Instructional Designer - Palo Alto, CA

 The Office for Information Resources and Technology (IRT) provides information technology and informatics services in support of the Stanford School of Medicine’s (SSOM) clinical, research and educational missions.  IRT’s services include software development, web services, business intelligence, educational technology, data center, data security, IT support and clinical informatics.

We are seeking an Instructional Designer (ID) to work collaboratively with the Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education (CME) (https://med.stanford.edu/cme.html) and the School of Medicine’s Educational Technology team to manage, design, develop, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based online courses for regional, national and international practicing health care professionals, in partnership with Stanford faculty. The goal of the courses is to augment physician knowledge, enhance competence and performance in practice, and improve patient outcomes.

The Instructional Designer will collaborate with faculty partners and academic leadership to determine effective approaches and technologies, and then lead the design and execution of evidence-based approaches to achieve desired leaner outcomes for online courses. Under the guidance of the Manager of Instructional Design and Production, the Instructional Designer will work collaboratively with and serve as the project manager of the Educational Technology production team throughout all phases of course design and development. In this role, the ID will lead weekly production team meetings, review course development tasks and timelines, and communicate with IRT and CME leadership on project status. 

The ID will collaborate with the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Online Manager and CME Online Coordinator to foster course development and publication on the OpenEdX platform, with a focus on ensuring that the published course is compliant with CME accreditation requirements and educational standards.

Duties include:

• Analyze submitted course proposals to determine scope of work and production effort/cost required and how well the proposals meets CME goals.
• Proactively consult with subject matter experts to identify and formulate learning objectives and content.
• Develop Instructional Design document containing course goal, learning objectives, evaluation and assessment processes, and module content with teaching methodologies appropriate for e-learning
• Use an iterative instructional design process to draft storyboards and prototypes and guide faculty in the ongoing development and refinement of course content and reference materials.
• Share best practices through cross campus collaboration and instructional design community.
• Lead internal and/or external teams, schedules and budgets.
• Identify new strategies for production, post-production, and delivery resources, tools and equipment necessary for the development of learning materials.

* - Other duties may also be assigned

Qualifications

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

Bachelor’s degree and seven years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):

•    Demonstrated effectiveness in consulting with, business partners and subject matter experts to assess learning needs and recommend high-impact learning solutions and learning curricula.
•    Demonstrated proficiency in applying instructional design theory, models, and best practices.
•    Demonstrated proficiency using instructional design tools such as learning project plans, design documents, learning hierarchies, storyboards, prototypes, etc.
•    Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all members of a learning team, vendor partners, and business partners to create a learning environment that is service oriented, supportive, engaging and effective for adult and nontraditional learners.
•    Demonstrated proficiency and experience in industry standard tools such as authoring tools, digital, graphics media, audio, animation and video production tools to create impactful courses.
•    Demonstrated ability to evaluate the effectiveness of learning materials. 
•    Excellent oral and written communication skills.
•    Demonstrated ability to clearly and succinctly convey learning content in a manner that engages learners and improves learning retention rates.
•    Experience integrating online learning courses/certification programs with one or more learning management systems.
•    Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups and individuals at any and all levels of an organization.
•    Demonstrated skills in project management of learning development projects involving eLearning authoring, audio, video, and text production and post-production, including product evaluation and testing.
•    Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

•    Advanced degree (e.g. MA, MS, PhD) in either Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Adult Education, Medical Education or similar field.
•    Experience consulting on and training others in authoring standards and best-practices for instructional design and educational technologies.
•    Experience in a higher education setting.
•    Experience coordinating or supervising a team to implement projects.
•    Knowledge of ACCME policies and guidelines.
•    Experience with agile method for iterative instructional design and prototyping (e.g. SAM).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

•    Frequently stand/walk, sit, use a computer; use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
•    Occasionally reach/work above shoulders, twist/bend/stoop/squat, grasp forcefully, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds, write by hand, sort/file paperwork.
•    Rarely kneel/crawl, operate foot and/or hand controls.
* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

•    Travel on campus to schools/units.
•    May work extended hours.

WORK STANDARDS:
 
•    Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
•    Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
•    Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

About Stanford University:

Stanford University, located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, is one of the world’s leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.

Supporting that mission is a staff of more than 10,000 which is rooted in a culture of excellence and values innovation, collaboration, and life-long learning.  To foster the talents and aspirations of our staff, Stanford offers career development programs, competitive pay that reflects market trends and benefits that increase financial stability to promote health, fulfilling lives.  An award-winning employer, Stanford offers an exceptional setting for professionals looking to advance their careers.

Stanford University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and is committed to recruiting and hiring qualified women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Job Information

• Location: Stanford, California, 94305, United States
• Job ID: 27392694
• Posted: March 14, 2016
• Position Title:Instructional Designer
• Company Name:Stanford University - School of Medicine
• Job Function:Operations
• Entry Level:No
• Job Type:Full Time
• Industry:College / University

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