Trainer, Manufacturing

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our 'people first' philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world's oldest enemy: disease.

As the Trainer, Manufacturing you will be responsible for developing, delivering, coordinating, and maintaining training programs for pharmaceutical manufacturing personnel to ensure compliance with cGMPs, FDA regulations, company procedures, and operational excellence standards. This role supports onboarding, qualification, requalification, and continuous improvement of manufacturing staff while reinforcing a strong culture of quality, safety, and compliance

With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of "The World's Most Innovative Companies" by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its "Change the World List," for addressing society's unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, update, and deliver manufacturing training programs, including onboarding, job qualification, and refresher training within a GMP and Controlled Environment setting.
• Create and maintain training materials such as SOPs, work instructions, presentations, job aids, videos, and assessments.
• Deliver instructor-led, hands-on, and/or virtual training for manufacturing operations.
• Train floor trainers to ensure standard competency to effectively deliver training. Monitor and evaluate trainer performance and effectiveness of training programs and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure all training activities comply with cGMP, FDA, EMA, and internal quality system requirements.
• Support training documentation, qualification records, and learning management system (LMS) data integrity.
• Prepare training records and evidence to support internal audits and regulatory inspections.
• Train personnel on manufacturing processes, equipment operation, aseptic techniques (if applicable), safety practices, and contamination control.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and EHS to ensure training aligns with current processes and regulatory expectations.
• Observe operations on the floor to assess training effectiveness and identify skill gaps.
• Evaluate training effectiveness using assessments, observations, and performance metrics.
• Support CAPAs, deviations, change controls, and investigations by identifying training-related root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Participate in lean, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a subject matter resource for manufacturing training and qualification requirements.
• Promote a learning culture that emphasizes quality, safety, compliance, and employee development.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Education, or related field or equivalent pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• 3+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, training, or a related GMP-regulated environment.
• 3+ years of experience in clean room behavior, aseptic techniques within a sterile fill manufacturing setting is required.
• Experience delivering classroom and hands-on training in a manufacturing setting.
• Train-the-Trainer certification or adult learning methodology experience preferred.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while delivering creative, accurate, high-quality training materials and outcomes in a fast-paced GMP manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Experience supporting FDA or regulatory inspections.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement exposure.
• Experience with MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint).

Physical Job Requirements:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods while observing and supporting manufacturing operations.
• Ability to perform gowning and work in controlled environments, including cleanrooms (Grade A-D) as required.
• Ability to hear and communicate effectively in manufacturing environments, including areas with background noise, while wearing required PPE.
• Ability to sit for extended periods when conducting classroom or virtual training and completing documentation.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including off-shifts, weekends, and holidays, as required to support manufacturing operations.
• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including but not limited to safety glasses, gloves, masks, and full cleanroom gowning.

Role will be in Parsippany, NJ.

Ferring + you

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry's most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.

Our Compensation and Benefits

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $110,000 to $115,000, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

Ferring is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Join our team and your voice will be heard, and your contributions will be valued. If you love to come up with new ways to make a positive difference and see them through, you will fit right in.

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans). We maintain a drug-free workplace.