Associate Director of Instructional Design, Wharton Online - Wharton Executive Education

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Associate Director of Instructional Design, Wharton Online - Wharton Executive Education

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The Associate Director of Instructional Design & Learning Analytics (ADID) role is an evolution of our existing instructional design capacity that directly supports Wharton’s strategic priorities in executive education, quality at scale, and data-informed decision-making. This role helps facilitate the expansion and optimization of the self‑paced programming catalog within the Wharton Online business unit. As an extension of that work, the ADID embeds learning analytics expertise within the instructional design function, ensuring that course structures, assessments, and teaching strategies are continuously optimized using real learner and client data.

By integrating Canvas, Qualtrics, and CRM data into coherent evaluation frameworks, the ADID assists the business unit in demonstrating impact on learner outcomes, behavioral change, and ROI for corporate partners, thus strengthening the Wharton Online value proposition and its ability to secure and renew engagements. This role also standardizes design and evaluation practices across programs, creating reusable templates, dashboards, and processes that increase efficiency, reduce rework, and make it easier for faculty and staff to deliver high‑quality online offerings at scale.

The Associate Director of Instructional Design and Learning Analytics is a member of the Wharton Online team within the Aresty Institute of Executive Education in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. This position reports to the Director of Instructional Design and Content Strategy. The incumbent applies instructional design methodologies, evidence-based teaching and learning practices, and multimedia design principles to develop…