Director-Medical Education Administration

The Director of Curricular Operations will have responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Office of Curricular Affairs Operations Team in the Department of Medical Education, ensuring that the people and the undergraduate medical education program run efficiently and effectively. The Director of Curricular Operations will report to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education Affairs. 

The director will oversee the planning and delivery of operational components of the MD curriculum across all phases of the curriculum. In addition, the director will oversee teams of staff who work closely with faculty to design and implement curricular components that follow strategic goals and accreditation standards. 

• Provide daily guidance to the managers and staff in the Office of Curricular Affairs.
• Monitors and manages workload for the curricular affairs teams to ensure reasonable utilization.
• Recruit, train, and mentor staff to uphold high performance standards.
• Provide flexible approaches that meet team needs, including the ability to move fast and make progress by navigating roadblocks quickly.
• Define and manage strategic initiatives that improve team efficiency and impact, establishing operational systems and outcomes.
• Partner with the team to refine and document best practice operating processes, templates, and guidelines ensuring seamless operations.
• Partners with faculty and staff to ensure the seamless operations of courses, electives, and clerkships throughout the curriculum.
• Actively oversee and enforce policies and procedures within the school community.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and upkeep of faculty and student policies.
• Take charge of coordinating and leading projects, creating detailed plans and directing seamless task integration.
• Manage relationships with cross-functional partners, such as Student Affairs, Enrollment Services, and Administration.
• Facilitate relationships between curricular operations teams, move initiatives forward, find resources, escalate and raise concerns to appropriate owners early and resolve open issues that prevent progress.
• Partner with faculty and staff leadership on establishing effective office communication, information distribution, and cross-team collaboration
• Oversee the onboarding of new faculty and residents and continuing education of educators across the health system in partnership with the curricular managers.
• Coordinate and supervise the implementation of curricular accommodations for medical students identified by the Office of Student Disability Services
• Independently identify areas of program improvement and make recommendations on ways to improve program efficiency.
• Facilitate program efficiency by supporting the Senior Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs, Associate Dean for UME Affairs, and Co-Directors of Curriculum in tasks relating to the curriculum including presentations, meetings, and additional duties as assigned.
• Contribute to planning and budget tracking, aligning and forecasting resources to support the team.
• Projects and assigned tasks as required

• Bachelors Degree required, Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of related experience in management and leadership
• 3-5 years working in higher education 
• Demonstrated leadership competency and ability to develop productive working relationships with multiple constituencies (faculty, staff, students, etc)
• Strong team player who promotes cross-team collaboration and inspires team members to work together and contribute.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong communications, presentation and writing skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Strong technical skills
• Initiative to seek alternative approaches and solutions
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve, multi-task, and understand the big picture
• Commitment to customer service
• Ability to enforce standards of professionalism and to resolve conflicts across a broad spectrum (involving faculty, staff, and student needs)

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for this role is $86,772.00 - $130,159.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 830 - Medical Education - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine

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