Lead Instructional Designer
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About Stryker
Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.
Job Description
Job Title: Lead Instructional Designer
Team: People and Organizational Development (POD)
Role Overview: As a Lead Instructional Designer, you will be responsible for designing innovative, user-focused training programs that build manager capability and drive impact across the organization. You will use tools like Articulate Rise and Adobe Creative Suite to develop engaging, scalable learning experiences across classroom and virtual platforms. You’ll collaborate with HR partners to assess needs, shape strategy, and continuously evolve learning offerings. Your work will ensure every program is accessible, aligned with business goals, and grounded in the latest learning trends.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and develop classroom and virtual learning programs that support employee training, performance, and development.
• Apply instructional design principles to develop engaging, effective, and scalable learning experiences.
• Leverage learning technology platforms to enhance accessibility and learner experience.
• Serve as a thought partner on learning strategy—advising stakeholders on best practices in instructional design, learning measurement, and experience design.
• Partner within POD and across the HR COEs to assess development needs, source solutions, collect feedback and evolve learning and development program offerings.
• Train facilitators and other stakeholders to effectively deliver or utilize the materials created.
• Identify learning solutions that address capability gaps and align with leadership expectations and strategic goals
• Ensure all learning content meets brand guidelines and quality standards.
• Stay current on learning trends, technologies, and innovations to continuously elevate learning solutions.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or 6+ years of equivalent experience required.
• 4+ years of work experience required.
Preferred Qualifications:
• 2+ years business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Articulate Rise for developing interactive learning modules.
• Proficient in graphic design and video editing using Adobe Creative Suite and Camtasia.
• Preference for candidates located near a Stryker location.
Compensation & Benefits:
• $77,200-148,400 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.
• Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.
• Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.
Additional Information: Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
