Senior Instructional Designer/Trainer - Homebased

The Senior Instructional Designer is an experienced individual whose primary role will be the creation and delivery of classroom and on-line materials used to educate customers in the use of Liquent’s proprietary software products. The Sr. Instructional Designer will act as a departmental mentor for instructional design tasks and curriculum development opportunities.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Responsible for running the European Training Centre in Munich for any public class
• Design and deliver instructor-led training for Liquent products, as deemed necessary
• Design and deliver LLN training for Liquent products, as deemed necessary
• Act as project manager for Instructional Design efforts, as deemed necessary
• Ensure a high standard of instructional integrity is maintained throughout the development of learning projects
• Accountable for the instructional design output of the Education Services team
• Customize training for customers as contracted by customers
• Interface with customers for the purposes of gathering, assimilating and dispensing instructional design/training project information
• Advise customers and Educations Services team on instructional rationale
• Conduct site assessments to uncover the training needs and expectations of users at all levels of the organization
• Conduct Train-the-Trainer sessions for new classes
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of departmental Standard Operating Procedures
• Teach classes, as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledge of instructional design practices, such as needs assessment, analysis, behavioral objectives and evaluation competencies.
• Strong teaching skills via traditional classroom training and eLearning.
• Must be able to manage projects to successful completion on time and on budget.
• Strong verbal communication skills for working with team members, customers, and SMEs.
• An understanding of basic hardware and software operating principles, including a basic understanding of relational and object-oriented databases as well as an understanding of the software development process and testing life cycle.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, this individual should be detail oriented with a strong customer service focus.
• The ability to work well independently and in a team environment.
• An understanding of, or the ability to learn, the Life Sciences Business, specifically in the pharmaceutical environment pertaining to regulatory guidance and regulatory submission assembly.
• Ability to learn new technology and apply to business needs.
• Experience with Document/Content Management Systems.
• Adult learning principles.
• Must be able to design effective performance measurement and evaluation strategies.
• Travel required, approximately 40%; Must possess, or be able to procure, a passport with rights to travel