Pharma Training Program Manager: Lead GxP & Compliance

August Bioservices; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

August Bioservices in Nashville, TN, seeks a Manager of Training to lead the site training program for a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing organization. You will build role-based curricula, maintain inspection-ready records, and partner across Quality, Operations, Technical Services, Engineering, EHS, and HR to ensure training consistency.

Reporting to the Head of Quality, you will develop learning plans, manage the LMS (MasterControl/eQMS), drive trainer quality, oversee budgets and vendors,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, engineering, education, organizational development, business, or related field.
• Five or more years in regulated manufacturing with at least two years in training/quality/operations leadership.
• Experience administering an LMS and producing reliable compliance reports.
• Demonstrated ability to design, deliver, and evaluate adult learning for technical content.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the site training system, including governance, procedures, curricula, qualification pathways, metrics, and periodic review.
• Ensure training assignments, completions, retraining, and qualification records are accurate, timely, traceable, and inspection ready.
• Develop and maintain role-based learning plans for GxP, technical, safety, quality-system, and compliance requirements.
• Partner with process owners and subject-matter experts to convert procedures, process changes, deviations, CAPAs, and regulatory commitments into effective training.
• Oversee the learning management system and associated data integrity, access, reporting, and change controls.
• Establish standards for instructor-led training, on-the-job training, train-the-trainer programs, knowledge checks, practical demonstrations, and qualification sign-off.
• Evaluate training effectiveness using assessments, observation, performance trends, deviation data, audit observations, and stakeholder feedback.
• Provide training metrics and risk-based insights to site leadership and governance forums; escalation overdue or ineffective training as appropriate. LMS administration which oversees eQMS for tracking training (e.g., MasterControl).
• Support internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections by presenting the training system and retrieving supporting records.
• Lead, coach, and develop training specialists, coordinators, instructional designers, and qualified trainers, where applicable.
• Manage training vendors, materials, schedules, facilities, and budget within approved requirements.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, quality ownership, and right-first-time execution.

Skills

GMP knowledge

Adult learning

Facilitation

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Communication

Risk-based decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, engineering, education, organizational development, business

Advanced degree or certification in instructional design/OL/quality

Tools

Learning Management System (LMS)

MasterControl

eQMS / Quality Management Systems

Job description

August Bioservices in Nashville, TN, seeks a Manager of Training to lead the site training program for a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing organization. You will build role-based curricula, maintain inspection-ready records, and partner across Quality, Operations, Technical Services, Engineering, EHS, and HR to ensure training consistency.

Reporting to the Head of Quality, you will develop learning plans, manage the LMS (MasterControl/eQMS), drive trainer quality, oversee budgets and vendors,