Training Specialist Sr.

Title: Training Specialist Sr.

Location: Alameda, CA

Duration: 12 Months

100% Onsite

Summary

This role designs the training interventions required to execute the organization’s learning strategy, ensuring employees and BPO partners have the skills needed to support Abbott’s ADC products, technical troubleshooting, compliance/complaint handling, customer service, and quality assurance behaviors.

The role partners with subject matter experts across ADC to design, implement, evaluate, and administer global Customer Experience training programs delivered through a mix of document‑based, video/audio, and interactive media formats.

Main Responsibilities

• Apply advanced knowledge and skills in the design, development, and delivery of training programs, informed by training needs analyses and stakeholder input.
• Design, resource, and deliver learning solutions—including eLearning, ILT, virtual sessions, workshops, TTT, and structured OJT—that align with organizational goals.
• Establish and maintain global LMS structure, version control, compliance tracking, and adherence to LMS policies across regions.
• Develop and integrate knowledge checks and evaluations to ensure comprehension and continuous learning.
• Coordinate training compliance and record‑keeping across all Customer Service teams, including regional and BPO teams.
• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure content accuracy, completeness, and alignment with quality/regulatory requirements in a highly regulated environment.
• Manage vendor resources supporting content development, ensuring adherence to standards, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on training program effectiveness; maintain program and individual training records.
• Apply continuous improvement practices to global training materials, processes, and systems.
• Stay current with innovations in learning, education, instructional design, and learning technologies.

Characteristics

• Ability to work independently with regular check‑ins and feedback.
• Ability to produce creative work within an established branded framework.
• Ability to capture, apply, and monitor key project details in an organized, repeatable manner.
• Ability to pause and resume large projects without loss of documentation or momentum.

Accountability, Scope And Impact

• Reports to Manager, Global Customer Service Learning
• Owns global curricula from needs assessment through recommendation, design, build, delivery, and evaluation.

Qualifications

Must-Haves

• Portfolio showing design aptitude, application of adult learning principles, and iterative, holistic instructional design (Will NOT be considered without portfolio).
• 5+ years’ experience creating learning content in document, video/audio, and interactive formats.
• Excellent video/audio editing and graphic design skills.
• Expert-level proficiency in learning creation software, including these specifics:
• PowerPoint (required)
• Articulate / Rise 360 (required)
• Adobe After Effects/Premiere/Photoshop /Illustrator (required)
• LMS administration experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Education, Graphic Design, Instructional Design, Film, or a closely related field (or equivalent demonstrated expertise/experience).
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Experience with call center technologies, CRM or service ticket systems in a quality-focused environment.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with Allego LMS.
• Strong facilitation skills for TTT, project status meetings, and cross-functional communication.
• Healthcare or medical device industry experience.
• Master’s degree in educational technology, instructional design, or related field (or equivalent demonstrated expertise).
• Project Management certification (PMI) or significant project management experience.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.