Technical Training Specialist III / Sr. Technical Training Specialist I – Biologics Manufacturing
About The Position
At Biogen, the Technical Training Specialist develops and sustains workforce capabilities at a biologics manufacturing site. The role partners with Engineering, Facilities, Validation, Automation, Reliability, and Site Leadership to design, implement, and continuously improve technical training programs that support safe, reliable, and compliant operations. The position combines training strategy, instructional delivery, and workforce capability development. It equips technical professionals to operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve biopharmaceutical manufacturing systems while fostering learning, employee development, and operational excellence. The posting describes two levels: Technical Training Specialist III and Sr. Technical Training Specialist I. The Technical Training Specialist III requires a bachelor’s degree or direct experience in lieu of a degree, and at least two years of manufacturing training or instructional delivery experience. The Sr. Technical Training Specialist I requires a bachelor’s degree or direct experience in lieu of a degree, and at least three years of training or instructional delivery experience in biotech or pharmaceutical manufacturing, including experience in pharmaceutical or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; direct experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- For Technical Training Specialist III: at least 2 years of training and/or instructional delivery experience in a manufacturing environment.
- For Sr. Technical Training Specialist I: at least 3 years of training and/or instructional delivery experience in a biotech or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
- For Sr. Technical Training Specialist I: experience in pharmaceutical or highly regulated manufacturing environments.
- Experience administering training programs, including OJT and certification processes.
- Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS) and training tools; Veeva and Articulate are preferred.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements such as cGMP and training compliance standards.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in documentation and tracking.
- Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
- Problem-solving skills and ability to support and influence process improvements.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design.
- Experience supporting audits, inspections, and quality events.
- Ability to develop engaging training materials across multiple delivery formats.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of training programs, qualification pathways, and technical learning curricula.
- Partner with subject-matter experts to create and maintain training content for equipment, utilities, automation systems, reliability programs, maintenance strategies, and engineering processes.
- Facilitate instructor-led, virtual, hands-on, and on-the-job training (OJT) programs for engineering and technical personnel.
- Develop competency-based qualification programs to ensure employees achieve and maintain critical technical skills.
- Conduct training needs assessments to identify capability gaps and align learning solutions with site and departmental goals.
- Support onboarding programs for new employees to accelerate technical proficiency and integration into site operations.
- Use learning management systems and training effectiveness metrics to monitor compliance, qualification status, and program performance.
- Support investigations, CAPAs, change controls, and continuous improvement initiatives with training expertise and performance improvement recommendations.
- Partner with site leadership on technical knowledge management, succession planning, and workforce development strategies.
- Support inspection readiness by ensuring training programs meet cGMP, regulatory, and business requirements.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Fitness and wellness programs, including fitness reimbursement.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- At least 15 days of paid vacation and additional end-of-year shutdown time off from December 26 through December 31.
- Up to 12 company-paid holidays and 3 paid days off for Personal Significance.
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year.
- Paid maternity and parental leave.
- 401(k) program with company-matched contributions.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per calendar year.
- Employee Resource Groups participation.
- Short-term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
