Transformation Programme Training Lead

Licensed sponsor Macclesfield Temporary Posted 1 week ago

Role: Transformation Programme Training Lead

Role Type: Temporary – 6 Months

Location: Macclesfield – Predominantly remote role, with site attendance for business-critical meetings when required.

Business Function: Clinical Manufacturing & Supply (CM&S)

Your New Company:

Role purpose

The Training Lead translates programme and business change into practical, role-based learning that enables colleagues to adopt new processes, systems, data and ways of working. The role leads the end-to-end training workstream, from needs analysis and curriculum design through development, deployment, readiness assessment and transition to business-as-usual ownership. The focus is sustained proficiency and business readiness, not simply course completion.

Key outcomes

Creating a robust training needs analysis linking change impacts, affected roles, proficiency requirements and learning interventions.
Role-based curricula and learning pathways for each impacted audience.
An achievable training plan aligned to programme milestones, deployment waves and business capacity.
Accurate, accessible and approved learning materials, supported by clear version control.
Visible readiness, participation and proficiency data to inform deployment decisions.
Sustainable handover of learning assets, governance and ownership into business as usual.

Your New Role:

Training strategy, governance and planning

Define the programme training strategy, scope, delivery approach, roadmap, governance, standards and quality criteria.
Maintain an integrated plan covering milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, resources and deployment waves.
Provide concise progress, risk and readiness reporting, ensuring alignment with organisational, policy and regulatory requirements.

Needs analysis and learning design

Lead training needs analysis using change impacts, process design, role mapping, system access and local context.
Define audiences, objectives, proficiency, prerequisites, timing and delivery methods, maintaining traceability from change impact to learner assignment.
Design sequenced, role-based pathways using practical scenarios, exercises, assessments, job aids and reinforcement activities.
Apply adult-learning, accessibility and inclusion principles across instructor-led, virtual, digital, self-directed and workplace learning.

Content development and quality assurance

Coordinate and, where appropriate, develop learning materials with subject matter experts and content developers.
Own development schedules, reviews, approvals, localisation, version control and release readiness.
Confirm materials reflect approved process and system design, are tested before use, and are updated when scope or design changes.
Coordinate the environments, data, access and logistics needed for effective practice and delivery.

Delivery, readiness and continuous improvement

Coordinate learner identification, scheduling, communications, registration, trainer capacity, facilities, technology and attendance tracking.
Lead train-the-trainer activity, including selection, onboarding, coaching, certification and quality support; deliver priority or complex sessions when required.
Define readiness criteria and monitor completion, feedback, assessment results, proficiency indicators and support needs.
Recommend corrective action, capture lessons across deployment waves, and support post-go-live reinforcement and transition to enduring capability ownership.

Stakeholder and supplier leadership

Build effective partnerships across programme, business, process, technology, change, communications, HR/learning and local deployment teams.
Provide practical expertise, challenge and coaching; make dependencies visible and escalate decisions or constraints early.
Coordinate internal contributors and external suppliers against clear briefs, deliverables, timelines and quality expectations.

Essential Skills

Experience leading training for a large-scale, complex business transformation. Life Sciences experience advantageous
Strong capability in training needs analysis, audience segmentation, role-based curriculum and learning design.
Relevant learning, instructional design, change or programme-delivery qualification; experience with learning management systems, digital adoption, virtual learning or authoring tools.
Experience building integrated training plans across multiple stakeholders, locations or deployment waves.
Ability to translate complex process and system content into practical learning and performance support.
Experience managing content development, review, approval, version control, trainers, vendors or distributed delivery teams.
Strong planning, facilitation, communication, stakeholder influence, problem-solving and risk-management skills in a matrix organisation.
Ability to use quantitative and qualitative insight to assess readiness, learning effectiveness and required interventions.
Commitment to quality, accessibility, compliance and learner-centred design.

Desirable for the role

Experience in clinical supply, supply chain, manufacturing, planning or another regulated operational environment
Knowledge of change management and the integration of training with communications, engagement and business readiness.

WHY ASTRAZENECA?

It's an exciting time to join AstraZeneca, a global business that's rapidly growing - there's a lot happening and even more to come. And we are a valued part of this journey. Respected partners across the business, we provide the platform that's going to power us to achieve more.

So, what's next?

Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it's yours. Please apply with a copy of your CV.