Job Description:
• Inform and implement NKF’s integrated education strategy for patient and professional audiences
• Support competency-based learning pathways, digital education products, patient-centered curricula, and practice-transformation programs
• Serve as a clinical voice shaping content priorities, partnerships, and program innovations
• Oversee educational products from needs assessment and design through development, launch, and evaluation
• Direct development of modular learning, active learning modalities, toolkits, case-based learning, webinars, infographics, and other formats
• Provide clinical oversight and ensure content reflects current standards, guidelines, and best practices
• Partner with KDOQI staff, scientific advisors, clinicians, and patient contributors to validate materials
• Identify emerging trends and knowledge gaps in kidney care and adjacent specialties
• Collaborate with NKF teams and external partners to align messaging and learning priorities
• Build relationships with industry and external partners and support funding for learning and content initiatives
• Represent NKF at national meetings, advisory groups, and learning collaboratives
• Drive timelines, budgets, and deliverables for grant-funded or industry-supported initiatives
• Lead process improvement to enhance quality, efficiency, and learner engagement
• Develop evaluation frameworks measuring knowledge, competency, and behavior change
• Use analytics, user testing, and qualitative feedback to refine content and guide decisions
• Ensure professional education content meets CE/MOC accreditation requirements where applicable
Requirements:
• Required clinical degree or training, such as RN, NP, PA, RD, PharmD, MD/DO, or another relevant discipline
• 3–5 years of clinical experience; nephrology preferred, or strong experience in diabetes, cardiology, primary care, or chronic disease management
• Expertise in adult-learning principles, instructional design frameworks, and curriculum development
• Ability to translate complex clinical concepts into accessible education for diverse audiences
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects
• Exceptional organizational, time management, communication, writing, and strategic thinking skills
• Strong technical literacy, including collaborative documents, shared folders, messaging platforms, and remote work technologies
• Preferred: experience overseeing healthcare, nonprofit, academic-center, or professional-society education programs
• Preferred: experience with digital learning platforms, LMS systems, and multimedia content development
• Preferred: experience with guidelines, evidence synthesis, or quality improvement efforts
• Preferred: familiarity with kidney disease, CKD management, transplantation, dialysis, or informatics
• Preferred: prior peer reviewer or editorial advisory board experience
• Unimpeachable integrity and trustworthiness, with tact, discretion, and professionalism
• Ability to maintain effectiveness under pressure
• Competence using standard office equipment, including telephone, personal computer, fax machine, and photocopier
• Flexibility for moderate overnight business travel, potentially including weekends
Benefits:
• Plenty of vacation time, sick leave, and holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Life insurance
• 403(b) plan with matching company contributions
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Commuter benefits program for transit and parking expenses
• Confidential counseling, support services, and resources through the Employee Assistance Program