Educational Technology Developer

Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals (EP) is seeking anEducational Technology Developerto serve in its Center for Digital and Media Initiatives. EP is the division of the Whiting School of Engineering that serves online and part-time students across 22 engineering and applied science master’s degree and certificate programs.

The Educational Technology Developer will serve critical strategic functions on the team responsible for the development and maintenance of engaging learning products and platforms that enhance the learning experience for students—advising on how digital products and online communities are grown and clearly communicating project objectives and plans to a diverse set of stakeholders both inside and outside the University.

Our selected candidate must have a proven track record of managing numerous rapidly changing technical projects and people working toward a common organizational goal and be proficient in balancing the needs of multiple audiences. We are seeking a person with expert communication skills who is able to gather and solicit feedback from both technical teams and business users, and translate that feedback into a product vision.

The Educational Technology Developer is a strong collaborator who helps convert business requirements into a functioning tool. Our ideal candidate can quickly become a technical point of contact for platforms and tools that facilitate learning at Johns Hopkins Engineering. A background in business analysis and web development is especially helpful, particularly within an institution responsible for the delivery of learning.

This position reports to the Director of the Center for Digital and Media Initiatives.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
Collaboration & Coordination (30%):

• Collaborate and coordinate with a diverse group of stakeholders, including the Center for Learning Design, Whiting School of Engineering IT, Marketing and Communications, and the Associate Dean of Engineering for Professionals, among others.
• Engage closely and routinely with the internal technology teams and external tech vendors to help determine the best technical implementation/design while balancing time-to-market needs.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and external partners to design, build, launch, and market functionality, capabilities, and content.
• Define and proactively monitor key performance metrics to support and inform product decisions and clearly communicate these to stakeholders.
• Engage in active problem solving with the communications, technology, and monitoring teams to determine trends and root causes.
• Collaborate with technical, knowledge management, analytical, editorial/communications, and administrative teams to ensure the timely and accurate development of the Johns Hopkins Engineering websites and learning platforms.
• Provide analysis and background which provides high-level decision makers of potential product tradeoff decisions taking into consideration business opportunities, user experience, press demands, level of effort for internal teams and vendors, and the complexity of these solutions.
• Work with internal teams to develop learning analytics dashboards and faculty engagement reports.
  

EdTech Product Development & Strategic Planning (40%):

• Manage a product roadmap that may include defining user personas and journeys maps, in an agile, iterative fashion.
• Define product requirements that result in the successful execution of Johns Hopkins Engineering digital initiatives.
• Support the scoping and definition of new content, resources, visualizations, analysis, and other products based on user needs and the availability of reliable data, prevailing research, relevance to the public, and use cases.
• Participate in planning sessions with instructional designers, multimedia producers, website developers, and data science teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve the product and manage KPIs.
• Develop (or partner to develop) and effectively integrate learning technologies into the student and faculty experience.
  

Marketing (20%):

• Use A/B Testing, analytics, market research, usability studies, and competitive analysis to drive decision making, and improve student retention and learning outcomes.
  

Other duties (10%):

• User administration and support including online events, and technical/specialized help desk requests.
• Additional duties as assigned.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Five years related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least four years of experience in product management or business analysis including oversite of complex digital projects with multiple clients and evolving online communities.
• At least six years of experience in web development (or related area).
• Experience managing cross-functionally with engineering, design, and project management counterparts to deliver high quality products.
• Development experience with WordPress and REST API.
• Experience integrating with a learning management system.
• Experience managing a data pipeline with a BI tool such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience developing or integrating LTI with a learning management system.
  

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strategic approach to problem resolution.
• Ability to develop and communicate a results-driven technical plan.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage tradeoffs and evaluate opportunistic new ideas with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including the ability to use data to back up recommendations and drive action.
• Ability to be decisive in ambiguous situations.
• Resilient, collaborative, flexible, innovative.
• A practical, process-driven thinker.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• WordPress design and development.
• Expertise in a major programming language.
• Commitment to a collegial workplace.
• Capacity to work independently in an environment with remote and on-site teams.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds and abilities.
  

Level of Independent Decision Making:

• High level of independent decision making.

Classified Title: Program Manager
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/ME
Starting Salary Range: $60,945 - $83,862 annually (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30 am to 5:30pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: ​​​​​​​EP Personnel
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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