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EPISODE · Nov 25, 2025 · 20 MIN

Strategic GxP Training for Virtual Manufacturing

from Veeva Training Solutions Podcast

How do you train and qualify a workforce when your company has no in-house manufacturing or labs? Join us as Jonathan Menard of Agios Therapeutics, Inc. shares his strategies for success. Discover how they successfully pivoted from outdated document-based training to modern, engaging methods across Quality, Supply Chain, and Clinical Operations. Learn how they implemented On-the-Job Training (OJT) in a virtual environment and created complex, audit-ready training matrices. If you need to boost training compliance and engagement in a decentralized organization, this episode provides essential lessons on balancing consistency with functional flexibility.Expert: Jonathan Lachapelle Menard - Associate Director Training & Documentation at Agios Therapeutics Inc. Expert Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanwmenard/ LearnGxP Links:Join LinkedIn Community: https://www.linkedin.com/company/learngxp/ Join Veeva Connect: https://veevaconnect.com/communities/ANhQ3gFSkAA/about?join=1 Book a Demo: https://learngxp.com/book-a-demo/

In this episode, Graham O’Keefe and Jonathan Menard of Agios Therapeutics Inc. discuss challenges and strategies for training in a virtual manufacturing environment. As a company without in-house labs or production, Agios Therapeutics Inc. transformed its training from 85% reliance on "read and understood" documents to a blended, engaging approach for departments like Quality, Supply Chain, and Clinical Operations. Key successes include implementing formal On-the-Job Training (OJT) in a virtual setting and developing a robust CTWG training matrix. Jonathan stresses that effective training relies on balancing consistency with flexibility through stakeholder collaboration.

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