Associate Training Specialist

Introduction

Werfen

 

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.  We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

 

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Overview

Job Summary:

 

This position assists with developing, implementing, and maintain training materials, programs and records that focus on improving the competencies of team members to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, written procedures and role-based training requirements.  Works proactively to ensure that required training is identified, assigned and completed by affected team member to meet Quality and corporate objectives, and to reduce process deviations and support the production of quality products.  This role also supports employee learning and development by providing support and guidance to stakeholders on various types of learning interventions. 

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities:

• Assists with the development and maintenance of role-based training requirements by functional group.
• Supports Training Group owners to ensure group definitions and training requirements assigned to the group meets the needs of the company and the minimum needs for compliance
• Assists with reviews of new and revised procedural documents and consults with originators and training group owners to ensure compliance with training requirements and alignment with roles.
• Assists with training needs requests, from origination to development and implementation, to tracking of session completion in SAP and following up with Functional Managers as necessary.
• Provides feedback to stakeholders on creating learning interventions following the ADDIE model and incorporating adult learning principles, including use of a template library.
• Provides administrative support for employee learning platforms.
• Other items as assigned.

Networking/Key Relationships:

• To be determined based on needs but could include interactions with all departments.

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge & Experience Required for the Position:

 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or related equivalent experience

Experience:

• This is an entry-level position requiring a minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience with ERP systems desirable.

Management has the discretion of substituting relevant work experience for a degree and/or making exceptions to the years of experience requirement.

 

Skills & Capabilities:

The ideal candidate for this position will exhibit the following skills and capabilities:

• Desire and aptitude to quickly learn and apply new knowledge and skills
• Flexible, organized and able to manage time; balances priorities and meets assigned deadlines
• Customer-focused and able to interact effectively with a diverse range of people at multiple organizational levels
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Works independently and as part of a team
• Analyzes situations, thinks creatively, and asks thoughtful questions

Travel Requirements:

• Approximately 5% of time

The annual base salary range for this role is currently $65,000 to $85,000 range. Individual employee compensation will ultimately depend on factors including education, relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, and particular business needs.

 

This role is eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan retirement benefits with an employer match, as well as paid vacation and sick leave. Our sales roles are eligible for participation in a commission plan and our management, and select professional roles, are eligible for a performance-based bonus.

Closing

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