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VP, Operations (Degreed Programs)

Stepful · New York City · Remote

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About Stepful

Stepful is the fastest, most affordable way to get certified and hired in healthcare. Become a certified Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Tech, or Surgical Tech today! Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

As VP, Operations (Degree Programs), you'll lead our Strategy and Operations Function for all of our Degrees, including Nursing, Imaging, and Respiratory programs housed under Stepful College. Degree programs have more regulation, longer timelines, and higher clinical-site requirements than our certificate programs. You will own the operating model that allows us to scale them without losing outcome quality, student satisfaction, or compliance. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

More about this role

Stepful is a workforce platform redefining how America's largest health systems build, train, and retain their talent. Since our founding in 2021, Stepful’s trained over 32,000 practice-ready healthcare workers.

Layering onto our successful direct-to-consumer training, Stepful partners with leading healthcare institutions to address the growing national shortage of healthcare workers. We’re improving access to quality healthcare for everyone, everywhere, and improving access to healthcare career ladders for those who need them most.

Our students form the talent pipelines for major employers such as NY-Presbyterian, Mt. Sinai, HCA, Providence, CVS, and Walgreens. We have partnerships with half of the top 10 health systems in the US and are in process with many more.

Stepful is backed by Y Combinator, Reach Capital, and AlleyCorp, with a recent $55M Series C led by Oak HC/FT . We were named the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME for 2025 .

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:

Care first : We do whatever it takes for our students to...

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