Training Specialist - In lovely Overland Park, KS

UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.Prescription Solutions helps consumers obtain the medications and products they need to live healthier lives. Services offered by the company include pharmacy network contracting, rebate contracting and administration, mail order pharmacy facilities, specialty drugs and retail drug claims processing.  The company is one of only three in the United States to have received URAC dual accreditation and provides clinical services to help its clients provide cost effective, quality-driven results.  The company is part of Pharmacy Services group, within Enterprise Services, a family of UnitedHealth Group businesses dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Americans.  Bring your training experience to our Fortune 50 organization and take your career a step further! We are in search of a talented Training Specialist with diverse instruction and delivery experience to help design and deliver training to our operations department. The chosen candidate will join us in our Overland Park, KS office and will experience the benefit of training a broad array of departments and gaining excellent exposure. If you are a creative, outgoing training professional with a desire to explore your full potential in a fast-growing department, we invite you to apply today. The new Training Specialist will focus on the following responsibilities: Updating existing training programs and creating new materials Coaching, mentoring and measuring the performance of employees Facilitating training programs to enhance performance and productivity Performing need assessments and surveys to evaluate trends and identify areas for improvementThe requirements for this role are as follows: Substantial training experience An understanding of adult learning principles A background in the healthcare industry Solid MS Office proficiency A Bachelor’s degreeAdditional assets include: Experience working with software implementation Curriculum/ instructional design experience A background facilitating/developing a curriculum for leadership Experience training in a corporate/classroom/online setting Six Sigma/Lean training experience A background conducting needs analysis/assessing training coursesUnitedHealth Group offers a full range of comprehensive benefits to full-time and part-time employees, including medical, dental and vision, as well as a matching 401k and an employee stock purchase plan. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. Keywords: trainer, corporate trainer, training, training and development, lean, six sigma, training specialist, healthcare, instructional design