Instructional Designer Jobs in North Carolina
Instructional Designer jobs in North Carolina draw steady demand across higher education, healthcare systems, and corporate learning and development, with openings at every level from entry-level curriculum coordinator to senior learning strategist. The most active hiring metros are Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, and the Triad area, anchored by employers such as Duke University, Bank of America, and Cisco, all of which maintain large North Carolina operations with ongoing L&D needs. The most sought-after specialties include eLearning development, learning management system administration, and healthcare compliance training. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Description
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary:
This position is responsible for analysis, design, and simulation of the EMR system. Creates, conducts, and maintains training programs related to EMR. Creates process change by integrating new processes with existing procedures. Communicates with staff and participates in the implementation of these changes with impacted teams.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong expertise in Instructional Design with a focus on Pharmacy workflows within Epic, including the support of both inpatient and outpatient environments. This individual must bridge two distinct pharmacy models: acute care (central pharmacy, sterile compounding, clinical verification) and retail care (prescription intake, insurance adjudication, patient counseling). This role requires experience designing and delivering training solutions that support order verification, medication administration, barcode scanning, e-prescribing, and retail dispensing.
Responsibilities:
1. Analyzes, tests, and selects courseware design software and training techniques to be used. Designs training program collateral. Develops and programs online courseware and assessments that support the specific work requirements of the user. Adapts training design materials to align with the user's level of responsibility. Analyzes operational process and workflows essential to curriculum design.
2. Builds, tests, and maintains the training environment.
3. Conducts training/instruction of EMR applications, methods, and processes.
4. Develops and manages project tasks on EMR, ensuring the development/creation of training programs. Identifies required activities and task dependencies across departments, resolving process issues, managing schedules, and collaborating with ISD, members of the project team and targeted users. Defines the EMR application as it relates to the organization's specific work flows.
5. Develops short and long-term training schedules ensuring appropriate resources are secured and proper communications are released advertising availability of training.
6. Develops training plans, manner of delivery, and instructional methods, including tools, tips, and other ideas promoting user self-reliance. Manages updates to policy and procedure documentation related to training.
7. Plans, schedules, supports and communicates project goals, milestones, and deliverables.
8. Provides user support. Serves in a liaison capacity with the user community on problem solving and identifying improvement to new and existing operational systems.
Other Information
- Associate's degree in Adult Education, Business Administration or related field
- No licensure or certification required.
- Epic certification within six (6) months from date of hire.
- No prior experience required.
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: ISD Training User Support
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $31.04 - $44.62 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Description
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary:
This position is responsible for analysis, design, and simulation of the EMR system. Creates, conducts, and maintains training programs related to EMR. Creates process change by integrating new processes with existing procedures. Communicates with staff and participates in the implementation of these changes with impacted teams.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong expertise in Instructional Design with a focus on Pharmacy workflows within Epic, including the support of both inpatient and outpatient environments. This individual must bridge two distinct pharmacy models: acute care (central pharmacy, sterile compounding, clinical verification) and retail care (prescription intake, insurance adjudication, patient counseling). This role requires experience designing and delivering training solutions that support order verification, medication administration, barcode scanning, e-prescribing, and retail dispensing.
Responsibilities:
1. Analyzes, tests, and selects courseware design software and training techniques to be used. Designs training program collateral. Develops and programs online courseware and assessments that support the specific work requirements of the user. Adapts training design materials to align with the user's level of responsibility. Analyzes operational process and workflows essential to curriculum design.
2. Builds, tests, and maintains the training environment.
3. Conducts training/instruction of EMR applications, methods, and processes.
4. Develops and manages project tasks on EMR, ensuring the development/creation of training programs. Identifies required activities and task dependencies across departments, resolving process issues, managing schedules, and collaborating with ISD, members of the project team and targeted users. Defines the EMR application as it relates to the organization's specific work flows.
5. Develops short and long-term training schedules ensuring appropriate resources are secured and proper communications are released advertising availability of training.
6. Develops training plans, manner of delivery, and instructional methods, including tools, tips, and other ideas promoting user self-reliance. Manages updates to policy and procedure documentation related to training.
7. Plans, schedules, supports and communicates project goals, milestones, and deliverables.
8. Provides user support. Serves in a liaison capacity with the user community on problem solving and identifying improvement to new and existing operational systems.
Other Information
- Associate's degree in Adult Education, Business Administration or related field
- No licensure or certification required.
- Epic certification within six (6) months from date of hire.
- No prior experience required.
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: ISD Training User Support
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $31.04 - $44.62 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
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What North Carolina Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in instructional designer jobs across North Carolina.
- Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, or a closely related field required
- Proficiency with eLearning authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate
- Experience designing and administering courses within a learning management system
- Portfolio demonstrating completed eLearning modules, storyboards, or training programs
- Strong ability to apply adult learning theory and ADDIE or SAM instructional models
- Collaboration with subject matter experts to translate complex content into learner-ready materials
Instructional Designer Jobs in North Carolina: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a instructional designer in North Carolina?
Instructional design has no state-issued license in North Carolina, so entry depends on education and demonstrated skill. Most North Carolina employers expect at least a bachelor's degree in instructional design, education technology, or a related field, and many prefer a master's degree for roles in higher education or healthcare. Building a portfolio of eLearning samples and earning vendor certifications such as those from Articulate or ATD strengthens a candidacy significantly in this market.
How much do instructional designers make in North Carolina?
Instructional designers in North Carolina earn a median of about $63,340 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $46,370 for the lowest 10% to over $95,150 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire instructional designers in North Carolina?
Employers hiring instructional designers in North Carolina right now include UNC Health, Cone Health, and Infojini, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. North Carolina's concentration of research universities, major health systems, and financial services headquarters means demand is spread across sectors rather than dominated by a single industry.
Which North Carolina cities have the most instructional designer jobs?
Durham, Raleigh, and Charlotte have the most instructional designer openings in North Carolina. Raleigh-Durham leads because of its dense cluster of research universities, technology firms, and large healthcare networks, while Charlotte's financial services and professional services employers drive consistent corporate L&D hiring, and Greensboro and Winston-Salem contribute through their manufacturing headquarters and historically strong university presence.
Are there remote instructional designer jobs in North Carolina?
Yes, and more than most fields. Instructional design is well suited to remote work because the core deliverables, eLearning modules, storyboards, and LMS course builds, are entirely digital. About 75% of instructional designer openings tied to North Carolina are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how thoroughly distributed this work has become. Course development and LMS administration roles tend to be the most fully remote, while roles requiring live facilitation or close SME collaboration are more likely to ask for hybrid availability.
How can I get hired as a instructional designer in North Carolina with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through an adjacent role such as training coordinator, LMS administrator, or learning content specialist at a large North Carolina employer. University systems like the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University occasionally post graduate assistant or junior instructional technologist roles that welcome candidates still building their portfolio. Completing a recognized micro-credential such as ATD's Associate Professional in Talent Development and submitting a portfolio of even self-initiated eLearning projects meaningfully compensates for limited formal experience.
Where can I find and apply to instructional designer jobs in North Carolina?
You can find and apply to instructional designer jobs in North Carolina on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state's major hiring metros and industries. Find roles that fit your experience and specialty and apply directly without creating an account or signing up.
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