Talent Development Partner

Talent Development Partner

Team Horizon is seeking a Talent Development Partner for our client who are a global leader in the biopharmaceutical industry for their Mayo site.

Why you should apply:

• This is an excellent opportunity to join a world class manufacturing operation, with an outstanding track record of reliably delivering high-quality medicines to patients around the world suffering serious illnesses.


• There is a strong culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the company to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives.


• Our client is developing the capability to produce all its medicines, helping to ensure continuity of supply of our medicines as they expand internationally.

 What you will be doing:

• Design, support and deliver development programs to match organizational opportunities and challenges.


• Acceleration of leadership skills development on site of current and new leaders.


• Work with management/ leadership group to develop solutions that enhance individual, team, and organizational performance, leveraging IT systems, web-based applications and computer-based training.


• Responsible for the management of site training/learning budget, measurement and improvement of learning (i.e. knowledge transfer and skill mastery on site) and return on investment in training


• Assist management in business strategy/culture alignment and change management initiatives on site.


• Design and implement development and training strategies for ongoing sustainability of initiatives leveraging e-learning and blending different learning approaches.


• Apply formal and informal needs assessments processes, including surveys, focus group, department meetings etc. to identify key needs and root causes.


• Assist dept managers with analysis and interpretation of results and the development of strategies to address issues and opportunities.


• Support and measure the effectiveness of knowledge transfer and retention within the organization.


• Keep informed of best practices within the industry with regards to training and work to implement best practices and technologies (e.g. Augmented reality) on site.


• Liaise with other facilities to ensure consistent training approaches on similar activities across different sites


• Responsible for the management of site training/learning budget, measurement and improvement of learning (i.e. knowledge transfer and skill mastery on site) and return on investment in training.


• Assist HR Team with staffing decisions by assessing needs and objectives, helping managers identify appropriate knowledge/skills/abilities and involvement in the recruitment & selection process.


• Manage the train the trainer program to ensure all trainers are appropriately qualified to deliver training and design and deliver annual Train the trainer refresher training to core groups.


• Conduct vendor assessment — source, review externally developed programs and facilitators capability to meet learning needs, negotiate prices within budget constraints with vendors and manage relationships.


• Responsible for maximizing the value that we get from the Training budget, leveraging all external funding


• Introduce annual cost-saving initiatives to the training function.


• Work with SMEs on Instructor lead training programs to identify, support and implement continuous improvement initiatives, competency-based assessments and e-learning solutions.


• To establish and maintain good systems of communication across the organization.

 What you need to apply:

• Degree qualified in HR/Learning or relevant discipline (ideally master’s level and with CIPD membership preferred)


• 6 years + in similar Talent Development/HR Business Partner role Proven ability to develop & lead Talent/Learning Programs


• Experience working in a matrix environment Business and Organizational Experience