Sr Educational Specialist - Fac Mgt Business Support Svcs - MD Anderson
Houston, TX
About the Job
SUMMARY
The primary purpose of the Sr. Educational Specialist position is to provide highly technical solutions to complex institutional training needs, including database maintenance and developing seamless integration of training content within the enterprise Learning Management System.
Design and deliver curriculum and educational material in traditional classroom settings as well as eLearning, and other formats. Develops and performs complex theory-based needs assessments for educational interventions and course development for the FM division. Determine student achievement at a variety of assessment levels. Maintain appropriate documentation of student performance in educational programs. Act as an educational consultant for the FM division. Develop and maintain budgets and timelines for educational training projects.
JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
Training Design and Development: Develop training programs and curriculum for FM employees for onboarding and on-the-job training. Collaborate with the division leaders/contacts to identify training needs. Develop, schedule, and lead appropriate training sessions for FM employees. Determine training programs and tools to support performance development (utilizing class surveys, focus groups, etc.). Supports the unique needs of divisional training programs, including classroom training (in person and virtual), eLearning, job aids, videos, etc. Obtain Customer and Employee feedback for divisional products and services.
eLearning Development: Develops and maintains online courses and manages processes for internal and external clients to implement courses in learning management system (LMS). Works directly with clients to ensure courses designed, created, and tested to meet quality assurance specifications prior to being published in an enterprise LMS Production environment.
Technical Expertise: Develop and implement cost-effective and innovative solutions for divisional training initiatives, such as web-based online course delivery models, rapid online learning course development templates, mobile learning development and tracking, media web portals, etc.
Training Consultation and Maintenance: Serves as technical liaison with customers, peers, and third-party vendors to guarantee functional compliance of online training deliverables with the LMS, internal security policies, and institutional branding standards. Provides support to co-workers in the development, testing, and deployment of internally or externally developed online training programs.
Required: Bachelor's degree in Education, Behavioral Science, Computer Science, Business or related discipline. Five years of curriculum development or project management experience in technology, business or health care (equivalent to the level of the MDACC Educational Specialist) and one year of supervisory experience.
Preferred: Master's level degree. Three years of learning curriculum development. Three years of experience in on-line training development and instructor led training facilitation. Fully proficient in design software used to develop eLearning courses (e.g., Articulate 360 Storyline, Camtasia, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Audition, Lightroom, Captivate, Animate and Character Animator) and learning management systems. Working knowledge of developing online content using HTML, PHP,XML, etc. to enhance learning experience. The ability to work with a video producer/editor to develop training related video content and be able to provide video ready content and assets. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one-to-one basis.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
Additional Information
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The primary purpose of the Sr. Educational Specialist position is to provide highly technical solutions to complex institutional training needs, including database maintenance and developing seamless integration of training content within the enterprise Learning Management System.
Design and deliver curriculum and educational material in traditional classroom settings as well as eLearning, and other formats. Develops and performs complex theory-based needs assessments for educational interventions and course development for the FM division. Determine student achievement at a variety of assessment levels. Maintain appropriate documentation of student performance in educational programs. Act as an educational consultant for the FM division. Develop and maintain budgets and timelines for educational training projects.
JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
Training Design and Development: Develop training programs and curriculum for FM employees for onboarding and on-the-job training. Collaborate with the division leaders/contacts to identify training needs. Develop, schedule, and lead appropriate training sessions for FM employees. Determine training programs and tools to support performance development (utilizing class surveys, focus groups, etc.). Supports the unique needs of divisional training programs, including classroom training (in person and virtual), eLearning, job aids, videos, etc. Obtain Customer and Employee feedback for divisional products and services.
eLearning Development: Develops and maintains online courses and manages processes for internal and external clients to implement courses in learning management system (LMS). Works directly with clients to ensure courses designed, created, and tested to meet quality assurance specifications prior to being published in an enterprise LMS Production environment.
Technical Expertise: Develop and implement cost-effective and innovative solutions for divisional training initiatives, such as web-based online course delivery models, rapid online learning course development templates, mobile learning development and tracking, media web portals, etc.
Training Consultation and Maintenance: Serves as technical liaison with customers, peers, and third-party vendors to guarantee functional compliance of online training deliverables with the LMS, internal security policies, and institutional branding standards. Provides support to co-workers in the development, testing, and deployment of internally or externally developed online training programs.
Required: Bachelor's degree in Education, Behavioral Science, Computer Science, Business or related discipline. Five years of curriculum development or project management experience in technology, business or health care (equivalent to the level of the MDACC Educational Specialist) and one year of supervisory experience.
Preferred: Master's level degree. Three years of learning curriculum development. Three years of experience in on-line training development and instructor led training facilitation. Fully proficient in design software used to develop eLearning courses (e.g., Articulate 360 Storyline, Camtasia, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Audition, Lightroom, Captivate, Animate and Character Animator) and learning management systems. Working knowledge of developing online content using HTML, PHP,XML, etc. to enhance learning experience. The ability to work with a video producer/editor to develop training related video content and be able to provide video ready content and assets. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one-to-one basis.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
Additional Information
- Requisition ID: 167662
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Days
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 66,000
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 82,500
- Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 99,000
- FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
- Fund Type: Hard
- Work Location: Remote
- Pivotal Position: No
- Referral Bonus Available?: No
- Relocation Assistance Available?: No
- Science Jobs: No
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Source : MD Anderson