Education Director, Special Programs

Education Director, Special Programs (ID : 2025-1087)

Location : US-MD-Bethesda

Office : Professional Development and Publishing

Position Type : Full-Time

Overview

ASHP is an award-winning Association with a great mission. ASHP is the collective voice of pharmacists, representing more than 60,000 members. ASHP has recently won awards for being a Top Workplace for our work culture which fosters learning, collaboration, and for being inclusive.

The Education Director, Special Programs will be responsible for the development and execution of the Office of Professional Development and Publishing educational projects for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. The person in this role will also be accountable for the successful operation of an ASHP member program(s) and service(s) and will have responsibility for developing / maintaining work tools, processes, systems and program protocols to deliver member services and programs.

This is a regional hybrid position that requires candidates to live in the Washington, DC area and be present in the downtown Bethesda, Maryland office as needed. At ASHP, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. The salary range for this position is $120,000-$150,000 and ASHP offers a comprehensive benefits plan. Click ASHP Benefits to learn more about our benefits. Note : this position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develops high-quality, evidence-based educational content for live and enduring educational activities. Responsibilities include research of subject matter; review of educational needs assessment; development of educational background, activity description, learning goals and agenda; selection of teaching methodologies; recruitment and coordination of faculty; communication and regular updates to faculty and commercial supporters.
• Responsible for management of all aspects of Continuing Education (CE) accreditation for activities; development of activity assessments (pre and post-tests); development of educational materials; review and approve final content; measuring and analyzing educational outcomes; and development of post-activity / meeting reports or executive summaries.
• Ensure faculty and participant satisfaction by monitoring project results and developing solutions for prompt resolution of issues.
• Develops, implements and manages other non-CE PDPO projects, including educational steering committee meetings, identification and recruitment of faculty, facilitators and participants; prompt communication with commercial supporters and participants; and development of post-activity / meeting reports or executive summaries.
• Serves as liaison and primary contact for selected aspects of commercial supporters and account management. Ensures commercial supporters, faculty and participant satisfaction by monitoring project results and developing solutions for prompt resolution of issues.
• Provides guidance to other Special Programs staff.
• Collaborates with staff of the Sections, Forums, and other offices / divisions to develop quality educational programs.
• Collaborates with marketing on promotional activities and development of printed materials (e.g., brochures, handouts) on select products including review and approval of final content.
• Assists program development staff by recommending new project ideas and developing scientific background information for educational grant proposals and other project proposals.
• Identifies and analyzes educational needs assessment data for targeted audiences and in monitoring trends related to outcomes of educational activities.
• Assists in the maintenance of project files to ensure all required documentation is readily accessible in compliance with ASHP procedures and requirements of Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and other applicable accrediting bodies including timely submission of all materials / applications.
• Collaborates with staff leadership to determine, execute and create a new program(s) and service(s). Works with various stakeholders and business partners to reach consensus or agreement on program delivery, operational policies and resource / tool needs.
• Develops policies and procedures to achieve desired outcomes / results for products and continuing education activities.
• Travels to ASHP meetings as required.
• Provides on-site meeting coordination and management at selected meetings as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You Bring to ASHP

About Us

ASHP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at hrd@ashp.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e‑mail address. In addition, ASHP is an E Verify employer.

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