Learning & Development Manager

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About Eirgen Pharma

Would you like to be part of a company that has the courage, innovation, and capability to improve and enhance patient lives across the globe?

Founded in 2005, Eirgen Pharma employs over 180 people in Waterford. We combine the agility of a small company with the ambition to deliver high-quality medicines globally — all within a collaborative, people-focused culture.

About this Opportunity

You will collaborate with business leaders to design, deliver, and scale learning initiatives that support employee growth, leadership development, and organisational effectiveness in line with Eirgen’s strategy. You will partner with leaders and teams across Eirgen to identify skills and capability gaps, implement learning solutions, and drive a culture of continuous development and high performance.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Partnership & Organisational Design

Partner with senior leaders to align organisational structure, roles, and capabilities with strategic objectives
Translate business strategy into effective learning and capability development plans
Act as a trusted advisor on all L&D-related matters
Manage all elements of external funding

Leadership and Talent Capability

Partner across the team to build, deliver, and evaluate programs to drive a high-performance culture
Implement the People Development aspects of People Strategy through the 70:20:10 model
Develop, deliver, and lead bespoke initiatives for employees in line with emerging business and future capability needs
Support talent management initiatives such as succession planning and career development.
Drive leadership development programs and coaching initiatives

Capability & Skills Development

Identify current and future capability needs based on organisational design and business direction supporting both individual and business effectiveness
Develop and implement capability frameworks and skills architectures
Use people and performance data to inform organisational design and learning strategies
Measure the impact of organisational and capability interventions

Change & Transformation Support

Enable organisational change through structured learning and development
Support leaders and teams through transitions (e.g., restructures, new operating models)
Embed new behaviours, ways of working, and cultural shifts

Culture & Engagement

Champion a culture of continuous learning and psychological safety
Own and optimize the new hire onboarding journey, ensuring a seamless transition that reduces 'time to productivity' for new joiners
Contribute to other broader People initiatives such as DEI and CSR

About you

7+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development
Degree in HR, Business or related area
Strong understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
Ability to analyse data and translate insights into actionable plans
Experience with learning technologies (LMS, e-learning tools)
Strong communication, facilitation, and coaching skills
Ability to align learning initiatives with business outcomes
Comfortable working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams
Highly collaborative and adaptable
Strong communication and storytelling skills
Growth mindset with a passion for developing others

Key Competencies

Organisational design and systems thinking
Strategic and commercial acumen
Change management and transformation
Influencing and stakeholder engagement
Problem-solving and critical thinking

Why Join Eigen Pharma?

You will work as part of a collaborative analytical team, contributing to high-quality data delivery in a fast-paced, GMP-regulated environment
Opportunity to work on development-stage and commercial products
Collaborative and quality-driven environment
Excellent benefits, pension, health insurance, social club, canteen facilities

Apply for the above role by emailing your CV to opportunities@eirgen.com including the job title in the subject.

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