(CW) Instructional Designer (Contract)
About The Position
BioMarin is seeking a contract Instructional Designer for its Global Commercial Learning & Capability Transformation team. The role focuses on creating engaging, memorable, and retention-oriented learning experiences using Sana Labs and other AI-enabled learning tools. The Instructional Designer will build micro-learnings, AI practice simulations, and courses, and partner with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, and learning leads to identify performance needs and prioritize high-impact initiatives. Training must meet applicable regulatory, legal, and company requirements and be managed through the Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review process. The role may also provide coordination support for live and virtual learning programs. The position is hybrid, with onsite work in San Rafael on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Success includes delivering compliant, audit-ready programs on schedule, aligning learning with business priorities, improving learner retention and on-the-job application, and using AI tools to improve learning development.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of instructional design experience, ideally in a commercial, sales training, or life sciences setting.
- Strong aptitude for AI-enabled learning tools and hands-on experience using them to design and build learning.
- Hands-on experience building micro-learnings, simulations, and e-learning in a learning experience platform.
- Experience managing content through MLR or a comparable compliance review process and understanding of compliant, audit-ready training.
- A track record of designing engaging learning that drives retention and application, not just completion.
- Working knowledge of assigning and uploading content in an LMS or learning experience platform and troubleshooting learner completion issues.
- Comfort leading stakeholder discovery and translating business needs into learning solutions.
- Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to independently manage multiple projects.
- Growth mindset and enthusiasm for learning new tools quickly and sharing effective approaches with the team.
- Ability to work effectively in a global, cross-functional environment.
- Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Rare disease or biopharma commercial training experience.
- Familiarity with commercial enablement needs, such as launch readiness, onboarding, and field skills development.
- Experience with authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline, Rise, or similar.
- Experience coordinating or supporting virtual instructor-led training.
- Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, learning and development, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience with Rise, Articulate 360, Sana Labs, Arist, or Synthesia.
Responsibilities
- Design and build micro-learnings, AI practice simulations, and courses using Sana Labs and other AI-enabled tools.
- Use AI tools in learning design, including drafting, prototyping, developing practice scenarios, and creating coaching experiences.
- Create engaging learning through storytelling, interactivity, realistic practice, spaced practice, retrieval, scenario-based learning, and reinforcement.
- Partner with subject matter experts to translate disease-state and product knowledge into clear, actionable learning experiences.
- Stay current on emerging AI tools and pilot approaches that improve development speed, quality, and learner engagement while maintaining compliance.
- Develop training in accordance with applicable regulatory, legal, and company requirements.
- Manage learning programs through MLR review, including submission, preparing references, tracking feedback, incorporating revisions, and obtaining final approval.
- Maintain accurate training materials, approvals, and documentation to ensure learning is audit-ready.
- Manage course assignments and content uploads in the learning experience platform and troubleshoot learner completion issues.
- Meet with business stakeholders to identify capability gaps, field needs, and desired outcomes, and translate those insights into learning solutions and development plans.
- Coordinate with team leads to prioritize projects and align on scope, timelines, and success measures.
- Collaborate with global learning colleagues to share ideas and reuse successful approaches across therapeutic areas and regions.
- Provide coordination support for live and virtual learning programs, including logistics, materials, scheduling, and facilitation support.
- Help ensure live and virtual learning sessions run smoothly for learners and facilitators.
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What This Job Offers
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