**Who this is for** This role is for a data-driven, strategic operator who is passionate about education and wants to scale healthcare training programs to meet
Work type: hybrid
Location: New York City
Salary: $180,000 – $210,000/yr
Type: Full-time
**Who this is for** This role is for a data-driven, strategic operator who is passionate about education and wants to scale healthcare training programs to meet national workforce demands. **Key highlights** You will own the end-to-end delivery of nursing and respiratory programs, leading cross-functional teams and managing the integration of physical campus operations to support 10x student growth. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Have 7+ years of professional experience, with a background in high-growth startup operations. - Are highly analytical and thrive in ambiguous environments where experimentation is key to progress. - Possess strong leadership skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across product, sales, and curriculum teams. - Have a proven ability to manage complex operations and are excited about the challenge of expanding remote and online educational delivery.
About Stepful:
Stepful is reimagining allied healthcare training by offering affordable, online, instructor-led, and AI-supported programs that help learners—regardless of background or circumstance—launch high-demand healthcare careers.
In addition to our direct-to-consumer training, Stepful partners with leading healthcare institutions to address the growing national shortage of healthcare workers. Our graduates, including Medical Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians, Nurses, and more, form the talent pipelines at major employers like CVS, NY-Presbyterian, HCA, Providence, and Walgreens.
Stepful is backed by Y Combinator, Reach Capital, and AlleyCorp, with [a recent $31.5M Series B led by Oak HC/FT](https://www.stepful.com/post/stepful-announces-series-b). [We were named the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME for 2025](https://www.stepful.com/post/stepful-named-1-edtech-company-in-us-top-10-globally-times-2025-list).
We’re improving access to quality healthcare for everyone, everywhere, and improving access to healthcare careers for those who need them most
Our values:
We credit much of our success to our exceptional team. We’re looking for mission-driven builders who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, and embody our four core values:
As the Director of Healthcare Strategy & Operations, you will be responsible for building, maintaining and scaling our nursing and respiratory programs. You will become a subject-matter expert and experiment with solutions that can support 10x growth in active students. You will work cross-functionally with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Operations to advance a key pillar of Stepful's growth story, and will oversee a team of Program Directors, instructors, and coordinators.
This role is ideal for a strong operator who is passionate about expanding access to healthcare careers and delivering measurable student outcomes.
This role reports to the Vice President, Learning, is New York-based, and involves bi-monthly travel to Missouri.
What you’ll do:
Stepful is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.