Associate Director, Site Training – RTP Bio
Durham County, NC - USA
Job Summary
About this Role
At Biogen the Associate Director Site Training is responsible for leading the strategy execution and continuous improvement of training programs supporting RTP site operations. This role serves as a trusted business partner to site leadership ensuring training programs learning solutions and certification processes meet regulatory requirements while enabling operational excellence. The Associate Director will drive innovation in learning champion best practices and develop a high-performing training organization that supports workforce capability and compliance.
What Youll Do
- Lead the overall site training strategy for RTP operations ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with site leaders subject matter experts and learning professionals to assess development needs and implement scalable training solutions.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to manufacturing and technical operations leaders on learning compliance and workforce capability initiatives.
- Represent the training function during regulatory inspections audits and compliance reviews.
- Develop and monitor training effectiveness metrics compliance KPIs and certification programs to drive continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with external industry groups consortiums and learning partners to bring innovative practices and technologies into the training program.
- Drive consistency and standardization of training processes across functions while supporting site-specific business needs.
- Manage departmental budgets program timelines and training-related initiatives while ensuring adherence to policies and SOPs.
- Lead coach and develop a team of training professionals to achieve business objectives and support career growth.
Who You Are
You are a strategic leader who thrives in highly regulated manufacturing environments. You combine deep expertise in training and development with strong business acumen enabling you to influence stakeholders drive compliance and build learning programs that improve organizational performance.
Required Skills
- Bachelors degree in Business Learning Psychology Education or a related field from an accredited college or university.
- 10 years of relevant experience including experience within a pharmaceutical biotechnology manufacturing or other regulated industry.
- Experience developing implementing and/or evaluating training and learning programs.
- Previous leadership experience managing and developing teams.
- Knowledge of cGMP requirements and regulatory expectations related to training and personnel qualification.
- Experience managing training compliance programs certification programs and/or key performance metrics across multiple functions.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections and audits.
Preferred Skills
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing operations.
- Experience working with industry groups professional organizations or consortiums to advance training best practices.
- Knowledge of business process improvement standardization and workforce capability development.
- Experience leading site-wide or enterprise-level learning and development initiatives.
Additional Information
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including but not limited to relevant skills & experience job location and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees and their families physical financial emotional and social well-being; including but not limited to:
- Medical Dental Vision & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
Why Biogen
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning growth and expanding their skills. Above all we work together to deliver life-changing medicines with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds cultures and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired.Read onto learn more about our Biogen.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status race color national origin ancestry ethnicity religion age veteran status disability genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Founded in 1978, Biogen is a leading biotechnology company that pioneers innovative science to deliver new medicines to transform patients lives and to create value for shareholders and our communities. We apply deep understanding of human biology and leverage different modalities, ... View more