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Instructional Designer - Global Technology - REMOTE (US, Canada, Europe)
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)
Wilmington, MA, US, 01887
At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
Job Summary
We are seeking an Instructional Designer to work in the Global Technology Organizational Change Management (OCM) team, the Learning and Development (L&D) team, business stakeholders and subject matter experts across our global organization to design, develop and deploy high quality learning solutions to build individual, team and organizational skills and capabilities. The Instructional Designer is responsible for creating new learning content, repurposing, and updating existing content, using proven and innovative learning modalities including instructor-led, eLearning, blended, on-the-job training. Learning materials are for cutting edge digital products produced in Global Technology but not limited to Global Technology.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in instructional design, adult learning, and the effective use of broad range of tools and technology. They will also demonstrate strong organizational and problem-solving skills, work collaboratively, and thrive in a purpose-driven, high growth organization. All work will be conducted remotely as part of a global OCM team.
Responsibilities: • Propose, design, develop and deploy learning solutions that will engage learners, drive performance, facilitate behavior change and/or transfer knowledge. • Create or enhance learning materials including, but not limited to; instructor-led and virtual instructor-led content, online (eLearning) courses, on-the-job training guides, tutorials, simulations, videos, exams, assessments, job aids, reference materials. • Synthesize, organize, and transform data and information into usable, logical, concise, and functional training documents/solutions. • Collaborate with subject matter experts, Product Owners, OCM leads and internal L&D professionals to define target audience’s learning needs, establish scope, outcomes, and objectives, as well as create and deploy learning solutions. • Working with an OCM lead, assist to establish methods and tools to monitor learning during and after training to link with expected results. • Apply expert-level knowledge of adult learning principles and concepts, instructional design theory, learning tools, measurement and evaluation methods. • Participate on projects including communicating effectively and regularly with stakeholders. • Provide key input to trainers/facilitators, OCM Leads and Product Owners on techniques to improve delivery and adoption of content. • Identify opportunities and assist to propose creative solutions for continuous improvement of the impact and quality of our training, based on learning industry trends, best practices and innovative methods and technologies.
Job Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, adult learning, education, or a related discipline • Minimum of 5 years of experience designing and developing online, blended and in-person learning solutions using proven and innovative instructional approaches. • Proficiency with common content development tools such as Articulate 360/Storyline, RISE, Camtasia, SnagIt, Adobe Captivate, Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word) as well as standard audio, graphic and video creation and editing. • Knowledge of multimedia design development tools such as Canva and Biteable. • Proven learning content development project management experience and organizational skills • Ability to synthesize and simplify complex information from a variety of sources and create a relevant and effective learning experience. • Experience at agile training design including rapid development to meet the needs of a fast-paced, ever-changing business. • Excellent communications skills and relationship management (interpersonal, written and verbal with attention to detail) • Experience with learning management systems (LMS) - preferably SAP SuccessFactors and/or Totara • An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
Compensation Data
The pay range for this position is $65K - $88K USD. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
About Corporate Functions The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.
Equal Employment Opportunity Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
Job posted: 2024-05-16
