Instructional Designer – Multiple Locations

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

In this role, you will provide learning support to internal customers through the design and development of both instructor-led and self-paced learning solutions for both new and existing employees. You will produce high quality, skill-based learning content across a variety of different modalities – including facilitator guides, interactive self-paced modules, scenario-based role play activities and assessments, to name a few. You will work across the full spectrum of learning support – new content development, management of existing content, as well as scheduled and ad-hoc communications – with the goal of increasing the performance of our internal customers. Additionally, you will consult and collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) as well as peers across the Optum Learn organization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Seamlessly align to the strategic objectives of Optum Learn and internal customers
• Design and develop effective instructor-led and self-paced learning content
• Collaborate with peers across Optum Learn to evaluate and improve learning content
• Utilize various platforms/tools (ex: Articulate 360) to develop skills-based learning content
• Partner with peers to develop full scale learning solutions for both new and existing employees
• Effectively take direction and apply feedback from senior team members while juggling multiple priorities
• Accurately track task progress within project workplans in a timely manner
• Communicate effectively with customers, peers and Optum Learn leadership

Required Qualifications:

• Experience (4+ years) designing/developing learning content in a corporate environment
• Experience (4+ years) using Microsoft Office suite of applications/tools
• Experience (2+ years) using Articulate 360 suite of applications/tools
• Demonstrated ability managing learning content with a Learning Management System (LMS)
• Demonstrated ability utilizing high quality visual design principles within creation of learning content
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, think critically and solve problems
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage time and balance multiple deliverables/priorities
• Demonstrated ability to speak & write proficiently in the English language
• Demonstrated ability to effectively balance creative design techniques with a high attention to detail
• Must be willing to work on a hybrid set-up (3x on-site)
• Must be willing to be assigned on a night shift supporting a US project

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes – an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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