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Job Description

Job Title: Associate Director, R&D Quality Learning Development Lead

Location: Lexington, MA

About the role:

As the Associate Director, R&D Quality Learning Development Lead you will identify learning journeys and curricula, and the creation of learning content within the R&D and R&D Quality organization. You will lead training needs analysis using a risk-based model to determine the relevant training required to support the relevant functions in partnership with the relevant R&D functional leaders, R&D Quality (RDQ) functional leaders, business process owners and key learners. You will be responsible for content development, learning experience and instructional design, and creation of tools and templates to support the development and revision of learning deliverables.

How you will contribute:

• Assess performance and monitor progress on deliverables assigned to them, ensuring learning content completion and approvals are achieved.
• Implement and maintain procedural learning development and curricula design standards (following Global Standards and SOPs), guidance and support for identification of necessary modalities to support earning development, and learning partnership with key R&D and RDQ stakeholders.
• Drive continual improvement for learning content deliverables for relevant functions within R&D and R&D Quality, leveraging best-in-class industry standards, innovative approaches, and new technologies, through partnerships with the functions.
• Lead key process improvement and learning projects within R&D and R&D Quality, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to identify process and/or learning gaps; establish milestones and deliverables to address the gap(s) identified
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of relevant R&D learning programs, including assessment of translation requirements, learning management system (LMS) curricula design, learning experience design, assignment strategy, and end-user support
• Lead efforts (using Kaizen, Six Sigma, Gemba Walk, Empathy maps), to identify and improve end-user performance and learning effectiveness in partnership with the R&D business.
• Ensure R&D learning programs are designed, developed, and distributed effectively, and meet all applicable regulatory requirements, in close coordination with R&D functions.
• Ensure all deliverables are tracked and delivered on time, and learning KPIs are identified and monitored for determination of training effectiveness and retention, in close coordination with R&D functions.
• Provide learning design support within appropriate systems: Ensuring all learning content is uploaded in the Document Management System (DMS), all content (for mandatory training) is compiled into appropriate curricula in the Learning Management System (LMS) and additional supplementary content is created or curated within the Learning Experience Platform (LXP).
• Provide process and system training on activities related to the R&D QCS documentation and learning programs
• Lead workshops to drive a culture of Documentation and Learning Excellence across the R&D organization
• Provide harmonized learning design, ensuring high-quality content, format and metadata for learning content stored within the DMS.
• Be a qualified Master Trainer to train and qualify trainers across the R&D and R&D Quality organization who will deliver Instructor-led training (ILT) or On-the-job training (OJT) GxP training.
• Provide guidance on learning best practices for stakeholders, following the training need analysis and risk-based approach defined to develop learning content within the R&D and RDQ organization.
• Uploads supportive documentation for learning deliverables into the DMS (e.g., storyboards, overview presentations, SCORM packages) for internal and external audits and regulatory inspections.

What you bring to Takeda:

• BS/BA degree required.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in Learning, Training, and/or Process Excellence/Continuous Improvement in a regulated industry
• Experience as project/people manager; leading large-scale, cross-functional, global projects with multiple stakeholders
• Experience designing and developing eLearning solutions (Vyond, Smartsheet, Captivate, Storyline…) would be ideal
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Experience facilitating large workshops and/or training classes
• Experience with Change Management
• Proficient in managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and experience with other innovative collaboration tools and technology

Important Considerations:

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. In this role, you may:

• May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and other clean room garments daily. This may include safety shoes, safety glasses, aprons, face shields, lab coats, full body gowns, hair nets and gloves and hearing protection.
• Need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and/or artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
• Work in a cold, wet environment.
• Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours, as necessary.
• Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

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