Director, Training and Education

ABOUT ORGANOX:

OrganOx is a commercial stage organ technology company dedicated to developing technologies to improve outcomes for patients with acute or chronic organ failure. The company was established as a spin out of the University of Oxford in 2008 and is now part of the Terumo Group. OrganOx is a pioneer in normothermic machine perfusion (NMP).  It's flagship platform, the metra®, is available for use in the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Australia. It has been utilized in over 7,000 liver transplants to date to keep donor livers in a metabolically active state outside the body enabling longer preservation times and functional assessment of the organ prior to transplant, leading to an increased number of organs available for transplant. Founded in 1921, Terumo Corporation (TSE:4543) strives to fulfill its mission of “Contributing to Society through Healthcare” by providing a comprehensive range of solutions in the fields of therapeutic procedures, hospital operations, and life sciences in more than 160 countries and regions.

Position Summary

The Director, Training and Education is responsible for all activities related to conceptualizing, developing, implementing, and delivering training content for employee and customer training programs.

The Director of Training & Education provides leadership to support the Company’s short and long term field training objectives.  Specific responsibilities include development of all training programs including face to face, online, management of the company LMS, and managing the training schedule and staff.

This is an on-site position in Madison, NJ

Requirements

Under direction from the VP Clinical Affairs and Training, the Director, Training and Education will be responsible for:

Major Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Serves as key Training official of the Company, providing support in the area of in-house, field and online training content development.
• Manages the development and implementation of education programs for employees and customers.
• Ensures alignment of Education department activities with corporate goals and objectives.
• Develops the annual training plan and resources necessary to achieve goals.
• Develops department policies, procedures and work instructions.
• Manages the OrganOx’ Training Center, including set-up with needed equipment, maintenance of supplies and management of facilities schedule
• Manages development and maintenance of requirements for the training and certification of Field Clinical Specialists and customers, including a formal certification manual.
• Maintains and applies expertise in instructional design, adult learning and facilitation.
• Supports the design, development, and implementation of online training tools (e.g. Learning Management System (LMS)).
• Coordinates the functionality and maintenance of the Learning Management System content, content development and reporting.
• Ensures the completeness and maintenance of all electronic training department records for all trainees meeting company and FDA policies and guidelines.
• Manage initial and maintenance of employee hospital credentialing.
• Supports reporting to management of all training activities regarding training and certification of field clinical specialist employees.
• Ensures engagement of physician training consultant as needed.
• Maintains a high level of cooperation and support by interfacing with the field leadership and other departments and take corrective measures to resolve deficiencies.
• Maintains a global training partnership with OUS colleagues.
• Other duties as assigned by VP Clinical & Medical Affairs, North America

·       Adhere to the letter and spirit of OrganOx’s Code of Conduct and all other company policies

Skills & Experience

• A minimum of 5 years experience and a demonstrated track record of accomplishments in medical device training and/or instructional design. Clinical field training experience strongly desired.
• Broad functional experience in areas of strategic planning, training development and delivery.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with all levels of the Company.
• Must work effectively with physicians and affiliated hospital staff.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, maturity and good judgment and be capable of communicating with a diverse range of individuals.

Qualifications

The Director of Training & Education should/will have:

·       Bachelor’s degree in Business, Instructional Design and/or Life Sciences required,  Master’s degree welcome

·       Computer literate and familiar with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

·       Be able to travel regularly within North America and occasionally to Europe as required

·       Right to work in the USA

·       Have a full driver’s license

A job description does not imply that the duties stated are the only ones to be performed by the job holder. Job holder will be required to follow any other job-related instruction as reasonably requested by their line manager or their designate.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits available from day one, including health, dental, vision, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts. Additionally, we offer a 401(k)-retirement plan with company matching after 90 days, paid time off, holidays, and additional leave benefits, as well as employee discounts and access to our onsite wellness facility. OrganOx supports work-life balance and provides opportunities for ongoing professional development.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.