Senior Learning Designer, Science

Outsmart • Los Angeles, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Outsmart is a mission-driven, early-stage startup reimagining higher education for the age of AI by creating an entirely new collegiate experience that expands access and opportunity. Backed by $38M from top venture firms including Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed, the company is led by former Duolingo executives and a founding team that also includes Emmy Award winners. With a strong culture centered around high-impact, detail-oriented team members, Outsmart is already seeing significant traction, generating 1–5 million weekly organic views on social media.

You'll work with a highly talented and collaborative team to develop Outsmart's math learning experience from curriculum architecture through content creation, assessment design, and learner feedback loops. You'll work closely with product managers, engineers, and fellow learning designers to build rigorous, engaging, and scalable math courses that bring joy back to learning. As an AI-native company, you'll also shape how AI tools and data insights are woven into curriculum development, content generation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a core science discipline, Science Education, or a closely related field preferred
• 3+ years designing college level science curriculum (online or hybrid experience a plus)
• Broad scientific fluency — comfortable stewarding courses across multiple disciplines, not just your home field
• Proven experience building technology-enabled learning experiences in collaboration with product and engineering teams
• Fluency with education technology and AI-assisted content workflows
• Familiarity with science education standards and frameworks (e.g., NGSS, scientific practices, inquiry-based design)
• Strong communicator who can translate pedagogical rationale for non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

• Experience with virtual labs, simulation-based learning, A/B testing educational content, or app-based course design

Responsibilities

• Develop Outsmart's math learning experience from curriculum architecture through content creation, assessment design, and learner feedback loops.
• Build rigorous, engaging, and scalable math courses in collaboration with product managers, engineers, and fellow learning designers.
• Shape how AI tools and data insights are woven into curriculum development, content generation, and continuous improvement.
• Design science curriculum end-to-end, including course architecture, learning outcomes, sequencing, and mastery-based progression across biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences.
• Develop assessment strategies, including formative and summative assessments that accurately measure scientific understanding and inform course iteration.
• Create interactive content and tooling, such as virtual labs, simulations, data visualizations, and interactive notebooks.
• Develop and validate AI-assisted content pipelines for generating, reviewing, and scaling high-quality science content.
• Interpret qualitative and quantitative learner data to identify gaps, improve engagement, and drive efficacy.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Learning Design teams to ship technology-enabled science experiences on schedule.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
• Parental leave for any full-time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents)
• 15 PTO days per year, a winter break, and 12+ paid company holidays per year
• Remote work days
• Lunch provided in-office daily
• Working with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior