Manager Learning Development Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Description

You're driven, resourceful, and above all else - remarkably smart. You love a good challenge. You are the first to roll up your sleeves and work with relentless energy until you solve the unsolvable, beat the unbeatable and you always come out on top. Passable doesn't cut it - you've got fire in your belly to learn more, do more and be more. For you, the sweetest success is shared success and you're known for your good nature. You'll fit right in at Syneos Health where we surround ourselves with the most talented and agile professionals in the industry, but we check our egos at the door.

• Designing, developing, and delivering high-quality learner-centered solutions across modalities, including interactive Storyline courses, virtual and in-person workshops, facilitator-led materials, job aids, pull-through resources, marketing materials, and multimedia assets.
• Building advanced Articulate Storyline experiences, including interactive scenarios, branching, triggers, variables, and custom learner interactions that go beyond standard template-based development.
• Designing and developing workshop experiences for both virtual and in-person settings, including facilitator guides, participant materials, learner activities, discussion prompts, and supporting assets.
• Using visual design, user experience, and content design principles to elevate the clarity, polish, engagement, and effectiveness of all learning materials while maintaining brand alignment and quality standards.
• Collaborating closely with learning architects, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders to align on learning strategy, scope, timelines, review cycles, and deployment requirements.
• Testing and ensuring Quality Assurance: functionality, usability, accessibility, and quality across learning assets and platforms, while troubleshooting issues and refining deliverables based on feedback.
• Supporting compliant content development by incorporating feedback from Medical, Legal, and Regulatory review partners and ensuring deliverables meet approval and distribution requirements.
• Owning the end-to-end creation process for assigned deliverables, including design, development, quality assurance, packaging, reviews, and readiness for deployment into learning platforms.
• Staying current on learning trends, authoring tools, and emerging technologies to continuously improve how learning solutions are designed and delivered.

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in Learning, Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, or a related field preferred.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience designing and developing learning solutions within a learning and development, instructional design, or training environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Articulate Storyline is required, including experience building custom interactions, branching scenarios, triggers, variables, and polished learner experiences. Experience with Rise is also expected.
• Demonstrated expertise in instructional design, including content structuring, learner engagement strategies, and aligning learning experiences to business and performance outcomes.
• Strong experience designing and developing virtual and in-person workshops, including facilitator guides, participant materials, activities, and applied learning experiences.
• Strong visual design skills with the ability to create clear, polished, engaging, and brand-aligned learning assets that elevate the learner's experience.
• Strong writing skills with the ability to create concise, engaging content across multiple formats and audiences.
• Experience using tools such as TechSmith Camtasia, Adobe Creative Suite, and other learning technologies to create video, multimedia, infographics, interactive PDFs, and related assets.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align on expectations, proactively identify risks, and navigate feedback effectively.
• Strong attention to detail across quality assurance, writing, design, and content accuracy.
• Well versed in Microsoft Office products, including Teams, SharePoint, Planner, Word, PowerPoint, and Copilot.
• Life sciences or pharmaceutical experience are strongly preferred.
• High learning agility, strong ownership mindset, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Portfolio or work samples are required for consideration and should demonstrate Storyline capability, instructional design depth, workshop development, and visual design quality.
• Open to remote work with approximately 10% domestic travel required.

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $50/hr. but may vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health? We partner with industry experts to solve and execute against today's toughest commercialization challenges facing the world's leading healthcare companies. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities on our Commercial Operations and Leadership teams. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

As a Syneos Health freelance, temporary, or contract employee, you may be eligible to participate in the Company 401k match and benefits such as paid time off or benefits through provisions in the Affordable Care Act or State-specific requirements depending on the terms of your employment. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements for temporary/freelance/contract employees.