Project Manager - Instructional Design

10100 Children's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Generous paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Children’s National Hospital in Maryland is seeking a Project Manager, Instructional Design to join the Pediatric Prevention Network, coordinating national teams of educators, researchers, and clinicians to advance pediatric preparedness and education.

You will lead instructional design projects, develop eLearning solutions, manage timelines and budgets, and collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver high‑quality materials for disaster readiness and telehealth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• At least 5 years of related experience and 3 years of project management experience.
• Experience in writing/communications, healthcare administration and nonprofit management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead instructional design projects through conception to maintenance.
• Develop timelines and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Provide consultation on design solutions, technology selection, and resources.
• Develop deliverables like storyboards and curricula with SMEs.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on scope and on budget.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation and report metrics.

Skills

Project management

Instructional design

Stakeholder management

MS Word/Excel

Facilitation

Research tools

Educational technology

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

1 Inventa Place Silver Spring, MD 20910

Kids Are Our Everything. Department 10415

CHORDS - Research Pay Range $87,172.80 - $145,267.20

The Project Manager, Instructional Design will be an integral part of the Pediatric Prevention Network (PPN) mission to prepare the nation and its children’s hospitals to be ready to care for children in everyday settings, disasters, and global health threats. As a five-year, federally funded grant program, the PPN aims to:

PPN aims to:

• Increase the proportion of children’s hospitals working in partnership with local, state, regional, and/or national emergency preparedness systems including health care, disaster preparedness, and emergency management sectors, in order to provide education and develop preparedness plans to better address the unique needs of children and their families.
• Increase the number and types of collaborations that children’s hospitals develop with emergency preparedness systems, national organizations focused on improving pediatric emergency readiness, and community partners, to better address the unique needs of children and their families, including efforts to prevent and address disparities experienced by underserved populations.
• Improve the pediatric emergency readiness of health care systems including prehospital, emergency department, and inpatient settings to better address the unique needs of children and their families.
• Increase the capability of telehealth/telemedicine systems to better address the unique needs of children and their families.

The Project Manager, Instructional Design will join a team of instructional designers, educational researchers, and medical education experts located across the country. As part of a highly collaborative, distributed, and dynamic team, the Project Manager, Instructional Design will be tasked to leverage their skills in instructional design, project management, elearning development, educational technology, and problem solving to support the PPN aims listed above.

Duties will include:

1. Acts as a project leader for instructional design projects and leads instructional design projects through iterative stages: conception, need analysis, design, development, evaluation and maintenance.
2. Develops and maintains project timelines and plans based on project and stakeholders needs.
3. Manages relationships with internal and external partners, outside vendors, consultants and peer institutions.
4. Provides consultation, assess project needs, and makes recommendations for instructional design projects, such as design solutions, technology selection, resources, timelines, priorities and more.
5. Develops instructional design deliverables such as storyboards, curriculum maps, outlines and prototypes, etc. in collaboration with SMEs and other team members.
6. Manages assigned project tasks to ensure timely and high-quality outcomes.
7. Maintains in depth knowledge of existing and emerging instructional technologies. Delivers technical expertise and provides recommendations in researching, evaluating and implementing new instructional technologies.
8. Manages operating systems, applications, web services, and content on the department’s servers.
9. Develops and reports on metrics that measure usage, reliability and client satisfaction for all technology services provided.
10. Maintains highest possible degree of service and responsiveness in complex, multi-stakeholder ,multi-vendor, multiplatform environment.
11. May perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education Bachelor's Degree (Required) Or Master's Degree Business, Healthcare Management or Finance (Preferred)

Minimum Work Experience 5 years Related and progressive experience (Required) 3 years Project management experience (Required) 3 years Experience in writing/ communications, healthcare administration and non-profit management (Preferred)

Required Skills/Knowledge Familiarity and experience with electronic database research tools, including use of the Internet. Understanding of management information systems and technology is helpful. Full command of Microsoft Word, Excel and/or similar software applications. Knowledge and awareness of Project Management principles, documents and plans. Good facilitation and analytical skills. Ability to deliver results on time, on budget, and to the very highest standards. Ability to quickly gain the technical, behavioral and contextual elements of a project. Running large and small scale projects. Stakeholder management. Personal skills required Strong drive and resilience. Action and result oriented. Ability to build strong relationships with people at all levels. A willingness to see things through to the end. A team player who is comfortable working with other professionals. Ability to influence/work through people at all levels. Ability to work efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines. Being an inspirational employee who is able to demonstrate enthusiasm, passion. Willingness to take on project ownership and accountability.

Functional Accountabilities

Project Communication

• Develop communication plan (oral and written) for each initiative with assigned teams to include updates and status reports associated with each project.
• Develop and implement stakeholder satisfaction tools for each project to ensure stakeholder buy-in and satisfaction.
• Keep executives informed of progress, barriers, etc.
• Facilitate team discussions and provide detailed feedback and follow-through.
• Listen and provide feedback to end user suggestions and issues.

Project Management

• Ensure all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Report and escalation to management as needed.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.

Internal and External Relations

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
• Successfully manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.

Benefits That Support You:

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long‑term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Why Join Us:

• Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting‑edge treatments.
• Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
• Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

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Please note that it is the policy of Children’s National Hospital to ensure a “drug‑free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children’s National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.