Associate Director - MQLD Leader - LP1
Scorpion Therapeutics, West Lebanon, Indiana, United States, 47991
Role Summary
The Associate Director - MQLD Leader at LP1 will drive learning and capability-building at Lilly sites. This role leads a team of MQLD professionals and aligns site MQLD strategies with global policies and procedures while ensuring compliance, operational effectiveness, and workforce development. The leader connects sites with the network MQLD team and the global Center of Excellence to standardize methodologies, governance, and innovation in learning at the local level. It requires strategic problem solving, hands-on leadership, and the ability to balance global strategies with site‑specific needs while ensuring audit and inspection readiness. Location: Site-based at LP1; Travel about 15%. Responsibilities
Serve as the primary MQLD Leader at the site, ensuring alignment with global MQLD strategies, policies, and procedures while meeting local operational needs. Report to and partner with the Network MQLD lead and global CoE to implement future‑facing learning solutions that drive performance, compliance, and operational excellence. Ensure governance frameworks are implemented at the site level, maintaining inspection and audit readiness in real time. Act as a champion for a modern learning culture, shifting away from traditional document‑based training toward interactive, digital, and experiential learning solutions. Lead, develop, and inspire site MQLD team, ensuring they are equipped to implement high‑quality learning initiatives that support business objectives. Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation, demonstrating sophisticated learning technologies, AI‑driven learning analytics, and immersive training methods. Ensure strong capability‑building within the MQLD team, upskilling them in learning sciences, digital learning tools, and manufacturing‑specific training methodologies. Create initial project scope documents, appropriately demonstrating learning services suppliers for outsourced work to achieve business objectives. Design and implement site‑specific MQLD initiatives that support compliance, manufacturing excellence, and employee development. Drive learning effectiveness measurement using real‑time data and analytics to ensure programs deliver measurable business impact. Partner cross‑functionally with Quality, Operations, HR, and Technical Training teams/SMEs to embed a learning approach across the site. Ensure audit and inspection readiness, proactively addressing training gaps and regulatory expectations. Advocate for technology‑enabled learning, including AI, immersive simulations, digital academies and just‑in‑time learning solutions. Qualifications
Required: 5+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, and/or Manufacturing Training with a focus on regulated environments, or a combination of these experiences Required: 3+ years of experience with GMP, regulatory requirements, or compliance training Required: 2+ years of experience managing and developing teams Preferred: Certification in learning and development (CPTD, ATD or similar) Education
Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree preferred Skills
Governance, audit readiness, and inspection preparedness related to training programs Modern learning methodologies (competency‑based training, AI‑driven platforms, immersive technologies) Ability to balance global strategy with local execution and to work with cross‑functional teams across a matrixed organization Strong collaboration and leadership across Operations, Quality, HR, and Global L&D Experience leading learning transformation initiatives in a manufacturing environment Familiarity with learning technologies, LMS, digital tools, and AI‑driven analytics Excellent communication and project management skills Strong business acumen and the ability to translate data into actionable insights Ability to lead and influence others at all levels, with and without formal authority Organizational change experience Human Performance Improvement (HPI) Certification (a plus) Additional Requirements
Travel: ~15% Location: Site-based at LP1
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The Associate Director - MQLD Leader at LP1 will drive learning and capability-building at Lilly sites. This role leads a team of MQLD professionals and aligns site MQLD strategies with global policies and procedures while ensuring compliance, operational effectiveness, and workforce development. The leader connects sites with the network MQLD team and the global Center of Excellence to standardize methodologies, governance, and innovation in learning at the local level. It requires strategic problem solving, hands-on leadership, and the ability to balance global strategies with site‑specific needs while ensuring audit and inspection readiness. Location: Site-based at LP1; Travel about 15%. Responsibilities
Serve as the primary MQLD Leader at the site, ensuring alignment with global MQLD strategies, policies, and procedures while meeting local operational needs. Report to and partner with the Network MQLD lead and global CoE to implement future‑facing learning solutions that drive performance, compliance, and operational excellence. Ensure governance frameworks are implemented at the site level, maintaining inspection and audit readiness in real time. Act as a champion for a modern learning culture, shifting away from traditional document‑based training toward interactive, digital, and experiential learning solutions. Lead, develop, and inspire site MQLD team, ensuring they are equipped to implement high‑quality learning initiatives that support business objectives. Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation, demonstrating sophisticated learning technologies, AI‑driven learning analytics, and immersive training methods. Ensure strong capability‑building within the MQLD team, upskilling them in learning sciences, digital learning tools, and manufacturing‑specific training methodologies. Create initial project scope documents, appropriately demonstrating learning services suppliers for outsourced work to achieve business objectives. Design and implement site‑specific MQLD initiatives that support compliance, manufacturing excellence, and employee development. Drive learning effectiveness measurement using real‑time data and analytics to ensure programs deliver measurable business impact. Partner cross‑functionally with Quality, Operations, HR, and Technical Training teams/SMEs to embed a learning approach across the site. Ensure audit and inspection readiness, proactively addressing training gaps and regulatory expectations. Advocate for technology‑enabled learning, including AI, immersive simulations, digital academies and just‑in‑time learning solutions. Qualifications
Required: 5+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, and/or Manufacturing Training with a focus on regulated environments, or a combination of these experiences Required: 3+ years of experience with GMP, regulatory requirements, or compliance training Required: 2+ years of experience managing and developing teams Preferred: Certification in learning and development (CPTD, ATD or similar) Education
Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree preferred Skills
Governance, audit readiness, and inspection preparedness related to training programs Modern learning methodologies (competency‑based training, AI‑driven platforms, immersive technologies) Ability to balance global strategy with local execution and to work with cross‑functional teams across a matrixed organization Strong collaboration and leadership across Operations, Quality, HR, and Global L&D Experience leading learning transformation initiatives in a manufacturing environment Familiarity with learning technologies, LMS, digital tools, and AI‑driven analytics Excellent communication and project management skills Strong business acumen and the ability to translate data into actionable insights Ability to lead and influence others at all levels, with and without formal authority Organizational change experience Human Performance Improvement (HPI) Certification (a plus) Additional Requirements
Travel: ~15% Location: Site-based at LP1
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