Relias
SME Writer - Behavioral Health
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Morrisville, NC
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Other
🗓️ September 10th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Relias is hiring a SME Writer - Behavioral Health. The role involves researching, planning, creating, and editing behavioral health content aligned with best practices and national standards. The writer collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop engaging instructional materials and manages multiple project priorities to meet deadlines.
Highlights
- Research, plan, create, and edit educational content including learning objectives, exam questions, and scenarios
- Apply instructional design principles such as interactivities and story-based learning
- Analyze scientific and regulatory literature to ensure content accuracy and credibility
- Collaborate with learning developers, QA specialists, accreditations, and product managers
- Use content management software for updating and documenting project progress
- Master’s degree in behavior analysis, education, psychology, or related field required
- Minimum 2 years experience in writing/editing or training development and 5 years clinical applied behavior analysis experience
- Certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with at least 5 years in good standing
- Technology proficiency in digital tools for content creation and management
- Flexible hybrid work model with partial office presence required in Morrisville, NC
SME Writer - Behavioral Health Full Description
Job Description
SME Writer - Behavioral Health
Are you looking for a high energy, strategic, and fast-paced position as a SME Writer - Behavioral Health? Join Relias, the company changing lives throughout the world by helping healthcare organizations improve their clinical and financial outcomes!
For 11,000+ health care and human service organizations, Relias helps clients deliver better clinical and financial outcomes by elevating the performance of teams. We help organizations across the continuum of care get better at maintaining compliance, developing staff and promoting consistent, high-quality care. Our platform employs assessments to reveal specific gaps in skills and addresses them with personalized and engaging learning, choosing from 7,000+ online courses that meet accrediting board, state and federal requirements. We are passionate about our products and our clients; what we deliver and the impact we have on the world is truly something you can be proud to represent. Join us and make a difference.
WHAT CAN RELIAS OFFER YOU?
For 11,000+ health care and human service organizations, Relias helps clients deliver better clinical and financial outcomes by elevating the performance of teams. We help organizations across the continuum of care get better at maintaining compliance, developing staff and promoting consistent, high-quality care. Our platform employs assessments to reveal specific gaps in skills and addresses them with personalized and engaging learning, choosing from 7,000+ online courses that meet accrediting board, state and federal requirements. We are passionate about our products and our clients; what we deliver and the impact we have on the world is truly something you can be proud to represent. Join us and make a difference.
WHAT CAN RELIAS OFFER YOU?
- Fantastic health and wellness benefits package, including an outstanding 401k match, a flexible PTO program, and a generous and inclusive parental leave policy. Additionally, Relias pays for the employee portion of the monthly healthcare premium!
- Flexible work environment with onsite and work from home options – you choose when you want to come into the office!
- Active Employee Resource Groups open to all employees!
- Comprehensive onboarding program – a great introduction to our company, customers and culture!
- Growth and career advancement opportunities!
- 20%+ annual employee promotion and transfer rate
- Multiple development program options – leadership development, professional development curriculums, and Nanodegree options in both technology and data science
- Professional development gained from conference attendance and participation in organizations like NC Tech
- Onsite 321 Coffee Shop providing free coffee and pastries to employees
The SME Writer creates up-to-date, reliable, and credible content based on industry-specific best practices, national standards, and literature review to meet the needs of the target audience, following accepted instructional design and e-learning principles.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
• Research, plan, create, and edit content, including learning objectives, review questions, scenarios, summaries, exam questions, and BrainSparks, ensuring alignment with best practices and national standards.
• Leverage instructional design principles (e.g., interactivities, case studies, and story-based learning) to create engaging and meaningful content tailored to the audience and project requirements.
• Read, analyze, and interpret medical, scientific, and technical journals, financial reports, regulatory and legal documents, and other relevant sources, as needed, citing appropriately to ensure credibility and accuracy of content.
• Work closely with learning developers, quality assurance specialists, accreditations, curriculum designers, and product managers to gather feedback and integrate recommendations for effective content development.
• Identify resources needed to complete projects as planned and to meet deadlines.
• Update module and project-related information in the content management software, documenting time spent on project-related and non-project-related tasks.
• Other Duties as Assigned
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES:
• Research – Locate, evaluate, and synthesize credible evidence to support accurate and reliable content.
• Writing – Develop clear, audience-appropriate content that aligns with project specifications and engages learners.
• Instructional Design – Apply adult learning principles and instructional design strategies to create effective and engaging materials.
• Collaboration – Work with stakeholders to gather input, incorporate feedback, and align content with project goals.
• Creativity – Design content elements, including case studies and story-based learning, to enhance learner engagement.
• Project Management – Manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and track project progress effectively.
• Time Management – Organize and prioritize multiple tasks and projects, meeting deadlines while maintaining quality standards.
• Technology Proficiency – Utilize digital tools and adapt to new systems to support content creation and management.
YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES IF YOU HAVE:
• Master’s degree in behavior analysis, education, psychology, or a closely related field
• 2+ years of previous experience in writing or editing and/or the development or delivery of training
• 5+ years of clinical experience in applied behavioral analysis
• Actively certified in good standing as a BCBA by the Behavioral Analyst Certification Board for at least 5 years
IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU HAVE:
• Master’s or doctoral degree specifically in behavior analysis
Relias is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free workplace
IN OFFICE REQUIREMENT:
Relias values collaboration and wants to ensure that our team members have opportunities to work with their teams regularly for professional development opportunities. Our flexible hybrid work environment requires that you live in the state of North Carolina, within a commutable distance to our office (~1-hour commute). You would be expected to work in our Morrisville, NC Headquarters approximately 30/40 days/quarter.
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