Program Manager, Instructional Design & Learning Solutions - Pharmaceutical

Program Manager, Instructional Design & Learning Solutions

VARITE is looking for qualified Program Manager, Instructional Design & Learning Solutions

An American biopharmaceutical company that focuses on researching and developing antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, influenza, and COVID-19.

Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

Location:

Remote

Contract Duration: 18 months

Pay Rate Range: $65.00 - $71.94/hr on W2

Work Authorization: USC or GC only

Here's What You'll Do

Position Summary:

• The Program Manager, Instructional Design & Learning Solutions serves as the execution lead for the design, development, production, localization, and deployment of commercial learning solutions across global therapeutic areas. This role transforms complex medical, scientific, and commercial content into engaging learning experiences that support product launches, capability building, onboarding, and ongoing learning sustainment.
• Working closely with Global Commercial Learning & Development (GCL&D), Marketing, Medical Affairs, Learning Technology, affiliates, and external vendors, this individual manages the end-to-end creation and implementation of digital learning assets, workshops, videos, assessments, and learning journeys while driving quality, scalability, and innovation through emerging technologies and AI-enabled content solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end instructional design and development of digital and blended learning solutions.
• Design and build interactive learning experiences using Articulate Rise and Storyline.
• Develop self-paced eLearning modules, workshops, facilitator materials, job aids, assessments, and learning pathways.
• Create and produce multimedia learning assets including AI-generated videos, simulations, and interactive content.
• Translate complex scientific and commercial information into learner-centered experiences that improve knowledge, application, and performance.
• Serve as primary execution lead for global product launch curricula, disease state education, product training, and competitive intelligence programs.
• Manage localization and country-specific adaptation of learning assets for global affiliates.
• Partner with stakeholders across Commercial, Medical, Marketing, Learning Technology, and affiliate teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Coordinate project timelines, review cycles, approvals, deployment activities, and vendor deliverables.
• Troubleshoot content, multimedia, localization, and learning platform issues to ensure successful deployment and learner experience.
• Identify process improvements and leverage AI technologies to enhance content development speed, quality, and scalability.

Key Skills &

Qualifications:

Learning & Instructional Design:

• Adult learning principles and instructional design methodology
• Curriculum architecture and learning journey design
• Workshop design and facilitation support
• Assessment and knowledge-check development
• Learning experience design (LXD)

Learning Technology & Content Development:

• Expert-level Articulate Rise and Articulate Storyline development
• Learning Management Systems (LMS) and digital learning deployment
• Multimedia production and video development
• Synthesia and AI-enabled content creation tools
• Interactive eLearning development
• Learning content localization and adaptation

Project & Stakeholder Management:

• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement
• Project planning, execution, and delivery management
• Vendor and agency management
• Quality assurance and content review management
• Global affiliate partnership and implementation support

Technical & Professional

Skills:

• AI-assisted content development and workflow optimization
• Microsoft 365 Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams)
• Problem-solving…