Senior Learning Designer, Science

What You’ll Be Doing

• You'll work with a highly talented and collaborative team to develop Outsmart's math learning experience from curriculum architecture through content creation, assessment design, and learner feedback loops.
• You'll work closely with product managers, engineers, and fellow learning designers to build rigorous, engaging, and scalable math courses that bring joy back to learning.
• You'll also shape how AI tools and data insights are woven into curriculum development, content generation, and continuous improvement.

Who You Are

• Advanced degree in a core science discipline, Science Education, or a closely related field preferred
• 3+ years designing college level science curriculum (online or hybrid experience a plus)
• Broad scientific fluency — comfortable stewarding courses across multiple disciplines, not just your home field
• Proven experience building technology-enabled learning experiences in collaboration with product and engineering teams
• Fluency with education technology and AI-assisted content workflows
• Familiarity with science education standards and frameworks (e.g., NGSS, scientific practices, inquiry-based design)
• Strong communicator who can translate pedagogical rationale for non-technical audiences
• Bonus: experience with virtual labs, simulation-based learning, A/B testing educational content, or app-based course design

What You’ll Work On

• Science curriculum end-to-end — course architecture, learning outcomes, sequencing, and mastery-based progression across biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences
• Assessment strategy — formative and summative assessments that accurately measure scientific understanding and inform course iteration
• Interactive content and tooling — virtual labs, simulations, data visualizations, and interactive notebooks that make abstract concepts tangible
• AI-assisted content pipelines — developing and validating workflows that use AI to generate, review, and scale high-quality science content
• Data-informed iteration — interpreting qualitative and quantitative learner data to identify gaps, improve engagement, and drive efficacy
• Cross-functional collaboration — working with Product, Engineering, and Learning Design to ship technology-enabled science experiences on schedule

What Helps You Succeed

• You thrive in ambiguity and are energized by building from scratch
• You balance academic rigor with startup pragmatism — you know when to ship and iterate
• You think like a product builder, not just a subject-matter expert — you care about the learner experience at every click
• You take ownership without being asked and surface risks early
• You're excited about AI's role in education and know where human judgment is non-negotiable
• You care deeply about access and the students behind every learning outcome

Pay

Salary Range: $100K–$170K

Perks

• Competitive salary, equity, and benefits
• Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
• Parental leave for any full-time employee (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents)
• 15 PTO days per year, a winter break, and 12+ paid company holidays per year
• Remote work days
• Lunch provided in-office daily

About the Role

Outsmart is a mission-driven, early-stage startup reimagining higher education for the age of AI by creating an entirely new collegiate experience that expands access and opportunity. Backed by $38M from top venture firms including Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed, the company is led by former Duolingo executives and a founding team that also includes Emmy Award winners. With a strong culture centered around high-impact, detail-oriented team members, Outsmart is already seeing significant traction, generating 1–5 million weekly organic views on social media.