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When you join the UMass Chan Medical School team, you join us in advancing together to improve the health and well-being of our diverse communities throughout Massachusetts and across the US and the world.

Together, we lead in education, research, health care delivery, and public service. Your life’s work is more than a career. It’s an expression of your passion, intellect, skill, and drive.

UMass Chan's commitment to excellence, innovation, competitive benefits, and work-life integration will allow you to build a professionally rewarding career as we work together to better or improve the health of people around the globe.

Instructional Designer Job Number
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Category: Administrative Professional
Location: Shrewsbury, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Business Unit: For Health Consulting
Department: For Health Consulting - HSS Admin - W401939
Job Type: Full-Time
Union Code: Non Union Position
-W60
- Non Unit Professional
Num. Openings
: 1
Post Date
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April 24, 2025

• Translate identified performance gaps and business needs into learning requirements with measurable learning objectives.
• Based on learning requirements, design and pitch scalable enablement interventions that positively impact productivity while balancing resource constraints.
• Build trust and credibility with subject matter experts to influence scope of learning programs and in support of design approach.
• Choose appropriate instructional strategies and content modalities to accomplish specific performance objectives.
• Design and develop asynchronous learning objects.
• Analyze, select, and/or adapt existing content assets to incorporate into learning programs.
• Identify content gaps and partner with writers, visual/media designers, and content packagers to realize your design vision, including development of creative briefs to guide production of supporting material/media.
• Devise modes of assessment, such as quizzes or stand-and-deliver experiences, to measure the effectiveness of learning initiatives.
• Design evaluation strategies and utilizes the LMS tools to determine whether desired learning and performance outcomes are achieved.
• Periodically refresh the training content to stay up-to-date on the latest policies and processes.
• Review program evaluations, test results, and participant and manager feedback on training effectiveness to make recommendations for program improvement.
• Stay updated on all emerging instructional technologies and make recommendations about when to adopt certain systems to continue to offer the best learning experience possible.

• Identify appropriate training media and methodologies based on audience learning styles, course content, audience location point within the learning process.
• Provide direct support to instructors and presenters using technology (Zoom, Web Ex) for instructor-led synchronous training.
• Facilitate and deliver training, as needed.

• Host and manage training content on the LMS.
• Analyze software needs and capabilities using best practices.
• Develop innovative, blended learning solutions, administer the Learning Management System (LMS), maintaining on-line tools, integrated products and provide technical support.
• Remain current on virtual learning and emerging technologies and methods.
• Assist in the development and preparation of course materials and online distribution, including publication and organization of learning objects in the LMS.
• Analyze data for reporting purposes and consult with subject matter experts in the development of online course materials including course learning objectives and providing appropriate supporting technologies and expert advice to instructional designers.
• Identify and act on opportunities to improve digital instruction and learning.

Bachelors Level Degree or equivalent in Education, Learning and Development, Instructional Design or a related field.

• 5-7 years of experience in…