Technical Training & Instructional Design Specialist

Technical Training & Instructional Design Specialist

United States and 1 more

Technical Training Specialist

Remote, United States | 9-Month Contract

We are looking for a highly motivated Technical Training Specialist to join our Global Commercial Operations team on a nine-month contract.

This role will support the training and development of our internal Technical Support teams, helping employees build the knowledge and confidence needed to support new products, workflows, and processes. The successful candidate will combine a strong scientific foundation with excellent communication and instructional design skills.

You will work closely with scientific and product subject-matter experts to translate complex technical information into clear, engaging, and practical learning experiences. This may include virtual training, instructor-led sessions, onboarding materials, product-readiness content, reference resources, and learner assessments.

The Details

Reporting to the Associate Director, you will support the development and delivery of technical training for internal teams across the organization.

This is not a traditional customer-facing Technical Support position. Your primary customers will be the employees who support our external customers. Your work will help ensure that Technical Support staff can clearly explain products and workflows, troubleshoot common issues, and elevate more complex enquiries appropriately.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop training for new products, workflows, and processes
• Translate complex scientific information into clear learning content
• Partner with scientific, product, applications, and support teams
• Create presentations, guides, job aids, and assessments
• Deliver virtual and occasional in-person training
• Update existing materials based on product changes and learner feedback
• Manage multiple projects and stakeholder reviews

What We’re Looking For

• M.S. or Ph.D. in life sciences or a related field preferred
• Strong knowledge of molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, genomics, or related areas
• Experience creating or delivering technical or scientific training
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills
• Ability to work with subject-matter experts and simplify complex information
• Strong organization and project-management skills
• Experience in technical support, applications, instructional design, scientific education, or product training would be beneficial.

About Us

Oxford Nanopore has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information-rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans, animals, plants, bacteria, viruses, and diseases such as cancer. By enabling biological insights, we strive to improve life on Earth and beyond.

The salary for this role is between $88,000 and $108,000 USD. The salary offered will reflect the skills and experience of the candidate.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact hum

Oxford Nanopore Technologies:
Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins.

The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.