Training Specialist jobs in Lowell, MA

Lantheus is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts with offices in New Jersey, Canada, and Sweden.  For more than 60 years, Lantheus has been instrumental in pioneering the field of medical imaging and has helped physicians enhance patient care with its broad product portfolio. 

Lantheus is an entrepreneurial, agile, growing organization that provides innovative diagnostics, targeted therapeutics, and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that empower clinicians to find, fight and follow disease.  At Lantheus our purpose and values guide our behaviors in all interactions and play a vital role in creating a dynamic environment that contributes to our success.  Every employee is crucial to our success; we respect one another and act as one knowing that someone’s health is in our hands.  We believe in helping people be their best and are seeking to bring together a diverse group of individuals with different viewpoints and skill sets to be a part of a productive and inclusive team. 

Summary of Role:

As a Project Change Management and Training Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring the successful execution of strategic and enterprise projects by managing change initiatives and facilitating effective training programs. This role requires a dynamic individual with strong communication skills, a proactive approach to change management, and a keen understanding of adult learning principles. This is both a high-level strategic and a roll-up-your-sleeve, boots-on-the-ground role.

Key Responsibilities/Essential functions:

Change Management

• Collaborate with project and functional teams to assess change impact, developing comprehensive change plans.
• Develop change management plans with key communication and training components, considering project governance and dependencies.
• Proactively identify change risks, developing effective mitigation strategies.
• Communicate changes to stakeholders, fostering a positive work culture and ensuring adaptability.

Training

• Strategically design, develop, and deliver customized training programs aligned with project requirements.
• Create compelling training materials, including presentations, guides, and content tailored to specific needs.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and adjust programs as needed to meet evolving project goals.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate closely with project stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of their needs and address any concerns they may have.
• Engage with leaders and project teams to assess readiness through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or similar methods. Summarize change impact for executive management and project leadership.
• Develop communication strategies and plans that address key stakeholder needs and provide ongoing communication in support of programs and projects.

Other:

• Actively promotes safety rules and awareness. Demonstrate good safety practices at all times including the appropriate use of protective equipment. Reports and takes initiative to correct safety & environmental hazards. 
• Actively demonstrates the Lantheus values of accountability, quality, customer service, efficiency, collaboration, and safety

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree; Masters’ Business Administration (MBA) or advanced degree desirable
• Preferred 5 years work experience with relevant change management or project management experience within the pharmaceutical or life science industry
• Self-motivated, highly collaborative
• Ability to work with ambiguity and translate abstract ideas or visions into terms that general audience can understand and perceptive to recognize when messages are not resonating or being understood
• High level of professionalism and confidence to work effectively with employees from all levels of the organization, including senior leaders, functional managers, and the general employee population
• Proven success in effective communication across all levels of the organization, with the ability to influence key stakeholders
• Experience managing and resolving issues, risks, and conflicts
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills required. Ability to communicate in fast-paced environment with frequent change and challenges requiring daily flexibility and continuous multi-tasking

Core Values:

The ideal candidate will embody Lantheus core values:

• Let people be their best
• Respect one another and act as one
• Learn, adapt, and win
• Know someone’s health is in our hands
• Own the solution and make it happen

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