Assistant Director, Office of Medical Education

Posting Details

I. JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description Summary:

About GW SMHS

Founded in 1824, the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is the 11th oldest medical school in the country and the first in the nation's capital. Since its establishment, the school has been at the forefront of medical education, and has grown to include highly-ranked programs in the health and biomedical sciences. With dozens of top-tier residency programs, SMHS is a competitive and esteemed destination for medical school graduates across the country. Find out more here: http://smhs.gwu.edu/

The Office of Medical Education (OME) is the centralized unit committed to developing, delivering, and managing curriculum for undergraduate medical education. The OME collaborates closely with leadership, faculty, students, and curricular committees to ensure a high-quality education for GW's medical students.

The Assistant Director oversees the coordination of course and curriculum support for the MD Program and directly supervises the curriculum support staff. This generally includes administrative policies, procedures, timekeeping, and personnel oversight. The role is responsible for managing the day-to-day administrative operations, implementing processes to enhance unit efficiency, and maintaining institutional policies and procedures. Additionally, the Assistant Director provides strategic recommendations for the unit budget and oversee key administrative functions, including student schedule management, and general programmatic assistance.

Duties Include:

Operational & Curricular Management

• Oversee the day-to-day operational, administrative, and logistical needs required to manage the MD Program curriculum and OME unit planning.
• Partner with the MD program OME leadership team to manage operational, curricular, and academic affairs supporting decanal leadership, faculty, and students.
• Facilitate training for OME staff and faculty on educational technology and systems necessary to operationalize the MD curriculum.
• Collaborate with GW IT, MD program operations, and other GW administrators to improve systems and enhance the medical degree program.
• Implement best practices in curriculum management including maintenance of the curriculum database, ensuring alignment of course learning objectives and activities with program goals, and contribute to ongoing course development efforts alongside program leadership.

Team Leadership & Personnel Management

• Directly supervise and mentor OME staff, serving as a primary leadership resource for the entire OME team.
• Evaluate staff performance in accordance with university policy, including conducting regular performance reviews and establishing clear professional development plans.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for OME staff and stakeholders to resolve ongoing operational and administrative issues.

Direct Course Support

• Provide direct administrative and management support for assigned courses.
• Maintain learning management systems (e.g., Blackboard) and oversee the accurate tracking of OME student records, including grades, deliverables, attendance, and exceptional circumstances.

Performs other work-related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties logically related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 6 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master's degree or higher in a relevant area of study plus 4 years of relevant professional experience. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in curriculum administration, development, and implementation is strongly preferred.
• Experience in a management role or demonstrated management capacity preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and an approach based on quality improvement.
• Fluency with educational technology and computer systems is essential; candidates must have a working knowledge of applications typical to academic and office environments.
• Strong written, verbal, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Desire to work as an operational leader in a primarily in-person operational environment.

Hiring Range $76,921.10 - $111,604.15 GW Staff Approach to Pay

How is pay for new employees determined at GW?

Healthcare Benefits

GW offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, time off & leave, retirement savings, tuition, well-being and various voluntary benefits. For program details and eligibility, please visit https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits-programs.

II. JOB DETAILS

Campus Location: Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C. College/School/Department: School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Family Academic Affairs Sub-Family Program Administration Stream Management Level Level 2 Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time Hours Per Week: 40 Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm Will this job require the employee to work on site? Yes Employee Onsite Status Hybrid Telework: Yes Required Background Check: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search Special Instructions to Applicants:

Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status

Internal Applicants Only? No Posting Number: S014265 Job Open Date: Job Close Date: If temporary, grant funded, Sponsored Project funded or limited term appointment, position funded until: Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire. EEO Statement:

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Posting Specific Questions

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• • Are you a current GW employee?

• Yes

• No

• • If you are a current staff or research employee at The George Washington University, have you successfully completed your Introductory Employment Period (IEP)? The Introductory Employment Period (IEP) at George Washington University for non-faculty benefitted staff and research positions lasts for 90 days from the hire date into the position. Employees in their IEP are not eligible to apply for other internal university staff and research positions until the IEP is complete.

• Yes

• No

• Not Applicable (Not a GW employee in a benefit eligible position)

• • What is your salary range expectation?

(Open Ended Question)

Documents needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents