University of Kentucky
Technology Development Program Director
🇺🇸 Lexington, KY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $82K - $139K
💻 Project Management
🗓️ August 28th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Lead and manage a portfolio of technology development projects through iterative, stakeholder-engaged processes including discovery, prototyping, testing, and business case development.
- Design, manage, and implement the Technology Development Process with documentation, workflows, dashboards, and training based on user-centric design and Agile principles.
- Recruit and coordinate cross-functional project teams utilizing resources from labs, experts, research centers, developers, startups, and technology providers.
- Collaborate with UK Innovate and partner networks to build a provider network for integrated innovation solutions.
- Partner with UK HealthCare leadership to develop business cases for innovations requiring capital investment and support integration and commercialization efforts.
- Maintain a prioritized backlog of projects aligned with leadership and stakeholder goals, coordinating closely with community and commercialization teams.
- Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of related experience.
- Preferred background in computer science, engineering, IT, or related fields.
- Salary range from $81,640 to $138,798 per year.
- Full-time staff position within the Office of Technology Commercialization.
Technology Development Program Director Full Description
Requisition Number | RE51427
Working Title |
Department Name | 40420:Office of Technology Commercialization
Work Location | Lexington, KY
Grade Level | 50
Salary Range | $81,640-138,798/year
Type of Position | Staff
Position Time Status | Full-Time
Required Education | BS
Click here for more information about equivalencies: | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience | 7 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification | None
Physical Requirements | Sitting for long periods of time, repetitive motion.
Shift | Monday-Friday; 8:00 am-5:00 pm; and with additional hours per workload demands.
Job Summary | In September 2024, UK HealthCare announced the launch of a new UKHC Innovation (“UKHCI”) program, an expansion of UK Innovate, to support the acceleration of innovative solutions to improve patient care, including through research translation, product design and development, and partnership. UKHCI is seeking a Technology Development Program Director to lead cross-functional technology, product and process development projects through a user-centered, agile and iterative design process to translate unmet needs of UK HealthCare to ready-to-scale solutions for adoption to improve patient care. Reporting to the Senior Executive Director of Technology Development and R&D Partnerships, this position will be responsible for:· Manage a portfolio of projects and cross-functional teams through an iterative and stakeholder-engaged process, including opportunity discovery, scoping, technology assessment, rapid prototyping, testing, iteration and business case development stages.· Design, manage and deploy the Technology Development Process, including documentation, templates, workflows, dashboards and related training programs based upon user-centric design and Agile principles.· Recruit cross-functional project teams and task groups that draw from available UKHCI partner resources including labs, subject-matter experts, research centers and institutes, developers, startups and technology providers to complete projects according to scope and by achieving milestones and important deadlines.· Coordinate with UK Innovate and other UK partner networks to proactively develop a network of technology and service providers that offer solutions that can integrate into Innovation Development project opportunities.· Partner with UK HealthCare leadership, including operations, information, strategy and IT teams, to develop business cases for new innovations requiring additional capital investment and resources for full deployment and integration. Provide continued support as needed to integration teams throughout the deployment and scale-up process, and for broader commercialization opportunities with other Advancing Kentucky Together Network partners.· Maintain a backlog of project opportunities according to prioritization from the Director of Product Management, UKHCI leadership and stakeholder priorities, and UKHCI partner resource capabilities. Coordinate closely with Community Health Innovation, Health Care Innovation Challenge and commercialization teams to develop project pipeline and technology translation opportunities.
Looking for candidates with a background in computer science, engineering, IT or related professions.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities |
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? | No
Preferred Education/Experience | computer science, engineering, or IT background
Deadline to Apply | 09/19/2025
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