Duke University Job Description:
DIRECTOR, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OBGE (1721)


Job Title: DIRECTOR, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OBGE 

Job Code: 1721 

FLSA:

Job Level: 15 

Revised Date: 04/01/2021  

Job Family: JF 33 

Occupational Summary

Provide direction in the development, coordination and administration of educational programs and other related activities.

Work Performed

Strategy and Implementation:

Oversee coordination and implementation of core programming and services including Responsible Conduct of Research, External Departmental Reviews, career exploration and diversification, trainee professional development, curriculum review and design, student and faculty training, student award and fellowship coordination.

Participate in development and implementation of new initiatives with the Associate Dean for Research Training, including new centralized admissions workflow, new PhD student funding model, program and trainee evaluation and assessment, student programming, core curriculum, course management oversight, professional skills development, and student wellness.

Manage team, including hiring and onboarding staff and performing annual performance evaluations and goal setting.

Directing team members ongoing professional development and providing daily operational oversight of team members progress.

Admissions:

Establish and manage centralized oversight of first year slot determination, application review process, offer and admit approval workflow, and matriculation tracking.

Develop and disseminate tools and resources to ensure fair and consistent review processes that allow for evidence based decision making.

Building partnership with TGS Admissions.

Development and Implementation of Duke Trainee Tracking Tool:

Manage development and implementation, including current and future phases, maintenance of Faculty Research Series, development of data reporting and delivery to programs.

Supervise development of curriculum, student learning, and program review, including evaluation and assessment processes:

Oversee the development and implementation of robust evaluation and assessment processes and systems for curriculum, student learning, programs, and services; provide oversight of department and program assessment as part of Duke program reappraisals and external reviews, partner with other units to develop information technology applications and databases.

Broadly oversee course code management, including RCR and R&R courses, Grant Writing, and Professionalism courses as well as other core curricular elements.

Provide broad oversight for development Peer Mentoring Resources:

Co-supervise Administrative Fellow tasked with developing Professionalism Course, mentor trainings, and Peer mentoring network.

Management and Leadership of networks that steer programming and trainin.

Develop and implement community events and working groups for Program Administrators, Directors of Graduate Studies, and Directors.

Provide onboarding information for new Directors and support to biomedical PhD program administrators in the form of resources, data, and relevant professional development and training opportunities.

Directors of Graduate Studies, Program Directors, Training Faculty: Provide updates and reports on relevant topics to training program leaders.

Design responses to NIH expectations for programs and direct programming and initiatives stemming from this feedback and collaboration.

In collaboration with SoM administration, departments, and programs, develop SOPs for academic progress concerns, backstop funding mechanisms, and outcome recommendations for trainees.

Biomedical PhD Students:

Develop and manage biomedical PhD student advisory group and programs and initiatives.

Serve as liaison to Graduate School, SoM, NIH.

Provide comprehensive data rich reporting to SoM leadership on topics relevant to graduate education.

Work closely with the Associate Dean for Research Training to develop and implement new programs and initiatives to enhance the graduate training experience, recruiting efforts, and training outcomes.

Liaise with the Graduate School and School of Medicine on general policies, admissions, and finances for graduate programs administered in the School of Medicine.

Represent the biomedical graduate programs and their interests at meetings with School of Medicine leadership.

Liaise with NIH regarding policies governing graduate training and NIH grant funding opportunities.

Attend relevant biomedical education and training conferences and relevant NIH meetings; provide summary reports of national trends and best practices to departments and programs.

Supervision of Communications:

Broadly oversee communications strategy, working with staff and Duke News and Communications team to disseminate news, events, opportunities and deadlines, student and faculty honors/awards and achievements to relevant audiences through periodic communications, regular newsletters, and website.

Management of Finances:

Monitor budget and spending, supervise budget development for units reporting to the Associate Dean for Research Training, including various interdisciplinary graduate programs, oversee graduate student backstop support by School of Medicine, approve relevant expenditures according to the office workflow process.

Data management and analysis:

Oversee biomedical graduate program data, including annual advisor data reporting.

Collaborate with various Duke data management teams, including SoM Assistant Dean of Budget and Finance, The Graduate School, and to create new data query and request workflows.

Oversee Awards and Fellowships Provide oversight of Senior Program Coordinator management of administered awards, including Professional Development Award, International and Domestic Chancellors Scholars and CARE, and OBGE Administrative Fellowship.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education/Training:

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

 

Experience:

Work requires six years' experience in continuing education, curriculum development, counseling or other related higher education, administrative management or business capacity in order 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.

 

Skills:

Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office applications; experience in or ability to learn administrative and database systems (SAP R3, Peopleware, etc.). The ability to communicate effectively with diverse individuals at all levels of the School of Medicine.

 

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.


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