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Sales Instructional Designer

The Jackson Laboratory

Farmington, CTRemotePosted 1 day ago$69,711 - $101,081
Full TimeSenior LevelCommercial & Pharma SalesResearch Institute
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Summary

The Sales Instructional Designer supports the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of commercial training programs. In this role, you will facilitate new hire onboarding, develop microlearning content, and create competency-based assessments that drive sales readiness and performance. Working closely with scientific subject matter experts and cross-functional partners, you will translate complex concepts into effective learning solutions while ensuring training materials align with organizational and business objectives.

Job description

About the Role

The Sales Instructional Designer supports the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of commercial training programs. In this role, you will facilitate new hire onboarding, develop microlearning content, and create competency-based assessments that drive sales readiness and performance. Working closely with scientific subject matter experts and cross-functional partners, you will translate complex concepts into effective learning solutions while ensuring training materials align with organizational and business objectives.

This role is fully remote with occasional travel (10%).

What You'll Contribute

  • Design, develop, and maintain sales training programs using evidence-based instructional design practices (such as ADDIE, SAM, and Bloom's Taxonomy), including onboarding, microlearning, competency-based assessments, and digital learning resources.
  • Partner with sales leaders, business stakeholders, and subject matter experts to identify learning needs and translate complex scientific concepts into effective training solutions.
  • Collaborate with internal learning resources to ensure training content is accurate, aligned, and scalable across the organization.
  • Administer the Learning Management System (LMS) and coordinate the delivery of virtual, in-person, and self-paced learning programs.
  • Measure training effectiveness through assessments, reporting, and performance metrics, recommending continuous improvements to enhance sales readiness and capability.
  • Manage multiple training projects, ensuring timely delivery, quality standards, accessibility compliance, and alignment with business objectives.
  • Stay current on instructional design best practices and emerging learning technologies to continuously enhance the learner experience.

What You Bring

Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred

Experience: 5 years in the same or a similar role required; 7 years preferred. A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific and technical concepts into clear, engaging learning solutions for commercial audiences.
  • Strong knowledge of instructional design methodologies, adult learning principles, and eLearning best practices.
  • Proficiency with Learning Management Systems (LMS); experience with Brainshark or similar learning platforms preferred.
  • Strong consulting, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels of the organization.
  • Experience developing digital learning content, including multimedia, visual, and interactive training materials.
  • Proven project management skills, with the ability to prioritize work, manage multiple initiatives, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 5 years in the same or similar role required
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific and technical concepts into clear, engaging learning solutions for commercial audiences
  • Strong knowledge of instructional design methodologies, adult learning principles, and eLearning best practices
  • Proficiency with Learning Management Systems (LMS)
  • Strong consulting, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
  • Experience developing digital learning content, including multimedia, visual, and interactive training materials
  • Proven project management skills

Benefits

  • Fully Remote
  • 10% Travel
  • Salary Range $69,711 - $101,081

Company overview

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution founded in 1929 in Bar Harbor, Maine. As a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center, JAX specializes in discovering precise genomic solutions for disease and empowering the global biomedical community to improve human health. With nearly 3,000 employees across 11 locations worldwide, including facilities in Maine, Connecticut, California, Japan, and China, the organization operates with a substantial $628 million annual budget. JAX maintains a diverse research portfolio encompassing cancer, aging, Alzheimer's disease, addiction, computational biology, and rare diseases. The laboratory is renowned for providing over 13,000 strains of genetically specialized mice to more than 2,400 organizations in 68 countries, making it the world's leading source for mouse models. Additionally, JAX hosts the Mouse Genome Informatics database and offers comprehensive educational programs for scientists at all career stages, contributing to at least 26 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine through its research, resources, and educational initiatives.

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