Specialist, Instructional Design

Nightingale Education Group

Specialist, Instructional Design supporting creation and implementation of learning products at Nightingale College. Collaborating with experts to ensure compliance with educational standards.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

supports the creation, refinement, development, and implementation of learning products for the organization
design and implement programs to ensure institutional compliance with federal, state, and Nightingale College policies and best practices
manage the development of curriculum and professional development materials for instructor-led delivery platforms and updates of existing course materials to reflect changes in law, regulation, philosophy, or practice and ensure alignment with organizational goals and direction
Identifies training needs, and coordinates with subject matter experts, faculty members, and other collaborators to design and develop learning opportunities for faculty and collaborators
Performs cause, knowledge, or gap analyses to help determine appropriate learning delivery options
Determines the suitable instructional design method, media selection, and facilitation style for the implementation of organizational interventions and solutions
Constructs supportive materials to enhance performance improvement strategies
Aligns new and existing course content with optimum instructional methods including instructor-led, e-learning, and blended approaches
Maintains a current understanding of nursing and healthcare professions curriculum or professional development research and trends related to online teaching and learning practices
Designs and executes online course assembly, creation, and packaging within the Learning Management System (LMS) and authoring tools in partnership with internal and external subject matter experts
Develops and refines tests, scoring guides, and curriculum
Maps course topics, objectives, and assignments into program designs to demonstrate that standards are met, and assessment is achievable
Liaise with Nightingale Group committees as appropriate
Participates in the successful implementation of other functional projects as they arise

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Masters degree from an accredited institution in Learning Science, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Assessment, Learning Design, Curriculum Design, or a related field is required
A minimum of three years of participating in the design of learning technology, software, or learning environments is required
A minimum of two years of experience developing courses in LMS and authoring tools is required
Demonstrated experience designing assessments within distance learning experiences is required
Demonstrated understanding of concept-based, competency-based, project-based, and other learning design models is required
Demonstrated experience contributing to learning design systems with numerous stakeholders and requirements is required
A minimum of three years of experience gathering and applying peer-reviewed scholarly research and user research is preferred
Experience in Nursing/Allied Health/Health Sciences Education preferred
Experience in micro-credentialing preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development
flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

Learning ScienceEducational TechnologyCourse DevelopmentCompetency-Based LearningProject-Based LearningE-Learning DesignGap AnalysisPerformance Improvement StrategiesMicro-CredentialingResearch Application

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingStakeholder EngagementFacilitation