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Abbott Sr. Instructional Designer -- TX in Irving, Texas

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health.

Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations — with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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

Our location in Irving TX, currently has an opportunity for a Sr. Instructional Designer within its CoreDx, Digital Health Solution (DHS) business unit.

The Sr Instructional Designer will -

  • Work on the training team skilled in instructional design, technical training, and multimedia.

  • Lead or participating in all aspects of the industry-standard methodology for assessing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating content.

  • Create instructor-led courses (virtual and in-person), eLearning, and other instructional materials that simplify complex concepts, present information attractively, and maximize information retention and knowledge transfer.

  • Collaborate openly and effectively with people at all levels in the organization.

WHAT YOU’LL DO :

  • Lead instructional and technical content analysis activities. Understand the business needs and purpose of the content (based on user needs) prior to development.

  • Work with Trainers and other SMEs to gather knowledge for efficient design and development including scheduling and attending knowledge transfer.

  • Develop in-person instructor-led, virtual instructor-led, and e-Learning content, including but not limited to :

  • on-demand modules

  • videos

  • PowerPoint presentations

  • course quizzes, activity handouts,

  • and other instructional materials.

  • Ensure design consistency, cross-functionality, and reusable content aligned with Abbott’s strategy and brand.

  • Apply tested instructional design theories, practice, and methods that maximize information retention and knowledge transfer.

  • Lead meetings with stakeholders, SMEs, and other relevant parties.

  • Manage project timelines and drive initiatives to ensure on-time delivery.

  • Manage multiple priorities with the ability to assess and adjust quickly to the changing scope of the business.

  • Ensure the quality and accuracy of all curricula by facilitating successful review processes as needed on a continual basis.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING:

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Education, Instructional Design, or related field.

  • 5 or more years of relevant work experience, preferably as an instructional designer, educational technologist, eLearning developer, or related role delivering training content with demonstrated success.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Understanding of the required elements for different work products like instructor-led training content, point-of-need content, general communications, etc. (High proficiency)

  • Experience using PowerPoint, Articulate 360, Camtasia Studio, Storyline, Audacity, or similar design and development software. (PowerPoint, articulate 360, and Camtasia Studio used frequently within current team.) (High proficiency)

  • Experience publishing eLearning to conform to SCORM standard. (Proficient)

  • Knowledge of learning theories and instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE). (High proficiency)

  • Written and oral communication skills (High proficiency)

  • Collaboration and interpersonal skills – the role will frequently interact stakeholders and other team members, so collaboration and open communication is essential (High proficiency)

  • Medical or lab knowledge

Travel possible: 5% of the time.

This is an onsite role.

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  • 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 (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

The base pay for this position is $72,700.00 – $145,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com

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