Datavant is a rapidly growing healthcare technology company with a mission to connect the world’s health data. By eliminating data silos in the healthcare industry, we aim to unlock opportunities to accelerate medical research, and help organizations design better ways to facilitate access, affordability, and quality of care leading to better patient outcomes.

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a highly collaborative, fully remote team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare. We look for people who are smart, nice and get things done. We invest in our people and believe in hiring for high-potential and humble individuals who can rapidly grow their responsibilities as the company scales. Datavant is a distributed, remote-first team (no office locations) and we empower Datavanters to shape their working environment in a way that suits their needs -- learn more here! 

The Training Specialist is responsible for delivering high quality programs that ensure Datavant has the skills to meet its current and future needs. 

You Will:

• Work collaboratively with department, subject-matter experts, to assess learning needs and partners to design, develop, evaluate, and implement effective learning solutions that are role- and task-based.
• Conduct and manages virtual new hire, training program.
• Liaise with managers to determine training needs and schedule training sessions.
• Facilitate and delivers interactive training sessions to build knowledge and skills that transfer the application of learning to the work environment through various methods.
• Adhere to the Facilitator Guidelines to ensure course standards are met and all training sessions align with organizational objectives.
• Be prepared to effectively manage class activities; class set up, training account set up, facility appearance, training materials and supplies.
• Support all training initiatives and special projects under the direction of the Training Manager/Supervisor.
• Communicate and conduct business in a professional and courteous manner.
• Assess trainee progress and evaluate effectiveness of Training.
• Adapt to change and respond to difficult and challenging situations in a professional manner.
• Communicate with Manager on an on-going basis, providing information and data as requested.
• Work within scope of the position and is available to take on additional assignments as determined by the Training Manager/Supervisor to meet business needs.
• Effectively incorporate new methods of learning, instructional techniques, and instructional technologies to develop new, exciting, and compelling learning solutions.
• Continually improve your presentation skillsets and provide peer-review sessions.
• Continually drive yourself to learn and deliver new subjects to internal Learners.
• Meet deadlines consistently in a fast-paced environment with multiple assignments occurring simultaneously.
• Work closely with internal customers to identify the training needs and develop on the job support tools.
• Work closely with the Instructional Designers to design materials, quizzes and meaningful interactive activities to increase learning and retention.
• Work with assigned staff, SME, and others to ensure draft and final versions of material are managed effectively and uploaded into the LMS or SharePoint site.
• Coordinate the feedback process with SME and the Learning and Development team to allow utilization of feedback to be integrated into the final version of courses.
• Proof courses as needed and keep up to date with changes.
• Define timely project schedules and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Participate in team brainstorming and strategy meetings to help define new courses, goals, and directions for team’s ongoing course development.
• Keep up to date on e-learning tools, trends, and ideas. 
  

What You Will Bring to the Table: 

• 5+ years of experience facilitating adult learning, preferably leading and training Enterprise-wide programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field, preferred (Instructional Design, English, Educational Technology).·         
• Background in health information and/or IT a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of key instructional design concepts, practices, and learning principles.
• Skilled in developing instructor-led, web-based, and blended learning solutions.
• Experience developing course content in a variety of formats.
• Ability to produce clearly written learning materials and articulate key concepts in a clear manner.
• Knowledge/experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to consult with Management and lead Subject Matter Experts.
• Ability to work independently with little oversight once the work is assigned.
• Ability to use computers and software at a proficient level.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Even though this is a remote role, you may need to travel onsite. To ensure the safety of patients and staff, many of our clients require post-offer health screenings and proof and/or completion of various vaccinations such as the flu shot, Tdap, COVID-19, etc. Any requests to be exempted from these requirements will be reviewed by Datavant Human Resources and determined on a case-by-case basis. Depending on the state in which you will be working, exemptions may be available on the basis of disability, medical contraindications to the vaccine or any of its components, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, and/or religion. 

Our compensation philosophy is to be externally competitive, internally fair, and not win or lose on compensation. Salary ranges for this position are developed with the support of benchmarks and industry best practices. 

We’re building a high-growth, high-autonomy culture. We rely less on job titles and more on cultivating an environment where anyone can contribute, the best ideas win, and personal growth is driven by expanding impact. The range posted is for a given job title, which can include multiple levels. Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on their level, responsibilities, skills, and experience for a specific job. The estimated salary range for this role is $50,000 - $80,000.

At the end of this application, you will find a set of voluntary demographic questions. If you choose to respond, your responses will be used to help us identify areas of improvement in our recruitment process. We can only see aggregate responses and are unable to view individual responses. In fact, we aren’t even able to see if you’ve responded or not! Responding is your choice and it will not be used in any way in our hiring process.

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