Instructional Designer

This position is ONSITE and works out of our Austin, TX location in the CRM Division. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

Job Summary:

• Working in the training team skilled in instructional design, technical training, and multimedia.
• Leading or participating in all aspects of the industry-standard methodology for assessing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating content.
• Creating instructor-led courses (virtual and in-person), eLearning, and other instructional materials that simplify complex concepts, present information attractively, and maximize information retention and knowledge transfer.
• Collaborating openly and effectively with people at all levels in the organization.

What You’ll Work On:

• Lead instructional and technical content analysis activities. Understand the business needs and purpose of the content (based on user needs) prior to development.
• Work with Trainers and other SMEs to gather knowledge for efficient design and development including scheduling and attending knowledge transfer.
• Develop in-person instructor-led, virtual instructor-led, and eLearning content, including but not limited to: on-demand modules, videos, PowerPoint presentations, course quizzes, activity handouts, and other instructional materials.
• Collaborate with Marketing to facilitate the generation of instructional materials and standard templates for design and writing alignment.
• Ensure design consistency, cross-functionality, and reusable content aligned with our strategy and brand.
• Apply tested instructional design theories, practice, and methods that maximize information retention and knowledge transfer.
• Lead meetings with stakeholders, SMEs, and other relevant parties.
• Manage project timelines and drive initiatives to ensure on-time delivery.
• Manage multiple priorities with the ability to assess and adjust quickly to the changing scope of the business.
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of all curricula by facilitating successful review processes as needed on a continual basis.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Education, Instructional Design, or related field.
• 2 or more years of relevant work experience, preferably as an instructional designer, educational technologist, eLearning developer, or related role delivering training content with demonstrated success

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of the required elements for different work products like instructor-led training content, point-of-need content, general communications, etc. (High proficiency)
• Experience using PowerPoint, Articulate 360, BioDigital, or similar design and development software. (PowerPoint, Storyline 360, BioDigital used frequently within current team.) (High proficiency)
• Experience publishing eLearning to conform to SCORM standard. (Proficient)
• Knowledge of learning theories and instructional design models (e.g. ADDIE). (High proficiency)
• Written and oral communication skills. (High proficiency)
• Collaboration and interpersonal skills – the role will frequently interact stakeholders and other team members, so collaboration and open communication is essential. (High proficiency)
• Medical or lab knowledge (Preferred)