Department Chair (Lead Academic Program Manager - Nursing No

Veterans Staffing; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 119,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online education institution is seeking a Lead Academic Program Manager to oversee RN-BSN and MSN Core programs. The role involves full lifecycle management including market analysis, curriculum development, and team leadership. Candidates should have strong leadership and P&L management experience. This position offers a dynamic work environment dedicated to improving educational outcomes for diverse learners.

Qualifications

• Experience managing academic programs effectively.
• Ability to analyze market demand and competitive landscape.
• Proven success in building and launching programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full lifecycle of RN-BSN and MSN Core programs.
• Lead a diverse team to improve program quality and delivery.
• Monitor student success and adjust programs to enhance retention.

Skills

P&L ownership experience

Strong leadership

Effective communication

Data-driven decision-making

Job description

Overview

Lead Academic Program Manager

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Grade: Professional 313 Pay Range: $119,400.00 - $185,100.00

Job Description

As Lead Academic Program Manager of academic programs in WGU's RN-BSN and MSN Core programs you will be the overall end-to-end owner of that program through its entire lifecycle. This will include :

• All the pre-definition research (market-segment selection, targeted skills, market demand for graduates, student demand, competitive analysis, portfolio strategy, pricing, program requirements, and program level PandL)
• Building and launching the program by working with the academic program directors and other subject matter experts across different departments to define the curriculum, and working with the program development team to build and launch the program (with the right quality, on-time and in budget)
• Tracking the post-launch adoption of the program by working with the marketing and partnership teams to drive the adoption of the program with students, monitoring and tracking the success of students within the program, working with other stakeholders to make on-going adjustments to the program to improve student success and market relevance, and managing the program-level PandL

Your success will be measured in terms of planning, building, delivering and scaling the right programs profitably that cater to our underserved student population with a high-level of retention and ROI for the students. In this role, you will report to the Associate Dean and Academic Program Director and / or the Vice President, Dean of the department.

Responsibilities

• PandL ownership experience with managing over RN-BSN and MSN Core programs
• Drive a culture of continuous experimentation, measurement, and learning from data to rapidly improve the quality and delivery to students
• Strong people leader to indirectly lead a diverse team of 25+ people including academic program leaders, instructional faculty, and student coaches / mentors
• Influences Others and Communicates Effectively: Communicates to improve and promote teamwork, decision making, and problem solving. Listens and responds effectively to the reactions and positions of others and encourages the expression of diverse ideas and opinions. Adjusts message and style to fit the audience. Provides timely and…

Western Governors University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.