Lead, Learning Designer - Learning Excellence Organization (LEO)/Learning Solutions

Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America; Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Full-time
$127,000 to $218,500
Posted Nov 13, 2026

Skills

Leadership
Writing

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Human Resources

Job Sub Function:

Learning & Instructional Design

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Lead, Learning Designer for the Learning Excellence Organization to be located in Titusville, NJ or Horsham, PA.

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Position Summary

The Lead, Learning Designer is responsible for translating approved learning solution strategies into detailed, instructionally sound designs and high-quality learning assets that support business and learner outcomes. Reporting to the Lead Architect, this role takes solution blueprints and design direction and turns them into structured learner experiences through detailed instructional design, AI-enabled content creation and curation, assessment design, and iterative refinement across a range of modalities.

Working within the Learning Solutions team, the Lead, Learning Designer applies instructional design expertise and modern AI-enabled tools and approaches to build engaging, effective, and practical learning products aligned to defined objectives, audience needs, and delivery requirements. The role is expected to use generative AI to accelerate content development, adaptation, prototyping, and iteration while applying appropriate human judgment to ensure accuracy, quality, and instructional integrity. This role partners closely with the Lead Architect, Digital Experience Designer, business-facing colleagues, subject matter experts, and other contributors to ensure learning solutions are instructionally strong, development-ready, and aligned to intended outcomes.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

•40% - Collaborate with the Lead Architect, Business Partners, Portfolio Team, subject matter experts, and cross-functional partners to refine content, validate design assumptions, incorporate feedback, and ensure learning materials are accurate, relevant, and fit for purpose. Demonstrates ability to have high learning empathy, relationship management, and strategic consulting, with the ability to influence learning strategy.

•20% - Translate solution architecture and design direction into detailed instructional designs, including storyboards, scripts, learning flows, activity designs, assessments, facilitator guides, and content specifications that enable effective development and delivery

•20% - Utilizes AI and other approved learning technologies to develop, adapt, and curate learning content across multiple modalities — including digital, virtual, instructor-led, and blended formats — ensuring materials are instructionally sound, learner-centered, and aligned to approved solution intent. Creates sustainable design standards, components for re-usability, and contributes to the creation of our LEO Content supply chain to drive efficiency & effectiveness.

•10% - Apply established instructional design standards, templates, and quality expectations throughout the development process, ensuring outputs reflect sound learning practice, consistency, accessibility, and alignment to the approved learning approach

•10% - Contribute to learning measurement and continuous improvement by incorporating evaluation elements into designs, supporting review of learner feedback and performance data, and identifying opportunities to strengthen learning effectiveness over time

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal:

•Lead Architect

•Business Partnership Leads

•Portfolio Leads

•Digital Experience Designer

•Subject matter experts

•Cross-functional partners

External :

•Key vendors and contractors responsible for learning design and content creation.

Other Duties

•Support updates and revisions to existing learning products in response to business changes, stakeholder feedback, content reviews, or evolving capability needs

•Contribute to internal design operations by maintaining templates, design documentation, asset organization, and other materials that support efficient and consistent delivery

•Collaborate with external partners, vendors, or contractors as needed in the development or revision of learning materials

•Participate in team knowledge sharing, design reviews, and continuous improvement efforts that strengthen instructional quality and ways of working across Learning Solutions

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education :

•Bachelor's degree required.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

· Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

•Design expertise: Strong grounding in instructional design principles, human centered design, UX and/or adult learning practices, with the ability to apply them in the creation of effective, engaging, and well-structured learning experiences

•AI-enabled learning design and content creation Proficiency with modern content authoring, prototyping, and AI-enabled creation tools, with demonstrated ability to use generative AI to improve the speed, quality, and scalability of learning design and content development.

•Stakeholder collaboration: Ability to work effectively with Learning Architects, subject matter experts, business partners, and peers to gather input, incorporate feedback, and move design work forward productively

•Detailed design & content development: Demonstrated ability to translate high-level design direction into detailed learning assets, including storyboards, scripts, activities, assessments, facilitator materials, and learner-facing content Ability to create knowledge checks, performance-based activities, practice opportunities, and reinforcement mechanisms aligned to learning objectives

•Content curation judgement: Ability to identify, assess, adapt, and integrate existing content and third-party resources into learning solutions in ways that maintain relevance, quality, and instructional coherence

•Design interpretation & execution: Ability to work from solution blueprints, business requirements, and design standards to produce detailed outputs that align with intended learning objectives and overall solution architecture

•Quality & instructional consistency: Attention to detail and ability to apply templates, standards, and review feedback to ensure learning products are accurate, polished, accessible, and aligned to quality expectations

•Measurement & evaluation support: Familiarity with learning assessment and evaluation concepts, with the ability to embed measurement components into designs and support continuous improvement efforts

•Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain design choices, synthesize feedback, and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

•Adaptability & continuous improvement: Openness to evolving tools, methods, and priorities, with a willingness to test new approaches and improve design outputs based on evidence, feedback, and changing business needs

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

•Learning Experience Design 

•Strategic Thinking

•Stakeholder Management

•Business Alignment / Acumen

•Building a Culture of Learning

•Strong attention to detail (Quality Assurance, Organization Writing Skills, Design, etc)

•Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies, such as AI, through exploration, iteration, and applying new tools over time

Additional Information:

· The base pay range for this position is $127,000 to $218,500.

· The Company maintains a highly competitive annual performance based bonus program. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for participation in this program in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.

· Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

· Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

· Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

o Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year

o Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year

o Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year

o Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

· Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ( ra-employeehealthsup its.jnj.com ) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com .

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

AI solution evaluation, Coaching, Cultural Competence, Developing Others, Facilitation, HR Strategic Management, Inclusive Leadership, Innovation, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Leadership, Learning and Development (L&D), Learning Content Design, Learning Culture, Strategic Thinking, Talent Management, Team Management, Training Delivery Methods, Training Needs Analysis (TNA)

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$127,000.00 - $218,500.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits