Technical Training Specialist III / Sr. Technical Training Specialist – Biologics Manufacturing at Biogen in Research Triangle Park, NC

Job description

About this role At Biogen, our commitment to excellence begins with building the capabilities of our people. As a Technical Training Specialist, you will play a critical role in developing and sustaining a highly skilled workforce at our biologics manufacturing site. You will partner closely with various functions including Engineering, Facilities, Validation, Automation, Reliability, and Site Leadership teams to design, implement, and continuously improve technical training programs that support safe, reliable, and compliant operations. This role combines training strategy, instructional delivery, and workforce capability development to ensure technical professionals are equipped with the skills needed to operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve complex biopharmaceutical manufacturing systems. You will help cultivate a learning culture that accelerates employee development, supports operational excellence, and enables the successful delivery of therapies for patients. What you'll do Lead the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of training programs, qualification pathways, and technical learning curricula. Partner with SMEs to create and maintain training content for various technical areas such as 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 that 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, helping accelerate technical proficiency and integration into site operations. Utilize learning management systems and training effectiveness metrics to monitor compliance, qualification status, and program performance. Support investigations, CAPAs, change controls, and continuous improvement initiatives by providing training expertise and performance improvement recommendations. Partner with site leadership to strengthen technical knowledge management, succession planning, and workforce development strategies. Contribute to inspection readiness by ensuring training programs meet cGMP, regulatory, and business requirements. Who you are You are passionate about developing technical talent and enabling high-performing organizations. You bring strong organizational skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to influence learning and performance across a dynamic manufacturing environment. Technical Training Specialist III - Required skills: (Comp Range: $77,000.00 - $100,000.00) Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university Direct experience may be considered in lieu of a degree At minimum 2 years of experience in training and/or instructional delivery in a manufacturing environment Experience administering training programs, including OJT and certification processes Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS) and training tools, preferably Veeva and Articulate Knowledge of regulatory requirements (e.g., cGMP) and training compliance standards Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in documentation and tracking Demonstrated ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams Problem-solving skills with the ability to support and influence process improvements Sr. Technical Training Specialist I - Required skills: (Comp Range: $98,000.00 - $127,000.00) Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university Direct experience may be considered in lieu of a degree At minimum 3 years of experience in training and/or instructional delivery in a biotech/pharmaceutical manufacturing environment Experience in pharmaceutical or highly regulated manufacturing environments Demonstrated ability to administering training programs, including OJT and certif