Director of Clinical Science and Skills - Roanoke, Virginia, United States
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Director of Clinical Science and Skills
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Job Description
The Director of Clinical Science and Skills provides operational, instructional, and programmatic leadership for integrated clinical science, standardized patient, and simulation-based education programs across all phases of the undergraduate medical education curriculum at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM).
Reporting directly to the Associate Dean for Clinical Science, the Director serves as a central coordinating leader responsible for operationalizing the longitudinal clinical skills curriculum and ensuring alignment across classroom instruction, small group learning, standardized patient encounters, simulation activities, and performance-based assessment. The Director provides integrative operational leadership across four interconnected areas led by the Medical Director of Standardized Patients and Simulation Education, the Integrated Foundational Sciences Course Director, the Director of Clinical Science (Phase 1), and the Director of Ultrasound, ensuring coordinated implementation, curricular continuity, operational consistency, and alignment with competency-based educational goals and accreditation expectations.
The Director collaborates extensively with the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, educational affairs leadership, course directors, phase directors, clerkship leadership, faculty educators, and administrative partners to support integrated educational delivery, cross-phase curricular coordination, and continuous improvement across the undergraduate medical education continuum. The position serves as a key operational and organizational leader within the Clinical Science and Skills domain, facilitating coordination across instructional programming, educational operations, assessment activities, and simulation-based learning environments.
The Director provides leadership and oversight for the Clinical Science and Skills operational team, including standardized patient educators, the operations manager, instructional manager, and program coordination personnel. This position plays a critical role in advancing educational quality, curricular integration, operational efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement across the Clinical Science and Skills domain.
The responsibilities listed are representative and will be performed collaboratively with VTCSOM educational leadership, faculty, staff, and operational personnel. The responsibilities of the role balance operational leadership and day-to-day program implementation with strategic coordination, curricular integration, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Clinical Science and Skills domain.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor"s degree in education, health education, or health administration, instructional design, simulation education, or related field; An equivalent combination of education and significant relevant experience in the field in lieu of a degree will also be accepted.
Progressive experience in undergraduate medical education, health professions education, clinical skills instruction, simulation education, or related educational programming
Experience coordinating complex educational programs involving multiple stakeholders and operational components
Experience in curriculum implementation, educational operations, assessment coordination, simulation-based education, or standardized patient programming
Experience supervising professional or operational staff
Experience using common educational, administrative technologies, and software systems (ex: One45, Banner, Elements, MS Office, Google Workspace, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working within a medical school or health professions education environment
Experience with standardized patient programming and performance-based assessment
Experience supporting clinical skills curricula or simulation-based educational programs and systems.
Pay Band
A/P
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
Commensurate w/ Experience
Hours per week
40
Review Date
07/06/2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
In partnership with Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech, and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, VTC School of Medicine is a cornerstone of one of the nation's premier health and biomedical research ecosystems. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and 40 miles from the Virginia Tech main campus in Blacksburg, VTCSOM provides abundant opportunities to deliver innovative, discovery-based medical education in a community-based, picturesque setting.
Its innovative curriculum includes robust, longitudinal mentored research training and a major curricular emphasis on health systems science and interprofessional practice. Students are attracted to VTCSOM for its 99% match rate, including competitive specialties and programs. With a 2.3% acceptance rate, VTCSOM receives over 6,400 applications and is poised for continued enrollment growth.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Lisa Howard at wklctk@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
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