Instructional Designer & Technology Strategist
Job Description
Our client, ranked as the #1 University for innovation, is hiring an Instructional Design Strategist/Educational Technology Manager contract-to-hire to join their team!
This individual will act as both a strategic advisor and hands-on contributor, partnering closely with founding faculty, curriculum leadership, and enterprise IT/Learning Experience (LX) teams to design scalable, compliant, and innovative learning solutions that support modern medical education.
Serve as the acting Educational Technology Manager for the new School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, consulting on and supporting the design of the end-to-end educational technology ecosystem in alignment with curriculum innovation and LCME accreditation requirements.
Hourly Rate: up to $45/hour
Converting Salary: Up to $85,000/year (Full Benefits & Reduced Tuition Credit Offerings!)
Employment Type: W2 Only (cannot provide sponsorship)
Location: Phoenix, AZ (hybrid)
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire
*3 months contract before conversion
Requirements/Day to Day:
- Background in instructional design, educational technology, or learning experience design, ideally within medical education, healthcare education, or higher education.
- Lead research, evaluation, and selection of instructional technologies, supporting the core academic technology stack, including: LMS, assessment/eval, media capture/content
- Contribute to the design and implementation of AI-supported solutions for teaching, learning, and assessment, with a strong emphasis on ethnicity, regulatory, compliance
- Collaborate closely with founding faculty, curriculum leaders, and central IT/LX partners to translate complex pedagogical, clinical, and accreditation requirements into scalable, workflow-driven systems.