Lead Program Development Owner - Leavitt School of Health

Western Governors University • Salt Lake City, UT

438d • $82,900 - $124,300

About The Position

The Lead Program Development Owner (PDO) at WGU is responsible for overseeing the full product lifecycle of educational programs, ensuring they meet accreditation standards and align with the university's mission to expand access to higher education. This role involves managing curriculum design, learning resource curation, and continuous improvement efforts, while collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance program quality and student success.

Requirements

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in a relevant field.
• Minimum of three years of program or curriculum and/or assessment development and evaluation experience.
• Background in online learning.
• Proven record of developing quality assessment and learning experiences.
• Effective project management, course development, and evaluation skills.
• Strong data analysis skills for continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience creating cross-contextual learning experiences that are mobile and social by design.
• Demonstrated understanding of the higher education environment.
• Experience in higher education, standardized testing, or educational publishing.
• Experience in competency-based learning.

Responsibilities

• Oversee curriculum and assessment within assigned programs, ensuring relevance, quality, and technical accuracy.
• Accountable for success metrics related to time, budget, and quality measures.
• Advocate for the program with college design and development leadership.
• Ensure alignment between curriculum and assessment.
• Contribute to cross-university coordination with key stakeholders in program launch and maintenance.
• Create and deliver training for instructors, mentors, and enrollment counselors in collaboration with program chair.
• Champion the design, development, and continuous improvement of effective curriculum and assessments.
• Evaluate program and learning experience quality against student achievement.
• Prioritize and approve incremental changes to curriculum and assessment.
• Recommend major changes to curricula to program and cluster leadership.
• Plan and develop new program business models and charters.
• Collaborate with program architects and accreditation office to meet all requirements.
• Prepare reports on program and course performance for quality improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Telehealth and mental healthcare
• Health savings account and flexible spending account
• Basic and voluntary life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage
• Legal and identity theft coverage
• Retirement savings plan
• Wellbeing program
• Discounted WGU tuition
• Flexible paid time off with no accrual needed
• 11 paid holidays
• Up to 12 weeks of parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees