Instructional designer

Edera L3C is a fast-growing healthcare consultancy that addresses today’s issues and helps create tomorrow’s solutions by connecting the brightest minds in healthcare. Our team of management, technology, and creative services consultants work collaboratively with industry experts who bring deep experience and expertise to create transformational business solutions. We believe complex challenges and multi-faceted opportunities call for multi-disciplinary approaches and that’s how we work. We transform healthcare by bringing industry best practices from the private sector to the public sector, and the public sector to the private sector. Edera is an L3C (a variation of a limited liability company) that places “purpose before profit;” a social enterprise venture. This means we are focused on a socially beneficial mission to transform organizations rather than being driven to maximize income. Profits beyond our business sustainability goals are reinvested into communities or clients.

The Instructional Designer will directly support client delivery with a focus on developing high-quality learning experiences that prepare end users for operational readiness. This role designs, develops, tailors, and maintains curriculum and instructional materials aligned to workflow, system functionality, and adult learning principles. The Instructional Designer collaborates closely with subject matter experts, trainers, functional teams, and program stakeholders to ensure training content is accurate, engaging, and meets deployment timelines.

Type of Employment: 1099 with other employment opportunities based on individual performance and business need Work Location/Travel: Applicants must be unencumbered by travel restrictions. Heavy travel during periods of system implementations.

Hourly Rate Range: $38.35 - $45.94. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

Role Reports to: Project Manager Direct Reports: This role has no direct reports.

Responsibilities: Designs and develops tailored training curricula and instructional materials (instructor guides, student guides, job aids, quick references, workflow ‑ based exercises, assessments, and remediation content) aligned to workflows and system functionality. Produces curriculum tailoring status updates and maintains the Curriculum Revision Log to ensure version control and traceability. Collaborates with functional SMEs, trainers, and deployment teams to ensure content accuracy, readiness, and alignment to program requirements. Ensures all instructional materials adhere to adult learning principles, accessibility standards, and client requirements. Supports quality assurance reviews and adjusts curriculum based on feedback, testing results, and system updates. Contributes to training strategy, design standards, and continuous improvement of learning products.

Knowledge and Skills Required: 5+ years of experience developing curricula, instructional materials, assessments, eLearning content, and job aids. Experience designing training for large ‑ scale system implementations, preferably in healthcare or government environments. Demonstrated ability to partner with SMEs and operational leaders to create accurate, workflow ‑ based training content. Strong knowledge of instructional design methodologies, adult learning principles, and multimodal content development (instructor ‑ led, virtual, self ‑ paced, blended). Ability to translate workflows and system functionality into effective learning experiences. Excellent writing, editing, and visualization skills for instructional content. Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with SMEs, trainers, and technical teams. Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and familiarity with LMS platforms and learning development tools.

Education/Certification Required: Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Communications, Organizational Development, or a related field. Certifications in instructional design, e-learning development, or adult learning (optional but preferred). Additional relevant experience may substitute for degree.

Technical Skills Required: Proficiency with MS Office 365, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint. Familiarity with e-learning tools, content development platforms, and LMS publishing requirements.

Desirable (Not Required) Skills/Experience: Change management certification. Experience delivering training in healthcare IT or government environments. All applicants must be US citizens and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Edera participates in the E-Verify program. Edera is a drug-free workplace. Edera is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Edera prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. Edera takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or veteran status.