Senior Director, Innovative Academic Programs

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore (MD)

Hybrid

USD 111,800 - 195,900

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) seeks a Sr. Director, Academic Programs to provide strategic leadership across day, residential, online, and hybrid classrooms for advanced learners in grades 2–12.

Reporting to CTY's Executive Director and joining the senior leadership team, the role balances long-range planning with an annual program cycle, driving innovation, regulatory compliance, and workforce management for a team of about 4 direct reports and 25 full‑time staff.

Qualifications

Master’s Degree in education or related field.
10 years of progressively responsible experience in educational program leadership, with demonstrated team management experience and experience delivering programs.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder-management skills; experience collaborating across academic and administrative functions and with external partners.
Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Responsibilities

Shape and execute a multi‑year academic strategy for CTY that advances program quality, accessibility, and competitiveness across day, residential, asynchronous online, and hybrid virtual classroom modalities.
Lead curriculum strategy and academic program design, ensuring clarity of learning outcomes, suitability to the unique needs of advanced K‑12 students, alignment with CTY’s distinct learning experience, and adoption of evidence‑based practices.
Champion innovation and pedagogy and educational technology; evaluate and implement digital platforms, adaptive tools, and AI‑enabled learning features with attention to learning efficacy, equity, and data privacy.
Establish a program development pipeline that identifies high‑potential new offerings, pilots, prototypes, scales successful models, and sunsets programs that no longer align with strategic or operational priorities.
Partner with CTY’s Research and Evaluation team to define program‑level metrics, oversee evaluation, and use data to inform continuous improvement and strategic decisions.
Serve as one of CTY’s leading academic voices and thought leaders: present at conferences, represent CTY in cross‑institutional academic forums, and cultivate collaborations with internal and external entities.