Senior Director, Nursing Education

Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to more than 100 universities and colleges. We primarily work with regional universities, helping them develop and grow their high-ROI, workforce-focused online degree programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs.

Position Overview

The Senior Director, Nursing serves as a strategic clinical and academic leader responsible for advancing employer-aligned nursing education solutions that strengthen healthcare workforce outcomes. This role provides leadership and subject matter expertise in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of nursing academic programs designed to meet the evolving workforce needs of healthcare employers while maintaining the highest academic, regulatory, and accreditation standards.

Serving as a bridge between healthcare employers, academic partners, and internal cross-functional teams, this leader ensures programs are intentionally designed to support recruitment, retention, career mobility, and long-term workforce sustainability. The Senior Director serves as a trusted advisor to both university and healthcare partners, helping co-create programs that deliver measurable workforce impact.

This role also leads the Nursing Healthcare Center of Excellence team to ensure Risepoint priorities are executed through an Employer First healthcare approach and works closely with Healthcare Solutions leadership as the foremost clinical leader supporting nursing workforce strategy across the program continuum.

Lead employer-informed program discovery and academic consultation across nursing and healthcare programs by integrating workforce needs, labor market intelligence, regulatory requirements, and academic best practices.

Partner directly with healthcare employers to identify workforce challenges across recruitment, retention, clinical readiness, and career mobility and translate those needs into scalable academic solutions.

Oversee Nursing Healthcare Center of Excellence team performance, ensuring employer engagement, partner success, and workforce outcome alignment remain central to program delivery.

Provide strategic leadership in program design recommendations, launch readiness planning, and scalability strategies that strengthen healthcare workforce pipelines.

Conduct workforce-aligned readiness assessments related to accreditation, regulatory approval, clinical placement strategy, and operational infrastructure.

Partner cross-functionally to support business development and evaluate new partnerships with a focus on employer workforce impact and sustainability.

Serve as the internal clinical and academic subject matter expert on nursing education standards, regulatory compliance, and accreditation best practices while ensuring programs also meet employer workforce expectations.

Monitor and analyze key program outcomes including student retention, persistence, clinical readiness, workforce placement, employer satisfaction, and licensure success.

Translate data into actionable workforce and academic insights that support continuous program improvement and employer value.

Track and interpret changes in healthcare workforce trends, education policy, regulatory expectations, and accreditation requirements.

Ensure Nursing Directors maintain strong compliance oversight while supporting employer confidence in program quality and graduate readiness.

Design and deliver professional development initiatives that prepare faculty to support practice-ready, employer-responsive nursing education.

Provide consultation on curriculum innovation, clinical integration, NCLEX readiness, and workforce-aligned learning models.

Develop resources and training materials that strengthen faculty understanding of healthcare employer expectations and clinical workforce realities.

Promote a culture of academic excellence, student success, and workforce preparedness across partner programs.

Build and sustain strong, trust-based relationships with healthcare employers, university leaders, and clinical partners.

Serve as a strategic liaison across program discovery, launch, and continuous improvement phases to ensure alignment between academic and employer workforce goals.

Support high partner satisfaction through proactive engagement, transparent communication, and shared accountability for outcomes.

Collaborate across internal teams to ensure academic programs align with employer workforce priorities, healthcare delivery trends, and organizational strategy.

Contribute to strategic priorities across Academic Services, Products, Healthcare Solutions, and the Healthcare Center of Excellence.

Participate in research, thought leadership, and innovation initiatives focused on the future of nursing workforce development.

Support transformation initiatives including clinical placement innovation, retention services, technology integration, and workforce pipeline expansion.

Champion operational excellence and continuous improvement across program delivery and partner engagement.

Lead with a spirit of innovation, collaboration, and purpose in advancing healthcare workforce solutions.

Terminal Degree in Nursing or Master’s Degree in Nursing or Healthcare with terminal degree in related field

5 to 10 years of leadership experience managing nursing education programs across the program continuum

5 or more years of experience in academic outcomes monitoring, regulatory and accreditation processes, and program quality evaluation

5 or more years of experience supporting or delivering online prelicensure nursing programs

Active Registered Nurse license in state of residence

Certification in nursing education, healthcare leadership, or related specialty preferred

Deep understanding of higher education and healthcare workforce ecosystems

Strong executive presence and ability to influence healthcare and academic leaders

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated employer engagement and workforce strategy experience

Customer and partner success mindset

Collaborative leadership style in matrixed environments

Strategic thinker with strong execution capability

Ability to travel up to 25 percent

Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.