At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
As a Learning Specialist, you will be part of the Site Operations team to administer the training program and provide effective support for managers and learners. In this role, you’ll be responsible for ensuring compliance and operational readiness by managing the site’s Learning Management System (LMS) and maintaining critical training documentation in accordance with established processes.
Your Responsibilities:- Systems Administration & Expertise: Serve as the site expert for SuccessFactors (LMS), managing the creation, modification, and obsoletion of courses and classes. You will act as Tier 1 troubleshooting support for system issues, manage curriculum assignments, and ensure all system tasks align with the assigned security roles and global SF Guidebook.
- Compliance & Audit Readiness: Support site-wide audit readiness by processing credits for classes and OJTs, maintaining required training files according to record retention requirements, and completing periodic reviews. You will provide accurate reports from the LMS to track site learning metrics and performance.
- Content & Documentation Management: Serve as the Veeva Document Controller and Owner for the Learning team. You will lead the coordination of the periodic review process for courses, write and maintain site procedures, and create "read-and-sign" training materials within the quality management system.
- Operational Program Ownership: Coordinate the New Employee Orientation (NEO) program in partnership with HR and local SMEs to ensure a seamless onboarding experience. You will also provide support for instructor-led training coordination and act as the primary contact for the EBS centralized ticketing team.
- Business Partnering & Communication: Act as a trusted resource for site employees and managers, supporting them with learning plan management and communicating system or process updates. You will collaborate with the broader site Learning team to ensure local processes remain aligned with global standards.
- Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Experience: Previous experience with L&D administration activities and managing data within a Learning Management System.
- Skills: System proficiency in SuccessFactors and MS Office. Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills with a demonstrated excellence in customer service.
- Previous experience working in a regulated environment (e.g., FDA or USDA).
- Experience acting as a Document Controller within Veeva QDocs.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and support backup needs for other manufacturing sites within the network.
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous experience with learning and development administration activities
- Experience managing data within a Learning Management System
- Proficiency with SuccessFactors
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated excellence in customer service
- Previous experience working in a regulated environment, such as FDA or USDA
- Experience acting as a Document Controller within Veeva QDocs
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and support backup needs for other manufacturing sites
Elanco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elanco and has not been reviewed or approved by Elanco.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are broad, including PTO, flexible leave, and the ability to purchase additional vacation. These provisions are highlighted as supportive of work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside company-paid life, disability, and wellness support. Pet insurance and assistance programs reinforce a comprehensive wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a U.S. 401(k) and, for some employees, access to a defined benefit pension. These programs add meaningful long-term value to total rewards.
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What We Do
At Elanco, we work to improve the health of animals through innovative products and services for pets and farm animals around the world. As a global animal health company, we provide solutions that empower our customers to advance a vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Since 1954, Elanco has committed to empowering veterinarians, farmers, and all those who care for animals with the tools they need to help animals live healthy lives. Healthier animals are the key to making our lives better - This is the fundamental belief uniting all global Elanco employees. That’s why we are committed to the idea that our business can be a unique force for good for all in society. Through our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, we focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance the well-being of animals, people and the planet. This program also enables our employees around the world to take paid time off to make an impact as a volunteer, offering their time or talent to give back to our customers, causes and communities. #ElancoHealthyPurpose #WeAreElanco
