Learning & Development (L&D) Specialist · ·

Lucid Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare communications agency seeks a Learning & Development Specialist to enhance employee growth through strategic learning initiatives. This remote role involves designing learning solutions, managing content, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure impactful learning experiences.

Benefits

Private family healthcare and dental cover

Contributory pension of up to 5% of basic salary

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working

Discretionary bonus

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in L&D or instructional design.
• Experience managing content on an LXP or LMS.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify learning needs.
• Design and deliver engaging learning materials.
• Manage digital learning content on the Learning Experience Platform.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Coordination

Tools

Articulate Storyline

Adobe Captivate

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Location: UK (Remote)

The Lucid Group Learning & Development (L&D) Specialist plays a key role in delivering high-quality, scalable learning experiences across the business. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role that supports the successful implementation of strategic L&D priorities. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to understand learning needs, curate and deliver engaging content, manage learning operations, and ensure a smooth, impactful learner experience.

This role offers the opportunity to be involved in a range of initiatives across the employee lifecycle, with a particular focus on Talent Development, supporting our employee’s growth, confidence, and capabilities needed for the future.

Lucid Group are a global healthcare communications agency with deep therapeutic expertise that traverses the asset lifecycle, delivering transformative outcomes for healthcare brands for over 20 years.

Our more than 500 highly trained professionals work with speed and agility to craft and execute breakthrough strategies that maximise performance and unlock a brand's full potential.

Lucid Group is comprised of four divisions:

• Lucid Global works with global brand teams at big and mid-tier pharmaceuticals and biotech clients to deliver powerful medical communications solutions for early lifecycle assets.
• Lucid Consulting brings depth of expertise in the research, development and commercialisation of solutions across therapeutic areas and modalities by streamlining product development, building operational capabilities, innovating, and supporting execution to create value for patients, clients and shareholders.
• US MedComms works with both US and Global brand teams to create powerful medical communications solutions for early lifecycle assets.
• US Marketing works with clients across the Rx, Medical Device, OTC and Consumer Device categories to deliver compelling communications and promotional solutions to Healthcare Professionals for in-market assets.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnering: Collaborate with stakeholders to identify learning needs and support the development of learning solutions that align with business goals

• Learning Design: Design and deliver engaging, effective learning materials and experiences using authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate

• Digital Content Management: Curate and manage digital learning content on our Learning Experience Platform (HowNow), ensuring it remains relevant, engaging, and aligned with organisational needs

• Performance Consulting: Act as a performance consultant to help diagnose capability gaps and recommend targeted learning interventions

• Initiative Support: Support the delivery of strategic learning initiatives (e.g., data literacy, skills-based learning), helping translate vision into execution

• Internal Communications: Create and share internal communication materials to raise awareness and drive engagement with L&D initiatives across Lucid

Priorities for 2025

Aligned with our Leadership & Talent Development strategy, this role will contribute to delivering the following initiatives:

• Supporting the launch of the Amplify leadership programme, coordinating logistics and enhancing the learner experience

• Managing and evolving our core manager training, including our Manager 101 programme and our self-service digital manager hub

• Supporting the rollout of our core training curriculum, ensuring it is well-delivered, documented, and integrated into our LXP

• Coordinating elements of our skills-based learning deployment, contributing to the design and communication of learning experiences

• Supporting data-informed decision-making by providing clear reporting and insights on learning engagement and impact, helping foster a stronger learning culture across the business.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Essential Criteria:

• 3–5 years’ experience in an L&D, instructional design, or learning delivery role within a corporate or fast-paced environment

• Experience managing content on an LXP or LMS

• Experience supporting or delivering learning interventions (particularly manager or soft-skills training)

• Experience working cross-functionally and with subject matter experts

• Strong organisational and project coordination skills

• Proficiency with authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Rise) and digital content creation (e.g., Canva, video editing tools)

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Comfortable tracking and reporting on learning metrics (e.g., Excel, Power BI)

• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and focused on delivering high-quality learner experiences

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working for a multinational matrixed business

• Exposure to healthcare, creative, or agency environments

• Familiarity with adult learning theory

• Experience supporting digital skills or data literacy initiatives

Opportunities for Development

• Exposure to a broad range of L&D initiatives across the employee lifecycle

• Involvement in high-impact talent development projects

• Progression opportunities into more senior Learning and Development or Talent roles

• Development through on-the-job learning, peer feedback, and access to coaching

If you look at this list and feel you don’t meet every single requirement, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply, have a discussion with us about the role or others that we may have at Lucid Group either now or in the future, together we can build more inclusive workplaces.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US

Our culture is fundamental to the delivery of transformation. Harnessing the talent and ambitions of those we work with empowers us to deliver our magic. On top of this, our benefits include:

• Private family healthcare and dental cover

• Family friendly policies

• Contributory pension of up to 5% of basic salary Lucid contribution

• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover

• Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan (Level 1 company cover);

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, plus 3 Christmas closure days, and a celebration day of your choice

• Flexible holiday buy and sell scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Discretionary bonus

• Flexible working

• Employee discount platform with offers at 900+ retailers

• Season ticket loans

People are at the heart of who we are. Our aim is to transform the lives of those we touch without prejudice or discrimination. At Lucid, the magic we create relies on harnessing and celebrating the unique, diverse and individual talents of those we work with. To do this, we must empower each person to bring their whole self to work so we can be fully inclusive and collaborate with a full heart – fulfilling the potential of everything we do and everyone we work with. Equally.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, colour, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or disability.

As part of our commitment to recruiting and supporting colleagues with disabilities Lucid Group are a committed member of the UK Government’s Disability Scheme, supporting people with disabilities provides us with access to a wider talent pool and enables us to be a force for good in the world by creating fair and equitable access to employment opportunities. Aligned to this scheme we commit to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible by:

1) Offering a guaranteed interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role

2) Anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments

3) Support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition

If you wish to apply under this scheme please indicate so when asked on our DEI page which will appear as part of our job application process.