Org Marketing Statement
All over the world, Pfizer colleagues are working together to positively impact health for everyone, everywhere. Each position at Pfizer touches and contributes to the success of our business and our world. That’s why, as one of the global leaders in the biopharmaceutical industry, Pfizer is committed to seeking out inspired new talent who share our core values and mission of making the world a healthier place.
Role Description
Develops, directs and leads all training and organization development activities for St. Louis Operations sites (Brentwood and West Port), in support of site wide objectives. Oversight and coordination of communications for Quality Operations providing support of site initiatives with emphasis on site priorities, results and achievements.
Responsibilities
oDevelop, implement and lead site training system and procedures to assure compliance
with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
oPartner with Managers/Team Leaders to develop and assure job function curricula are in place for
all employees.
oEnsure documentation practices are in place and the learning management system is
implemented to monitor and maintain training requirements, history and qualifications.
oProvides oversight to the administration of the site's Learning Management System.
oEnsure ongoing GMP education programs are delivered to all employees, compliant
with global regulatory requirements. Ensure that effective orientation programs are in place.
oEnsure instructional design techniques and principles are applied to support GMP, job
skills, and procedural training.
oWork with management teams to ensure programs are in place to support and measure
technical skill development.
oEvaluate the effectiveness of training system and programs. Delivers learning solutions in a manner that engages the learner and produces desired outcomes.
oEnsures the training system complies with Pfizer Quality standards and regulatory
requirements. Represent the training quality system with auditors/inspectors.
oPartner with site management and Center Technical Learning and Capability team to
effectively assess needs, design, develop, implement and measure performance
improvement programs and learning solutions, aligned with business goals and strategies.
oWork with site leadership to analyze business needs and develop and monitor a technical learning plan.
oWork with site management to implement training plans and strategies to continuously improve technical training effectiveness and efficiency. Applies a systematic process to needs analysis to analyze human performance gaps; develops and implements appropriate and aligned solutions.
oPartners with other Pfizer groups to support identified learning initiatives, as needed.
oCollaborate with site leader to develop and manage training budget for the site to support key technical and GMP programs and methodologies as well as site training facility and equipment needs. Assure funding is in place to support training needs of key site initiatives such as new systems and equipment.
oSupports operational excellence and site transformational initiatives.
oHire, develop, coach, reward and monitor training and communication staff members. Establish succession plans as needed for training positions.
oSet and implement objectives and development plans for direct staff as well as indirect
department and on-the-job training (OJT) trainers.
oWork with site and center leadership to develop site specific messaging including site objectives.
oSupport communication process improvements throughout the site and enable replication of good practices between Pfizer sites.
oSupport production of site-wide meetings and special events and visits.
Qualifications
oMinimum of a Bachelors Degree in Education, Business Administration, Organizational Communication, or related field. Masters Degree in related discipline preferred.
oMinimum of five years progressive experience with training and organization development, specifically developing training programs for adult learners.
oMinimum of five years team leader/supervisory experience.
oManager Level: Minimum of 9 years experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing with previous team leader/supervisory and training experience.
oKnowledgeable of current trends in training and organization development theory preferred.
oKnowledge of regulatory compliance requirements for Pharmaceutical/Biological manufacturing (FDA, APHIS, EU) preferred.
oExcellent presentation skills, oral and written communication skills, tailored to the audience or recipient of the communications and/or training.
oDemonstrated track record of project management, organizational skills and attention to details.
oStrategic thinking and influencing ability at site wide level and across sites/network.
oDemonstrated ability to translate complex issues and accomplishments into language and messaging of general interest.
oPassion for creation of an engaged and change-agile culture.
oCommitment to quality and customer service.
oExcellent computer skills including experience with Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.
Postion requires ability to sit and or stand for extended periods and to work in a variety of settings including office areas, production, warehouse, and some occasional time spent in clean room classification zones. Additionally, the ability to drive between the local St. Louis sites is necessary.
Training presentations may be required to be delivered on all three shifts, although the primary shift for this role is 1st Shift.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
This job is open only to Lawful Permanent Residents (as defined by 8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(20)), or Protected Individuals (as defined by 8 U.S.C. §1324b(a)(3), namely, U.S. Citizens, Refugees, and Asylees.