Posted: 29-May-26
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: R-96929
Job Summary
The Senior Education Specialist supports the design, development, and implementation of innovative educational technology and digital learning solutions across the Geisinger College of Health Sciences. This role partners with faculty, staff, and institutional stakeholders to create engaging, high-quality learning experiences, with a focus on practical application in health professions education. The individual contributes to content development, instructional design, and the use of educational data to enhance program effectiveness, while demonstrating adaptability, self-directed learning, and a commitment to continuous improvement.Job Duties
Collaborates with faculty, staff, and stakeholders to design and develop digital learning experiences using a range of educational technology platforms.
Develops and supports microlearning content and other digital educational resources for delivery through learning management systems and related platforms.
Applies instructional design principles to create engaging, learner-centered educational materials that support knowledge application in clinical and professional contexts.
Utilizes educational technology tools such as Articulate, 7Taps, Canva, Canvas, EthosCE, Powtoon, or comparable platforms to develop and enhance content.
Demonstrates the ability to learn and implement new technologies independently and adapt quickly to evolving tools and platforms.
Assists in the collection, organization, and analysis of educational data to support continuous quality improvement and educational scholarship.
Generates reports from learning management systems and performs basic data cleaning, summarization, and visualization to inform program decisions.
Contributes to the development of efficient workflows for content creation and program delivery, including the use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Works both independently and collaboratively on a variety of projects, managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Supports the expansion of educational technology services across the institution by partnering with diverse programs and learning environments.
Maintains current knowledge of educational technology trends, tools, and effective practices in digital learning and instructional design.
Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Position Details
Education
Bachelor's Degree- (Required), Master's Degree- (Preferred)Experience
Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required)Certification(s) and License(s)
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.