Director, Educational Programs, OBGE

School of Medicine

 

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

 

Be You.

 

Lead and support graduate education initiatives, programs, and teams that drive student success.

 

Work Arrangement – Hybrid

 

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES

 

Experience in the biomedical education field is preferred.

 

Leadership, personnel management, and negotiation experience is strongly preferred.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

 

Education - Work requires communications, analytical and organization skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program. Master's degree or higher in a related field is preferred.

 

Experience - Work requires six (6) years of experience in continuing education, curriculum development, counseling or other related higher education, administrative and personnel management or business capacity to acquire skills necessary to assist in planning, directing and coordinating various activities associated with educational counseling and the development of a variety of seminars, conferences, workshops and short courses.

 

Be Bold.

 

Skills/Abilities

 

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office applications;
• Experience in or ability to learn administrative and database systems (SAP R/3, Peopleware, etc.).
• The ability to communicate effectively with diverse individuals at all levels of the School of Medicine.

 

Strategy and Implementation 40%: 

 

• Participate in development and implementation of new graduate education initiatives, spanning curriculum, assessment and evaluation, professional development, admissions, student funding and program financial oversight, with the Associate Dean for Research Training, the Dean’s Office, and PhD program leadership.
• Broadly oversee coordination and implementation of core programming and services including Responsible Conduct of Research, career exploration/diversification, trainee professional development, curriculum review/design, student and faculty training, student award/fellowship coordination. 
• Development and Maintenance of Duke Trainee Tracking Tool (T3). Manage continuing development and implementation, including current and future phases, maintenance of Faculty Research Series, data reporting and delivery to programs.
• Partner with Duke Development offices to develop new initiatives and approaches to support PhD education.

 

Management of Office of Biomedical Graduate Education (OBGE) PhD Program Administration Personnel (30%)

 

• Manage direct reports, [OBGE Assistant Directors of Admissions and Finance & Operations, Program Assessment Manager, Database Manager] and perform annual performance evaluations and goal setting.
• Partner with the OBGE Associate Director for any management needs of the Assistant Director of PhD Student Success.
• Provide broad oversight for each OBGE program administrator hub team and assist Assistant Directors, as needed, with annual performance evaluations.
• Direct OBGE team members’ ongoing professional development and provide daily operational oversight of team members’ progress. 

 

Oversight of SOM PhD program administration, including finances, curriculum, admission, student learning, a