How to hire a radiologic technology program director

How to hire a radiologic technology program director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step radiologic technology program director hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a radiologic technology program director job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new radiologic technology program director
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the radiologic technology program director you need to hire. Certain radiologic technology program director roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect radiologic technology program director also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of radiologic technology program director salaries for various roles:

   Type of Radiologic Technology Program Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Radiologic Technology Program Director	Producers and directors create motion pictures, television shows, live theater, commercials, and other performing arts productions. They interpret a writer’s script to entertain or inform an audience.	$18-94
   Director Of After School Program	A director of after school programs oversees and directs childcare centers in communities. They take the lead in setting goals and guidelines, conducting research and analyses to identify the students' interests and needs, developing programs that provide recreational activities and academic support, supervising the recruitment and training of employees, and monitoring the daily operations to ensure everything runs smoothly and efficiently... Show more	$14-38
   Director	Directors work in show business, whether in a film, a television show, or a theatre production. They are responsible for bringing the material to life... Show more	$31-92

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Technology Program
   • ARRT
   • Clinical Sites
   • Program Curriculum
   • Curriculum Development
   • Joint Review
   • Advisory Committee
   • Program Operations
   • Certification Process
   • Program Accreditation
   • Procedure Logs
   • Ultrasound

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage day-to-day oversight and management involving planning, programming, execution, distribution, and analysis for assign organizations budgets.
   • Instruct students nationwide in accordance with specifications as outlined by the national credentialing organization (ARRT).
   • Tackle strategic challenge to bolster state chapters wrought with leadership inconstancy and often, first-time delegates, unprepare for national-level participation.
   • Achieve superior customer results by improving and integrating proprietary chemistry tests.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your radiologic technology program director job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A radiologic technology program director can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, radiologic technology program directors' average salary in hawaii is 74% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level radiologic technology program directors 81% less than senior-level radiologic technology program directors.
   • Certifications. A radiologic technology program director with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a radiologic technology program director's salary.

   Average radiologic technology program director salary

   $86,738yearly

   $41.70 hourly rate

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   Entry-level radiologic technology program director salary

   $38,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

4. Writing a radiologic technology program director job description

   A radiologic technology program director job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a radiologic technology program director job description:

   Radiologic technology program director job description example

   Are you an experienced technical leader with a desire to apply your skills at global scale to support our Go Live team, within our Customer Success organization? Our team is looking for a passionate and purposeful candidate to join our team.
   
   This position provides an opportunity to directly contribute to the growing success of Avalara's business. You, as an Architect at Avalara will be leading and driving technology standards for Go Live team in collaboration with various groups like Product Engineering/ Security/ Operations/Marketing and IT.
   
   As part of the Go-Live Team, you'd focus on improving the customer onboarding velocity and transforming customer experience.
   
   You will need to work with key stakeholders, senior management, project managers, and cross functionally with implementation consultants from the Implementation Services team to drive successful launches of new products.
   
   Delivering on these areas of focus will help us create a material impact on the business, empower our teams to more effectively engage with customers, and improve customer experience.
   
   Our team is seeking an experienced, results driven technical leader to lead the creation of programs to drive the adoption of changes that impact our Implementation Services team.
   
   The role is highly collaborative, and you will be expected to create clarity in a complex organizational environment, generate energy through a bias towards action, and deliver results.
   
   A successful candidate should be comfortable working within a highly volume, high results organization, demonstrate agility, exhibit solid organizational, communication, and presentation skills, and have a strong customer focus.
   Responsibilities include:
   Serves as the technical leader for Go-Live products and projects Continue to refine onboarding processes to improve overall velocity, throughput and customer experience. Ability to lead or participate in technical integration discussions and design workshops with product vendors and engineering team. Act as the GoLive technical focal for all strategic initiatives, ensuring the scope and outcomes are on track Partner with stakeholders in the GoLive organization and subject matter experts to identify initiatives and prioritize them. This includes influencing, as well as being influenced by stakeholders Work with Product, and Implementation Services stakeholders to enable partnership throughout design, testing, and launch processes Manage programs with a ‘customed focus' mindset, being the ‘voice of the customer' for stakeholder teams during new process development, testing, and launch Participate in and sometimes drive regular cross-functional syncs Document and share successful delivery practices Lead modernization and process automation efforts using tools like UIPath/Gainsight/Financial Force/Gong. Coach and mentor junior technical and functional team members Other tasks as assigned Qualifications
   Minimum of a 4-year technical degree in Computer Science or Engineering or related field Requires at least 15+ years of relevant experience Have strong communication capabilities nurtured within a Customer Success/Support context Ability to work and create structure in complex and ambiguous situations and respond flexibly in time sensitive situations Knowledge and experience in SaaS business, Support Offerings, and Delivery methodologies Knowledge of architectural styles and design patterns Willingness to challenge the status-quo with the aptitude and tenacity to change it Proficiency in process improvement and passion for enhancing customer experience Impact, influence, and ability to deal with ambiguity Knowledge of Salesforce product suite and features, capabilities, best use, including knowledge of the Salesforce platform and ecosystem is a plus. Knowledge of tools like Gainsight, Gong/Execvision or Financial force is added plus. Experience working with Enterprise-level customers in a consulting organization Experience in process automation. Process automation using UIPath is an added plus. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right radiologic technology program director for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your radiologic technology program director job on Zippia to find and recruit radiologic technology program director candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit radiologic technology program directors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new radiologic technology program director

   Once you've decided on a perfect radiologic technology program director candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new radiologic technology program director. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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