Director, Educational Content and Programs

Job Title: Director, Educational Content & Programs

Department: Scientific Operations – Kidney Learning Solutions (KLS)

Location: Remote

Reports to: Senior Scientific Director, Learning Consultant
WHO WE ARE

Fueled by passion and urgency, National Kidney Foundation is a lifeline for all people affected by kidney disease. As pioneers of scientific research and innovation, NKF focuses on the whole patient through the lens of kidney health. Relentless in our work, we enhance lives through action, education, and accelerating change.
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

NKF’s Mission is what we do, our Values are how we do it.

- Accountability- Earn and Keep Trust

- Collaboration-Work as a team

- Communication- Empower with information

- Community-Build stronger community

- Compassion- Lead with care and respect

- Impact-Focus on the mission

Your Voice Matters:
WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Director, Educational Content & Learning Design will develop high-quality, evidence-based educational content and programs for both patients and kidney health professionals. This role combines clinical expertise, adult-learning science, and program leadership to accelerate NKF’s ability to deliver accessible, equity-centered, and practice-changing education across National Kidney Foundation ’s portfolio.

This Director will help shape NKF’s national education strategy, curriculum design and delivery, serve as a clinical content expert, and ensure alignment across the Kidney Learning Solutions team, KDOQI clinical practice guidelines, Professional Education, Patient Programs/Services, Research, Field Programs, and other external collaborators. The ideal candidate has a clinical background, preferably in nephrology or closely related fields (diabetes, cardiology, primary care), and demonstrated success in creating impactful education rooted in adult-learning principles and health literacy best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Vision

- Inform and implement NKF’s integrated education strategy for patient and professional audiences across the NKF ecosystem

- Support the evolution of competency-based learning pathways, digital education products, patient-centered curricula, and practice-transformation programs

- Serve as a clinical voice within NKF, helping shape organizational content priorities, strategic partnerships, and program innovations

Program & Curriculum Development

- Oversee the full lifecycle of various educational products, from needs assessment and design to development, launch, and evaluation

- Ensure content is evidence-based, clinically accurate, equity-informed, and aligned with adult-learning and health literacy standards

- Direct development of modular learning, active learning modalities, toolkits, case-based learning, webinars, infographics, and other innovative and engaging formats

Clinical Expertise & Quality Assurance

- Provide clinical oversight to ensure educational content reflects current standards, guidelines, and best practices

- Partner with KDOQI staff, scientific advisors, practicing clinicians, and patient contributors to validate accuracy and relevance of all materials

- Identify emerging trends and knowledge gaps in kidney care and adjacent specialties to inform NKF’s education pipeline

Cross-Functional & External Collaboration

- Collaborate with NKF Cares, Peers, Field Programs, Communications, CKDintercept, and Patient Engagement to ensure cohesive messaging and shared learning priorities

- Collaborate with the Corporate Relations team to build and sustain relationships with industry and external partners that advance shared priorities and secure funding to support learning and content initiative

- Represent NKF at national meetings, advisory groups, and learning collaboratives as a subject matter expert in kidney-focused education

Management & Operational Excellence

- Drive timelines, budgets, and deliverables for grant-funded or industry-supported educational initiatives

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