[Hiring] Program Director @Stepful

Role Description

Stepful is launching a Radiologic Technology A.A.S. program leading to ARRT (R) certification eligibility. We're partnering directly with employers to help them build their own RadTech programs, powered by Stepful:

• Employers sponsor the education of new talent.
• Stepful provides accreditation, curriculum, instruction, and operations.
• Labs and clinicals occur inside employer facilities, allowing students to train where they'll eventually work.
• Employers build their own talent pipelines exactly where they need them.

As Program Director of record, you'll shape program design and carry accountability for the program's credentialing, completion, and job placement outcomes. Success will be measured by:

• Program completion and graduation rate
• ARRT credentialing exam pass rate
• Job placement rate

This role is remote and Texas-based, with regular travel to partner sites, and reports into our Imaging Programs Lead.

What you'll do:

• Program design and curriculum:
  • Support the development of curriculum, ensuring our didactic content meets accreditor standards.
  • Lead the development of clinical playbooks that govern supervision, competency progression, and rotation quality.
• Outcomes, accreditation, and compliance:
  • Own program outcomes: carry accountability for metrics such as program completion and graduation rate, ARRT credentialing exam pass rate, and job placement rate.
  • Lead accreditation and monitor compliance: serve as the primary academic point of contact for ABHES compliance.
• Partnerships and faculty leadership:
  • Support conversations with employer partners as a clinical SME.
  • Build and lead faculty: hire, onboard, observe, and develop didactic faculty, lab instructors, and clinical preceptors.
• Travel and teaching:
  • Travel to partner sites for site feasibility assessments, lab observations, preceptor development, and accreditation visits.
  • Option to instruct our first cohort, either virtually in didactic courses or on the ground as a clinical educator.

Qualifications

• Texas-based, with reliable access to a major airport and availability to travel.
• Current ARRT R.T.(R) certification.
• Current Texas GMRT certificate from the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology.
• Prior Program Director experience of an accredited radiography program.
• 5+ years of clinical experience in radiography.
• Familiarity with program accreditation and regulatory compliance, including JRCERT and ABHES accreditation requirements and process.
• Strong data and technical literacy, prioritizing leading indicators over retrospective, end-of-year metrics.

Requirements

• Bonus points if you've built or launched a new academic program from the ground up.
• Direct experience partnering with employer or health-system stakeholders on workforce pipelines.
• Hold an advanced degree (e.g., MEd, MHA) or certifications beyond ARRT R.T.(R).
• Experience working in a fast-growing startup or EdTech environment.

Benefits

• Meaningful Equity Stake.
• Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options.
• 401(k).
• FSA, HSA and commuter benefits.
• Learning stipend.
• Open vacation policy, including:
  • Guidance of 15 days PTO annually.
  • Stepful closed the last week of December.
  • 15 work-from-anywhere days.
  • 10 public holidays observed for 2026.
• The target base salary range for this opportunity is $100,000 - $125,000.