Sr. Instructional Designer job

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit – an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the AQR Abbott Quality and Regulatory division.

As the Sr. Instructional Designer, you’ll design learning assets: Instructor-led, web-based, job-aids. Select and use a variety of techniques for determining instructional content and strategies.

What You’ll Work On

• Perform analysis for Instructional Systems Design: Job task, needs, performance analysis.
• Create a design document that specifies learning objectives, measures of student learning, learning materials design specifications, and learning impact (e.g. business results). Evaluate/Recommend existing learning materials
• Develop assets: Create storyboards, web-based training for interactive multimedia delivery, instructional graphics, and diagrams. Implement learning assets to be tracked by learning management system (SCORM). Use variety of authoring tools: Articulate, Adobe Captivate and PowerPoint.
• Evaluate and assess instruction and its impact. Work with management to evaluate the effectiveness of the training curriculum by implementing measures to track outcomes and ensure alignment to business objectives.
• Provide project management during design to implementation phases of the learning solution. Interface with clients, business organizations and vendors as necessary during the design process.

Scope of Position

• Understand business strategy and translate into learning solutions to support the client population.
• Ability to think clearly, write concisely and communicate effectively, including being able to explain technical concepts in non-technical terms.
• Demonstrated instructional design and development skills including needs analysis, and systematic instructional design processes, graphic design and visual support, evaluation, and impact assessment.
• Demonstrate ability to apply adult learning principles.
• Demonstrated problem-identification, problem-reporting and problem-solving skills in working with computer technology.
• Familiar with developing internet and eLearning technologies.
• Must be familiar with related graphics/authoring tools, as well as a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Project and time management skills-managing multiple priorities.
• Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Team player with a positive attitude, sense of urgency, and willingness to do whatever is needed to achieve project goals and requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Computer Science, Instructional Technology, Training and Development, or related field.
• 5+ years related experience and knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Training and Development, or related field.
• 3 years of Training and Development experience developing and deploying web-based media-supported training.

• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.