Instructional Designer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 8, 2026. Genentech scores B on the Alion truth index.
Instructional Designer
Who We Are
We’re passionate about delivering on Our Promise to improve the lives of patients and create healthier communities for all. We foster a culture of inclusivity, integrity and creativity while boldly pursuing answers to the world’s most complex health challenges and transforming society.
Role Overview
As an Instructional Designer embedded within either the Launch Excellence or Functional Excellence teams of LSD, you are a professional who specializes in designing and developing effective, high-impact learning experiences. In this role, you will utilize instructional design theories, practices, and methods to create engaging course content and activities that enhance knowledge acquisition and skills development, ensuring the Commercial and Medical Group (CMG) excels in the core and specialized capabilities needed to get more medicines to patients, faster.
You are responsible for creating compelling learning activities and course content, working with and as subject matter experts to identify training needs, applying instructional design theories and methods, and utilizing multimedia tools to enhance the learning process. You will also conduct instructional research, develop assessment instruments, and maintain project documentation for effective course development.
Operating under our organization's philosophy of "doing fewer things, better," you will focus your design and development efforts strictly on our top two commercial priorities: Launch & Field Training, and Functional Training (in that exact order). You will work in a tight, collaborative partnership with Squad Business Partners and Learning Business Partners to translate raw business priorities into cutting-edge, scalable capability products. By delivering the right method for the right training, you will build the mindset, confidence, and clinical/business-outcome skills required for our people to achieve true mastery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deep understanding of organization and product launches to architect learning solutions that drive skill and capability adoption across diverse job roles
- Work with Squad Business Partners and Learning Business Partners to analyze the target audience and develop learning objectives to solve business needs
- Identify the best instructional methods based on the type of learning objectives using a range of learning theories, and identify relevant delivery methods based on target audience constraints
- Design and develop scalable learning products and compelling content that engages learners, enhances retention, and transfers on time.
- Design and develop practice activities, exercises, and experiential learning to support the transfer of learning into the workplace
- Create a written or performance-based assessments that measure the learners’ knowledge gain and ability to transfer learning to the workplace in partnership with Data Insights and Measurements team
- Use technologies to develop and deliver scalable learning content, including authoring tools, workflow learning tools, learning management systems, and skill management systems
- Partner with multimedia designers to prototype and develop graphics, video, audio, role plays, simulations, and games)
- Test instructional products to ensure both functional and content quality
- Work with other instructional designers to execute based on deliverables and timelines laid out in project plans
- Maintain project documentation and course folders to easily facilitate future edits and revisions
- Mentor and coach instructional designers to ensure success of projects and support personal development
- Lead, act and live our Operating Principles in all aspects of work
- Complies with all laws, regulations, policies and procedures that govern the conduct of Genentech activities
Who You Are:
- 6-8 years of experience with a BS degree in instructional design, educational technology; or 4-6 years of experience with a masters or doctorate
- Working knowledge of at least one learning theory and related instructional design methods
- Articulate Storyline, HTML and JavaScript programming knowledge ID
- Solid knowledge of course development software and at least one Learning Management System
- Visual design skills (ex Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator) and ability to storyboard
- Ability to write effective copy, instructional text, audio scripts/video scripts
Preferred Qualifications/Experience:
- Medical, scientific experience in instructional design for training
This position is based out of our South San Francisco Genentech Campus.
Relocation benefits are NOT available on this posting.
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of South San Francisco is $144,400 -$268,200. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position is eligible to earn incentive compensation that is calculated and paid in accordance with the applicable Incentive Compensation Plan for the role. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.
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