Instructional Systems Designer

The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health is seeking an Instructional Systems Designer to work REMOTELY and support its $4.6B single award DHMSM IDIQ contract, known as MHS GENESIS.  This highly visible program provides modernization of Electronic Health Records (EHR) capabilities for the Department of Defense, supporting nearly 10 million service members and their families worldwide. While every healthcare system is addressing quality, user experience and cost, the MHS GENESIS program has the added challenge of delivering these objectives within the DOD security environment, at the DOD’s global scale, all while supporting the Defense Health Agency (DHA)’s vision of a medically ready force ─ which is essential to our national defense.   

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

The Instructional Systems Designer will join the Content Development Training team responsible for designing, creating, maintaining, and testing instructor-led and printable, and/or computer-based training materials for an electronic health record system. Your efforts will support the implementation, deployment, and sustainment of new capabilities for a dynamic and expanding portfolio of additional health solutions.  Primary responsibilities include:

• Execute all facets of the training development life-cycle for various training types, including instructor-led courses, eLearning/computer-based and online training, and blended learning

• Apply adult learning theories and methodologies to design, develop, update and maintain instructor-led and computer-based courses, assessments and supplemental training materials

• Analyze and assess effectiveness of current training strategy and materials; Identify gaps and utilize that information to refine the training approach

• Develop detailed course design documents to include Instructional Design Maps, Course Outlines and storyboards

• Use established Style Guide for training content development

• Utilize Microsoft Word templates to create facilitator guides, competency assessments, job aids, user guides, and other printable materials

• Employ Rapid Development Software (such as Captivate, Camtasia and Articulate) to develop interactive computer-based courseware (to include branching and decision trees)

• Write scripts for video and audio content

• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts, functional analysts, solution architects, clinicians and application owners to develop course content

• Review, compile and analyze assessment and evaluation data and make recommendations for training modifications

• Actively participate in peer review sessions and offer constructive comment with the intent of improving the team's products and services

• Proactively communicate and interact with multiple vendor partners, coworkers, and the government client from a remote work setting; Attend meetings as part of internal and external collaboration

• Develop a plan and timeline to create training materials and take ownership of project milestones

• Identify risks and mitigation strategies

• Host review sessions with the government client to capture and receive input on materials

• Support team ideas and initiatives that contribute to the success of the customer program/project

FACTORS FOR SUCCESS

• BS degree in Education, Instructional Design, or Instructional Technology and 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 years of prior relevant experience.   

• US Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain an ADP IT-II Public Trust Clearance based on the minimum of a Tier 3 investigation. Federal Government requirement.       

• Four years’ experience developing and delivering training courses to a variety of audiences

• Authoring ability using Adobe Captivate, Camtasia and Articulate Storyline

• Experience using Microsoft Word templates

• Experience working with remote teams and leadership

• Ability to interact with and switch between teams and projects with minimal warning as project phases evolve

• Strong time management follow-through skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Strong written and verbal communication, with a solid knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar

• Communicate effectively with all levels of project team

• Familiar with ADA Section 508c accessibility requirements

HOW YOU WILL STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD

• Master’s degree in Instructional Design or Adult Education

• Experience with electronic health record training content and/or healthcare industry

• Previous Millennium training and/or sustainment experience

• Experience converting ILT to eLearning

• Experience collaborating across multiple functional teams

• Prior consulting experience with large-scale Enterprise level and/or government project

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.