or project management role

* Proficient with computer applications both general and instructional design - Word, Excel, Power Point, Google Suite, Articulate 360/Storyline, Learning Management Systems, video editing applications.

* Strategic thinker with exceptional communication skills

* Excellent project management skills with ability to drive complex projects to completion

* Influence teams and functions in defining learning strategies

* Strong team player with demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to build effective working relationships throughout all levels of the organization

* High degree of customer service working with both internal and external customers

* Possess influencing skills, initiative and drive for results. Able to independently determine objectives and approaches to assignments.

* Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to support regular use of ingenuity and innovation in problem solving

* Project Management certification is a plus

* Six Sigma, Lean or equivalent certification is a plus

* Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry a plus

* Experience with website development, business intelligence, and SCORM compliant web based training development tools a plus

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