Program Development Owner- Leavitt School of Health

Program Owner

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 : Faculty 508 Pay Range : $86,000.00 - $129,000.00

Job Profile Summary : Reporting to the respective college's director of assessment and curriculum, the program owner proactively leads the curriculum design, development, and support of an assigned program portfolio at Western Governors University (WGU). The individual oversees the design, curation, development, and continuous improvement of effective curriculum, assessments, instructional models and content, and diagnostics. This individual participates in evaluating programs and learning experience quality and assesses program, course, assessment, and learning resource performance against student achievement. The program owner works with colleagues in academics, operations, evaluation, and others to provide input about potential changes to the curriculum, assessment, instructional models, academic support services, and field / clinical experiences. Program owners are responsible for implementing the requirements defined by the program charter regarding curriculum and assessment design, on time and budget.

Location : This position requires you to work at our headquarters, 4001 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. You would work a hybrid schedule in the office 4 days a week with one day remote.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities : Owns curriculum and assessment within assigned programs, including relevance, quality, technical accuracy, functionality, and assessment validity. Ensure timely delivery of quality programs. Implements and ensures adherence to best practices in the design, development, delivery, and maintenance of assigned product portfolio. Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure programs meet all accreditation and regulatory requirements. Ensures alignment between curriculum and assessment. Provides thought leadership and recommend innovations in learning products, learning design, and delivery based on data analysis and learning science. Evaluates and analyzes program and course performance as required for operation and quality improvement. Develops and maintains success metrics and time, budget, and quality measures. Contribute to critical documentation in support of the full product lifecycle. Performs other related duties as assigned.

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.