Instructional Designer (Learning Development) / Pharma Industry / REMOTE WORK from Pioneer Data Systems
About the Job
Our client, a world-leading Pharmaceutical Company in Raritan, NJ is currently looking for an Instructional Designer to join their expanding team.
Position Details:
- Job Title: Instructional Designer (Learning Development) / Pharma Industry / REMOTE WORK
- Duration: 12 months contract, extendable up to 24 months
- Location: Remote Work
- Client Location: Raritan, NJ
- 100% Remote, Must work in EST Hours
Job Description:
- Description: Learning Technology Specialist
- Company is looking for a Learning Technology Specialist to support Learning inside the R&D organization. This role is located remotely.
- IM R&D Learning works in conjunction with IM R&D (IM RD) Business Unit Leaders, HR Partners, and the Learning team (LEARN) to build learning processes, systems and programs that enable personalized development R&D colleagues in Innovative Medicine.
- The IM RD Learning Technology Specialist is a key contributor to the IM R&D Learning team. In this role, you will manage the Innovation and R&D learning content portfolio and design and deliver holistic learning solutions, combining education, experiences, and exposure to support specialized and targeted employee development at scale.
- You are a recognized learning technology SME who is a certified administrator delivering tactical execution across multiple learning technologies.
- You will provide administration and delivery expertise across the Learn ecosystem.
- This role will be responsible for starting up the learning ecosystem inside IM R&D learning and development, its solutions, and operations.
Notes:
- Role can be REMOTE, must sit in Eastern Time Zone
- Must have a Bachelor's Degree
- Must have at least 3 years of experience
- Will be reporting to the Leader of the R&D team
- This role will be responsible for building/creating from the bottom up, a central learning hub for the R&D area (nothing is in place at this time)
- Must have experience with Learning Architecture, Design, and Development
- Will be responsible for building content and learning abilities (example, Pathways for Journeys/Careers)
- Must have Instructional Design and Development experience
- Needs to have User Exp AND User Interface background
- Experience with Xylene LCMS, Xylene Syndicate, EdCast, Cornerstone, Articulate (not all required, but experience with some of these)
- Will be required to share examples of design work with HM if an interview is requested
Key Responsibilities:
- Learning Technology Systems SME (60% of time in role)
- Create and manage IM R&D platform-specific deliverables such as: learning channels, journeys, pathways, smart cards, curricula, learning objects, knowledge checks, videos, surveys, newsletters, program management structures, and artifacts associated with various learning technologies.
- Lead and manage IM RD engagements with multiple learning/support technologies including: EdCast LXP, SUMMIT (Cornerstone on Demand) LMS, Xyleme LCMS, Articulate Storyline and Rise, NovoEd, Axonify, SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Forms, MS Stream, Learning Mailbox.
- Create and manage system administration for leaner groups and configuring audience permissions.
- Troubleshoot learner issues and respond to AskGS tickets across all platforms.
- Design seamless learning experiences across multiple platforms, including connecting and linking internal, external, and 3rd party learning content.
- Create and manage data collection surveys such as user input, feedback, and satisfaction surveys.
- Create and publish learning metrics and platform reports using existing systems (e.g., Visier, Tableau), and developing metrics for key performance indicators that need to be tracked.
- Learning Program and Project Administration (40% of time in role)
- Establish and manage IM RD learning standards and system governance policies to optimize learning operations performance.
- Lead and/or support learning projects through full project lifecycle, including creation of new learning programs and migration of existing programs to the Pharmaceutical Learn ecosystem.
- Create interactive and engaging learning experiences including e-learning, virtual, and live events.
- Manage the IM R&D learning content portfolio, including skills mapping.
- Lead and execute content updates to meet learning standards.
- Support development of engaging campaigns to bring learning to life for Innovation and R&D associates.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders across R&D and Enterprise.
- Establish ongoing channels for marketing and communications of learning offerings.
Qualifications
Education:
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Learning and Development, Communications, Education/Adult Education, Psychology, User Interface/UserExperience (UI/UX), or another relevant field is required.
- Candidates with advanced degrees in Instructional Design, Educational Technology or a related discipline will be preferred.
Experience and Skills:
Required:
- A minimum of 3 years relevant experience doing learning architecture, design, or development inside learning technologies.
- A minimum of 1 year administrator-level experience in both Xyleme and EdCast.
- Demonstrated experienced using Adult Learning and Instructional Design principles to build learning solutions.
- Demonstrated customer- and learner-centric thinking approach.
- Expertise with an array of learning modalities and solutions (eLearning, face-to-face, VILT, video, etc.).
- Skilled in project management, with the ability to manage projects from their inception to a conclusion, including scoping, project planning, task assignment and tracking against project plan, assessing risks, and project reporting.
- Skilled communicator (both written and verbal).
- Demonstrates innovation and continuous improvement mindset.
Preferred:
- Experience using analytics to improve learner engagement is strongly preferred.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with thorough attention to detail.
- Showing initiative to contribute to issue resolution in a fast-paced, changing global environment.
- Experience working remotely with global teams.
- Skilled in Microsoft SharePoint website administration.
- Skilled in multimedia development: video/audio production, graphic design.
- Experience with website design (HTML, CSS, SCSS), graphic design, video technology and editing.
Other:
- This is a remote position that supports global stakeholders and may occasionally require working and conducting meetings outside local daily working hours to support global regions.