Manager of Instructional Design - Costa Mesa, CA

Company:	UnitedHealth Group Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (133)
Job Location(s):	Costa Mesa
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Education:	Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Insurance - Management, Insurance - Admin/Clerical

Position Description

Manager of Instructional Design - Costa Mesa, CA-328056

Description

Position Description:

As the manager of instructional design, you would use your skills and experience to receive and analyze learning requests, organize and schedule projects, assign work to yourself and other designers, and monitor progress against deadlines. You would also design and create learning and performance-based training materials and assessments that emphasize adult learning concepts, active learning practices, and objectives-based instructional strategies. You would follow industry-standard development models (such as ADDIE) and make use of a variety of creative and innovative approaches to create effective learning. Prescription Solutions is looking for a self-motivated, productive individual to join our team of designers and trainers to manage the team and to create a wide variety of learning materials, ranging from soft skills to technical systems training.

Primary Responsibilities:

Manage a team of designers and their projects and workload
Monitor and manage priorities of active learning requests
Work with executive stakeholders to identify learning needs and perform task analysis as required
Evaluate the performance of the members of the design team
Work with the senior manager of instructional design to assure productivity, quality, and accuracy of all materials
Research, analyze, and evaluate existing content for development into training materials
Work with subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify specific training needs and develop solutions
Design and develop learning materials in a variety of media and delivery methods, including both instructor-led and elearning
Create and analyze assessments to evaluate learning effectiveness and instructional improvement opportunities
Conduct train-the-trainer sessions
Perform other duties and work on other projects as required

Prescription Solutions is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

If you're ready to talk about groundbreaking interactions, let's talk about what happens when a firm that touches millions of lives decides to gather results from millions of prescriptions every month and analyze their impact. Let's talk about smart, motivated pharmacy teams. Let's talk about more effective and affordable health care solutions. This is caring. This is great chemistry. This is the way to make a difference.

Prescription Solutions is an empowering place for people with the flexibility to help create change. Innovation is part of the job description. New ideas are welcome. And passion for improving the lives of our customers is a motivating factor in everything that happens.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree is required, a master's degree is preferred
3 years of experience in instructional design or teaching is required
1 year of experience as an instructional design manager is required
Required proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
Knowledge of adult learning theory
Desired proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Visio, Adobe Acrobat, Snagit
Experience with Knowlagent and Captivate a plus
Excellent writing and editing ability
Good verbal communication skills
Skill in creating activity-rich, performance-based instructional materials
Skill in problem solving
Skill in organizing
Team and collaborative orientation
Work well with others and individually
Ability to multitask
Ability to work well under tight deadlines

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

Job Training Delivery-Operational

Primary LocationUS-CA-Costa Mesa

Organization Prescription Solutions

Schedule Full-time

Number of Openings 1