Sr. Clinical Product Development Specialist

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company, is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers.


Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America's Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025.


We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.


NHA is building the next generation of allied health professionals. Since 1989, we have helped over 1.25 million people access a better future in healthcare. From innovative learning solutions to certification and career development, we partner with individuals, educators and employers to elevate the learning experience, ensure practice and career readiness and drive positive outcomes for the industry, allied health professionals, and ultimately patients. NHA is a brand in Ascend Learning's healthcare segment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Senior Clinical Product Development Specialist will join an entrepreneurial, innovative team focused on establishing a new set of solutions that serve the healthcare provider market. This role collaborates with the National Heathcareer Association (NHA) organization to understand the organization's educational needs and solutions needed to meet those needs based on staffing and other KPIs identified.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This position will work remote in the United States but may be expected to travel approximately 10% annually.


HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Lead planning and development of allied health onboarding programs to meet client needs
• Work with client's education and/or professional development team to develop timelines, ensure buy-in and adoption of purchased solutions
• Collaborate with client and team leaders to identify their teams' unmet or future needs
• Understand needs of clinical professional development for healthcare systems and be able to articulate those needs and develop plans to present to client including C-suite presentation experience
• Stay up to date on evidence-based practice in health sciences, including allied health, nursing and medicine, and adult learning strategies
• Collaborate with NHA product delivery team, development team, UX team, etc., to design and develop solutions that are easy to use and meet the needs of the client and bring to market
• Identify AI opportunities to enhance satisfaction with workflows and advance implementation timelines for customers in the NHA Health Sciences product development team
• Streamline consultative service processes to enable scalability and promote efficiencies without sacrificing product integrity
• Expand reach to the healthcare workforce by introducing potential partnership opportunities with nationally recognized healthcare professional organizations
• Drive innovation as a subject matter expert in the development and piloting of adaptive competencies for hospitals and health systems
• Experience in designing innovative models of care in collaboration with academic practice partners and healthcare systems to address workforce shortage needs
• Maintain familiarity with and allied health professional development resources, like nursing schools, professional associations, continuing education providers, and literature
• Navigate educational technology, in depth knowledge of learning management systems
• Extensive knowledge and experience of clinical program development within acute care settings
• Subject matter expert regarding regulatory and accreditation standards, including but not limited to Magnet, CMS, Joint Commission, quality
• Collaborate with cross functional team members from allied health, nursing and medicine
• Contribute to clinical allied health content development based on expertise and identified market needs
• Collaborate with product owners providing ideation/development of educational offerings aimed at mitigating the theory to practice gaps, upskilling the workforce, and improving patient care outcomes

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Master's degree required; Master's in Nursing or Healthcare Education strongly preferred
• 3+ years of clinical experience in a hospital/health system as a Clinical Instructor (or similar) strongly preferred
• Certification and/or Licensure to practice in a health science role is preferred; CPHQ, Continuing education experience a plus
• PND-BC preferred
• Travel up to 10% required

BENEFITS

• Flexible and generous paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) employer matching program
• Parental leave
• Wellness resources
• Charitable matching program
• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
• Community outreach groups
• Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers. We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and be authentic. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.


Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S.-based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.