Associate Director, Learning Innovation-Remote
Novartis
Major Responsibilities:
- Integrate AI and adaptive learning technologies into content development to improve speed, scalability, and learner personalization.
- Collaborate with Product Training and Skills Training teams to translate complex data into innovative and engaging learning experiences.
- Oversee the development and application of standardized design templates, AI prompts, and modular learning frameworks for consistency across the S&C Training Team.
- Partner with the Learning Measurement team to use learning data, engagement metrics, and performance dashboards to inform continuous design improvement.
- Ensure content accuracy, compliance, and role relevance through structured reviews and close collaboration with SMEs and MLR stakeholders.
- Champion new forms of content delivery using AI-driven technologies.
- Design adaptive microlearning journeys that support field readiness and just-in-time performance support across product and skill areas.
- Advise on emerging technologies and vendor tools for digital authoring, generative content, and multimedia integration.
- Manage production pipelines and digital asset governance to ensure quality, efficiency, and brand alignment.
Role Expectations:
- Work under the guidance of the Director of Learning Innovation to ensure alignment with department standards.
- Act as a key learning technology advocate for both learning asset production and operational processes.
- Partner with department training staff to assess and identify key initiatives where learning innovation can enhance impact.
Leadership & Functional Responsibilities:
- Ability to work through change and ambiguity.
- Comfort suggesting ideas to leadership.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree; advanced degree preferred (especially in a Learning/Education-related field).
- 5+ years in instructional design or life sciences learning, including at least 3 years managing digital or AI-based learning projects.
- Deep understanding of AI learning design tools (e.g., generative AI, adaptive learning systems, xAPI, learning analytics) and e-learning authoring tools (e.g., Adobe Captivate, Articulate, Synthesia).
- Skilled at interpreting learner data to inform design improvements.
- Degree or formal certification in adult learning or instructional design.
- Deep expertise leveraging design standards to create operational and financial learning efficiencies.
- Experience in design thinking to innovate learning.
- Experience working with, and through, offshore-based teams.