Instructional Designer job at Thermo Fisher Scientific

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

How will you make an impact?

As an Instructional Designer, you will lead crafting training for the Plainville facility. As a part of the Plainville Training Team, we will create a culture of learning and development the site! The ideal candidate will be a creative, motivated individual with an understanding of crafting engaging eLearning materials and be willing to quickly learn new tools, and possess strong interpersonal skills. We will work to build a training mentality that continually grows and develops content that enables personnel to perform their tasks with more confidence and accuracy!

Location: Plainville, MA – 5 Commerce Boulevard

What will you do?

• Craft and develop learning materials for a variety of tasks
• Build outlines and script recorded materials
• Build out eLearning using Articulate and Vyond
• Design user experience for virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality training
• Work as part of a team to build training
• Apply instructional design principles to build the training library
• Communicate effectively with cross functional teams to discover learning opportunities
• Lead requests for Learners in a Learning Management System

How will you get here?

Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Media/Design, English, Education; or other related degree with relevant work or internship experience; instructional design experience preferred

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft office programs, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• 1 to 3 years of validated experience using Articulate, Vyond or other similar eLearning authoring tool
• Validated spelling, grammar, and writing skills required to build and edit content
• Must be results oriented, self-motivated, and work independently as well as efficiently within a team
• Must possess strong project/time management skills, and ability optimally lead multiple tasks and time critical situations
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and responsibly in regard to project progress and timelines; able to gain consensus
• Strong problem-solving skills, and able to adapt to changing priorities, including timelines and project goals
• Experience with a Learning Management System

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement – working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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