Learning Content Designer

Company Description

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Job Description

Primary Function of the Position 
The Learning Content Designer is responsible for developing engaging learning materials that meet defined learning objectives, use appropriate training modalities and methods, and follow established processes and adult learning principles. 

Essential Job Duties  

​Upon onboarding and completing required qualifications, the Learning Content Designer will: 

• ​Analyze role-specific learner needs and tasks to craft measurable learning objectives  

• ​Collaborate within the team and with subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop new or update existing learning content 

• ​Collaborate with multimedia teams to create or modify media assets incorporated in learning materials 

• ​Proactively manage the content development process including milestones, risks, review cycles, feedback implementation, and quality assurance 

• ​Manage and monitor deliverables throughout the implementation, translation, and launch process, providing regular status updates to project teams 

• ​Evaluate learning content using qualitative and quantitative methods to drive design/development improvements and workflow efficiencies 

• ​Conduct technical/clinical training and sign-offs for Intuitive teams that support customer education 

• ​Develop and deliver training for Human Factors usability evaluations 

• ​Conduct lab-based skills training for physicians and care teams as needed 

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience  

• 3-7 yrs. relevant professional experience 

• Ability to sign-off on applicable technical and/or clinical content 

• Experience designing and developing eLearning, instructor-led training, and assessments 

• Delivery of training in a professional or classroom setting 

• Demonstrated application of adult learning theory, analysis tools and process, evaluation tools and models, assessment best practices, and learning objective construction 

• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills 

• Experience working and collaborating with SMEs and stakeholders to create robust content solutions 

• Ability to self-manage and prioritize multiple development projects and deadlines, and adapt to project changes 

• Ability to present clear solutions that drive alignment and cross-functional buy-in  

• Ability to work with instructional design processes, tools, and templates 

• Strong organizational skills 

• Excellent attention to detail 

• Must provide work samples and/or portfolio 

Required Education and Training  

• Minimum college degree required (Instructional Design, Education, or Science/Engineering degree preferred) 

• Software proficiency: 

• Articulate Rise 

• Articulate Storyline 

• Camtasia 

• MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) 

• Smartsheet or equivalent project management tool 

Preferred Skills and Experience  

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in biotech or medical device organization preferred 

• Curriculum Development or Instructional Design/Technology master’s degree preferred 

• Adobe Creative Cloud proficiency preferred