Principal Technology Instructional Designer

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life As a Global Commercial AI-Enabled Instructional Designer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and developing innovative learning experiences to meet the needs of commercial teams across various regions and markets. This role requires expertise in instructional design, e-learning specialization, and artificial intelligence (AI) integration. The primary responsibility of this role will be to design and develop innovative learning experiences that leverage AI technologies and e-learning specialization to enhance personalization, interactivity, and effectiveness of global commercial learning experiences. Instructional Design: Develop engaging and effective learning experiences using instructional design principles and adult learning theory. Design learning objectives, content outlines, and assessments aligned with organizational goals and learner needs. E-Learning Specialization: Create interactive and multimedia-rich e-learning modules and courses using e-learning authoring tools and multimedia production software. Develop engaging online learning materials optimized for various devices and platforms. AI Integration: Integrate AI technologies and algorithms into learning experiences to enhance personalization, adaptivity, and interactivity. Explore AI-driven features such as adaptive learning paths, intelligent tutoring systems, and natural language processing for feedback and assessment. Data Analysis and Insights: Partner with Learning Effectiveness and Data and Analytics teams to analyze learning data and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of AI-enhanced learning experiences. Use data-driven insights to optimize learning pathways, enhance learner engagement, and improve learning outcomes. Research and Innovation: Stay informed about emerging trends and advancements in instructional design, e-learning technologies, and AI applications in education and training. Conduct research and experimentation to explore innovative approaches and technologies for AI-enhanced learning. Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with subject matter experts, instructional designers, e-learning developers, and AI specialists to design and implement AI-enhanced learning solutions. Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide guidance, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. Training and Support: Provide training and support to stakeholders and end-users on AI-enabled learning tools and platforms. Offer guidance and assistance in leveraging AI features effectively to optimize learning outcomes. Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure that AI-enhanced learning experiences meet quality standards, accessibility requirements, and regulatory compliance. Conduct testing and validation to address usability, performance, and security issues. Professional Development: Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in instructional design and commercial training, continuously enhancing your own skills and knowledge to drive innovation and excellence in training delivery. SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education. DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy: Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes. Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists. Organizational Impact: Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results. May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area. Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation. Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area. Implements solutions to problems. Communication and Influence: Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making. Leadership and Talent Management: Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader. Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, computer science, or a related field. Strong understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM), and learning management systems. Proven experience in instructional design, e-learning development, and AI integration preferably in a global commercial or corporate training environment. Strong proficiency in e-learning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate) and programming languages for AI development. Deep knowledge of AI technologies and algorithms, including machine learning and natural language processing. Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines. Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels. Creativity, innovation, and a passion for leveraging AI to enhance learning experiences. Flexibility and adaptability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a global team. Knowledge of commercial operations, sales methodologies, and market dynamics is a plus. Certification in instructional design or training (e.g., CPLP, CPTD) is desirable. Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.  Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. About Medtronic We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here Welcome to our new Careers Site! If you applied before July 22nd, please check your email for a notification from us providing you with instructions and a link to set up your new account and retain access to your current activity. If you do not see an email from us, please feel free to proceed with creating a new account. We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. 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