Academic & Workforce Development Coordinator

## Academic & Workforce Development Coordinator Apply:
Allentown, PA:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
JR141909
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* Work Schedule:

** Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pmThe Academic & Workforce Development Coordinator leads coordination of HNL Lab Medicine’s workforce pipeline, academic partnerships, student programs, and educational support initiatives. This role supports current and future talent needs by managing student lifecycle activities, affiliation agreements, clinical rotations, internships, career exploration programs, tuition assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
** include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Designs, coordinates, facilitates, and evaluates student and workforce development and career exploration programs that support HNL's talent pipeline strategy, including internships, shadowing, tours, educational outreach, Career Connections, Summer Immersion Program, and other workforce development initiatives.
* Serves as the primary liaison between academic institutions, workforce development organizations, students, department leaders, clinical training sites, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and Organizational Development & Learning.
* Coordinates the end-to-end student lifecycle process, including onboarding, orientation, placement, participation, evaluation, and completion activities.
* Assists with curriculum development, course planning, instructor scheduling, and implementation of educational programs that support accreditation standards, organizational objectives, and learner development.
* Compiles and maintains resources for professional development and continuing education available to all employees and provides guidance on learning and career development opportunities.
* Develops, implements, and continuously improves standardized processes, communication tools, documentation, and program resources that support scalable and consistent student program administration.
* Evaluates workforce development opportunities and provides recommendations regarding new academic partnerships, educational programs, workforce pathways, and talent pipeline initiatives aligned with organizational priorities.
* Participates in organizational growth, integration, and expansion initiatives by assessing workforce pipeline programs, academic partnerships, student programs, and related processes and identifying opportunities for standardization and improvement.
* Chairs and participates in organizational education committees, college advisory groups and strategic initiatives while identifying program needs, recommending improvements, and communicating outcomes and opportunities to leadership.
* Administers organizational tuition assistance and tuition reimbursement programs, including participant support, communications, tracking, reporting, and continuous improvement activities.
* Collaborates with Human Resources and Organizational Development & Learning to support student onboarding and learning activities within enterprise systems, including Workday, Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD), and related technologies.
* Utilizes technology, analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve operational efficiency, reduce administrative burden, enhance stakeholder experience, and support data-informed decision making.
* Develops and maintains reports, metrics, dashboards, and analyses related to workforce pipeline effectiveness, student programs, academic partnerships, and educational support programs.
* Ensures compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and program expectations related to workforce development and student programs.
* Maintains current knowledge of workforce development trends, healthcare education programs, academic partnership models, workforce planning strategies, accreditation standards, clinical practice changes in laboratory medicine and emerging technologies to support continuous program enhancement and organizational growth.
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* QUALIFICATIONS:

** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/

Experience:

* Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration, Education, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business Administration,…