Associate, Instructional Design

At Cogstate, we’re advancing the science of brain health - making it faster, easier, and more accurate to assess cognition across clinical trials, healthcare settings, and everyday life.

Our digital cognitive assessments are trusted by researchers, clinicians, and pharmaceutical partners around the world, helping to drive breakthroughs in neuroscience and improve outcomes for people living with neurological conditions. Founded on decades of cognitive science and backed by rigorous validation, Cogstate’s assessments are used in more than 150 countries and over 2,000 clinical trials.

Our global team of experts - spanning psychology, data science, operations, and technology - works together to solve complex challenges in brain health assessment, always with a patient-first mindset. Whether we’re supporting a multinational Alzheimer’s trial or developing tools to bring cognitive testing into routine care, our work is meaningful, collaborative, and constantly evolving.

At Cogstate, we’re not just imagining the future of brain health - we’re building it.

That’s why we’re seeking an Associate, Instructional Design responsible for supporting the development, delivery, quality assurance, and maintenance of e-learning training materials for Cogstate products and staff development. The Instructional Design Associate will receive content for training courses from internal subject matter experts and be responsible for using their knowledge of adult learning best practice to develop and revise training modules based on that content. Training modules will primarily be used to teach external professionals appropriate methods for Central Nervous System (CNS) assessments in the context of clinical trials.

Key Responsibilities

• Refine content delivered by internal scientific subject matter experts (SMEs) and apply into well-polished eLearning courses and other training programs/materials (in adherence to company brand and process standards)
• Regularly apply feedback and edits to courses
• Ensure deliverables are accurate at every level, high quality, and completed on time
• Support peer-to-peer quality control reviews for courses developed by other designers
• Review and update course content during each product/patch-release cycle
• Edit and create PowerPoint presentations for internal and external presentations
• Stay up to date with Articulate / Storyline 360 updates and new features

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; or equivalent years of experience
• Advanced experience in Storyline 360 (preferred experience with the AI tool)
• 3-5 years eLearning development experience

What’s In It For You

• Remote Work Practices: Cogstate is a virtual first company. Cogstate employees can work from anywhere where Cogstate is registered to business within the United States, Australia, or the United Kingdom!
• Generous Paid Time-off: Cogstate employees receive 20 days of vacation leave, 10 days of personal leave and 10 paid public holidays.
• 401(k) Matching: As you invest in yourself and your future, Cogstate invests in you too: we match up to 3% of your yearly salary in Cogstate’s 401k program.
• Competitive Salary: We offer competitive base salaries plus additional earning opportunities based on the position.
• Health, Dental & Vision Coverage: We've invested in comprehensive health & dental insurance options with competitive company contributions to help when you need it most. We also offer free vision insurance for all full-time employees.
• Short-Term & Long Term Disability Life Insurance: 100% employer sponsored
• Pre-Tax Benefits: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Learning & Development Opportunities: Cogstate offers a robust learning program from mentorships to assistance with programs to improve knowledge or obtain certifications in applicable areas of interest.