Strength Through Diversity
Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.
Roles & Responsibilities:
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.
Reports to: Associate Dean, UME Affairs
Duties and Responsibilities
- 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.
- Coordinate 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
Minimum Education
- Bachelor’s Degree required;
- Master's Degree preferred.
Qualifications and related experience
- 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)
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together and participate actively as a leader within the Mount Sinai Health System by:
Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination
Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers
Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
We work hard to acquire and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care.
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Who We Are
Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.
Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside (formerly Mount Sinai St. Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $86,772.00 - $130,159.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10029