Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Zimmer Biomet is a global medical technology leader focused on advancing patient mobility. The Education Curriculum Manager leads the design, development, and delivery of clinical, commercial, and technical learning solutions, manages a multidisciplinary team, and oversees curriculum strategy. The role also drives learning technology innovation, Learning Management System optimization, cross-functional collaboration, analytics, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing team of Curriculum Architects, Graphic Designers, and Learning Systems Administrators, fostering collaboration, innovation, and professional growth
- Establish the curriculum strategy, governance, and development roadmap supporting commercial, clinical, technical, and customer education initiatives across the orthopedic portfolio
- Oversee the partnership with training instructors on the design, development, and maintenance of instructor-led courses, virtual instructor-led training, e-learning modules, webinars, microlearning, performance support resources, and blended learning programs
- Ensure instructional design methodologies, adult learning principles, accessibility standards, and brand guidelines are consistently applied across all learning assets
- Direct the effective administration and optimization of the organization's Learning Management System (LMS) and related learning technologies, ensuring accurate content delivery, learner tracking, reporting, and system performance
- Leverage AI-enabled technologies, learning analytics, and emerging digital tools to personalize learning experiences, improve content development efficiency, and measure learning effectiveness
- Partner with cross-functional leaders—including Medical Education, Sales Training, Product Management, Marketing, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Quality—to identify learning needs and prioritize curriculum development initiatives
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure learner engagement, knowledge retention, curriculum utilization, business impact, and return on investment, using data to drive continuous improvement
- Manage departmental budgets, vendor relationships, project timelines, and resource allocation to ensure high-quality deliverables are completed on time and within budget
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement by evaluating new instructional technologies, multimedia capabilities, AI innovations, and industry best practices to enhance the organization's learning ecosystem
Skills
- Ability to quickly understand and adapt to processes, policies and systems used by internal and external personnel
- Excellent analytical skills and detail orientation with a reporting skill set
- Strong communication skills in facilitation, listening, writing, and questioning
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder interaction skills with a customer focus
- Ability to effectively lead and initiate complex change
- Ability to seek out process improvement opportunities and make recommendations
- Must have experience in developing and implementing training and adoption of alignment and target setting systems in a rapid deployment timeline through face-to-face and remote/video conference methods
- Strong project management and collaboration skills with the ability to lead a cross-functional team and build relationships with multiple stakeholders, both internally and externally with users ranging from executive to line level
- Experience incorporating adult learning principles, learning styles, and training-delivery platforms
- Minimum Qualification: Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of relevant experience, or Associate's Degree and 6 years of relevant experience, or High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 years of relevant experience AMER
- Up to 25%
- Preferred Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Business, Education, or similar area of study
- Preferred Qualification: 5-7 years in an education or Sales Training
- Preferred Qualification: Five (5) years of experience in developing and implementing instructor-led and e-learning programs for technology systems implementations
- Preferred Qualification: Previous experience working in healthcare
Benefits
- Development opportunities
- Employee resource groups (ERGs)
- A flexible working environment
- Wellness incentives
- A culture of recognition and performance awards
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