Learning and Development Associate - LRL

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Organization Overview :

Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

Position Overview

The Lilly Research Laboratories (LRL) Learning and Development (L&D) Associate will report to the Lilly Research Laboratories (LRL) Learning and Development (L&D) Director.

This position provides L&D operational support for the Lilly Medicines Foundry site. This role ensures personnel are qualified and capable of performing their job responsibilities, fulfilling compliance requirements, and continually increasing their contribution to the business. Additionally, the Manager will leverage performance consulting for business partners to assess critical business needs and recommend learning solutions that address capability and competency gaps. The role is responsible for cross-functional collaboration and consulting where appropriate with other Lilly learning leaders, key business partners, Lilly suppliers and other L&D partners to ensure alignment between the learning strategy, curriculum architecture and implementation of the learning portfolio.

To ensure state-of-the-art best training practices, this position will support other site L&D training initiatives, as required (such as, facilitation, onboarding). The LRL L&D site account manager is responsible for ensuring Lilly Medicine Foundry employees are trained and capable in technical, leadership, and operational tasks.

Responsibilities :

Learning and Performance Support

Performance Consulting

Build relationships with functional leaders and business partners, leveraging organizational knowledge to support business results

Provide instructional design expertise, feedback, and guidance to ensure adherence to adult learning and instructional design principles

Anticipate and resolve complex problems

Serve as a key resource within a business area

Strategy Development and Execution

Develop and execute comprehensive performance strategies to :

Ensure site employees are trained, qualified, and capable

Develop, maintain and improve business processes and metrics to ensure the training systems are in control and capable to meet customer and regulatory requirements.

Create controls / reports / structures to ensure that all employees and contract workers are qualified and trained to execute their roles

Support audit, inspections and business issues as required

Learning Solution Analysis, Design, and Development

Conduct needs and target audience analysis to identify learning and performance gaps

Develop innovative deliverables that provide meaningful and learner-centric solutions, as appropriate

Apply effective project management to ensure timely delivery of the performance solution

Effectively utilize technology to support development of learning and performance solutions (e.g., IT tools, video technology, etc.) and ensure they can be integrated with Lilly systems

Partner with Lilly select supplier and manage procurement activities, when needed

Manage budget for small- to medium-size projects or programs

Manage Transfer of Training to external partners, as appropriate

Implementation

Develop and lead plan to ensure timely implementation of learning solutions in cooperation with other L&D personnel and business partners

Evaluation

Develop appropriate evaluation plans for learning and performance solutions, when appropriate

Curriculum Management

Consult with business partners to establish and maintain a curriculum architecture

Lead efforts to ensure curriculum assignments support personnel qualification

Coaching and Personal Development

Establish a network of internal and external learning and business professionals and benchmark as appropriate

Basic Requirements :

Bachelor’s degree Preferred

3+ years of experience in Learning & Development, performance consulting, instructional design, program / project management, or related experience

Additional Preferences :

Experience supporting training strategy for a Manufacturing site

M.S. degree in Instructional Systems Technology, Adult Learning, or related experience / education

Human Performance Improvement (HPI) Certification

Experience in integrating Learning Management Systems (LMS) with access control systems to ensure that only individuals who have completed the necessary training and qualifications can access work areas.

Working knowledge of and / or experience in a regulated environment

Knowledge of LRL business and structure

Demonstrated ability supporting automated processes and workflows (e.g., developing innovative solutions such as AI tools, Power BI dashboards)

Demonstrated ability in communication, conflict resolution, using good judgment, and managing complexity

Demonstrated ability to effectively work in a collaborative environment and build trust with internal and external business partners

Demonstrated ability to scope and lead projects

Demonstrated success in influencing without authority

Effective problem-solving skills to evaluate and resolve business and organizational problems

Other Information :

Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis.

Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (

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Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include : Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$58,500 - $137,500

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and / or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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