Program Development Specialist

About the role

This is a hybrid position based in Culver City, CA. You have the option to elect into a 9/80 flex work schedule. The pay range for this role is between $77,583-$89,220 annually.

Primary Duties

• Design, implement, and evaluate mental health, suicide prevention, substance use, and other clinical programs across the agency.
• Strategically evaluate, enhance, scale, and design programs across Divisions including Whole Person Care and Suicide Prevention Center.
• Conduct literature reviews, landscape scans, and analysis of internal trends to support decision-making.
• Collaborate with the Grants team and program leadership to ensure program deliverables and budgets are realistic and achieved, and to assess feasibility of proposed projects.
• Prepare internal and external reports, presentations, and summaries to communicate progress.
• Avoid pursuing input and feedback from teams to inform program implementation, and recommend adaptations based on practical experience and emerging needs.
• Exercise professional judgement in identifying areas of need and develop clinical training materials and written guidelines for staff.
• Partner with program leadership and direct care providers to implement new initiatives, including drafting clinical workflows, policies and procedures, and consulting with other Departments to ensure compliance and data integration.
• Oversee and align cross-departmental project timelines to ensure effective implementation of concurrent initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Program Development Manager to draft logic models, evaluation frameworks, and implementation plans to guide program rollout and improvement.
• Contribute substantively to project management and strategic planning efforts that support high-quality and sustainable program development.

Position Requirements

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Clinical Counseling, Psychology, Public Health, or related field.
• Licensed or license-eligible/unlicensed mental health clinician preferred (e.g., LCSW/ASW, LMFT/AMFT, LPCC/APCC, Psychologist).
• Understanding of behavioral health systems, clinical workflows, and evidence-based practices.
• Demonstrated experience in program development, research, evaluation, or systems-level planning, ideally in a behavioral health or public health setting. Experience may be project-based.
• Experience working with program data or evaluation tools. For example, analyzing trends, interpreting data dashboards, or assessing outcomes using programs like Excel or Power BI.
• Commitment to learning new statistical or evaluation methods of quantitative data with the support of the Program Development Manager.
• Strong time management, organizational, and project coordination skills, with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
• Strong project management skills with enthusiasm for using data to drive change in mental health services.
• Team-oriented, with the ability to work across disciplines and departments.
• Demonstrated interest in learning new skills and taking on unfamiliar tasks with initiative.
• Strong writing skills, including the ability to craft clear and compelling program narratives tailored to different audiences.
• Familiarity with, or interest in learning, modern digital tools for communication and data analysis (e.g., ChatGPT, Canva, Alchemer, Excel).
• Awareness of structural barriers to care and a commitment to designing inclusive, accessible, culturally responsive services.
• Coursework, certifications, or experience in data analysis, quality improvement, learning science, or project management is a plus.

Pay

The pay range for this role is between $77,583-$89,220 annually.

Schedule

This is a hybrid position with the option to elect into a 9/80 flex work schedule.