Sr. Quality Training Manager

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Job Description The role leads the training specialist team and partners with Operations, Engineering, EHS, and HR to design, deliver, and verify the effectiveness of training. The Training Manager ensures training records are complete, accurate, and inspection-ready, that training is consistent across all shifts, and that training-related root causes identified through nonconformances, CAPAs, complaints, and audits are corrected effectively and sustainably.

The role builds an effective, hands-on training program for floor associates and champions a strong quality culture in which every associate understands their impact on product quality and patient safety. As a key member of the Pharma Center of Excellence (COE), the role helps build out the Pharma COE training program and supports the transformation of both sites.

Training System Ownership and Compliance Own the site training procedure(s) and the training and qualification process, ensuring compliance with 21 CFR Parts 210/211 (pharmaceutical cGMP), 21 CFR Part 820 (QMSR), 21 CFR Part 4 (combination products), ISO 13485:2016, applicable ICH guidelines (Q7, Q9, Q10), EU GMP / PIC/S where applicable, BD corporate requirements, and other applicable regulatory agency expectations.

Establish and maintain a role-based training matrix/curricula for every department and job role, in collaboration with department leaders and Quality, and ensure it is updated when procedures, processes, equipment, or roles change.

Ensure no associate performs a GMP task without documented, current training and, where required, on-the-job qualification or certification.

Ensure timely assignment and completion of training for new and revised controlled documents (SOPs, work instructions, forms) prior to their effective date or use, and escalate overdue training to management.

Administer and maintain data integrity of the Learning Management System (LMS), including curricula mapping, user access, record accuracy, and periodic reconciliation against the training matrix.

Ensure training records meet Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and ALCOA+ principles and are retrievable for audits and inspections.

Training Effectiveness and Quality Linkage Define and apply risk-based methods to verify training effectiveness (e.g., knowledge checks, observed demonstrations, qualification sign-offs, and performance indicators such as error and deviation trends).Partner with Quality on nonconformance, CAPA, complaint, and audit investigations to assess whether training is a contributing or root cause; avoid using retraining as a default corrective action unless supported by root cause analysis.

Develop and execute training-related CAPA actions and provide objective evidence of effectiveness within committed timelines.

Trend human-error and training-related events, identify systemic gaps, and drive improvements in training content, delivery, and process design.

Ensure cGMP, GDP, data integrity (21 CFR Part 11 and FDA data integrity guidance), and quality-awareness training is delivered at onboarding and refreshed at defined intervals, consistent with the 21 CFR 211.25 requirement for continuing GMP training.

Include pharmaceutical-specific training where applicable, such as aseptic technique and gowning qualification, contamination control,…