About this opportunity
Stanford University lists this Associate Director for Graduate Programs & Fellowships opportunity in palo alto, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Biomedical Data Science (BMDS) graduate program, housed in the Department of Biomedical Data Science (DBDS), operates at the intersection of computer science, biology, medicine, and statistics to drive innovation in AI and computational biomedicine. The program advances cutting-edge research and education to address complex biomedical challenges by developing and evaluating data-driven computational methods on biomedical data assets.
We are seeking an Associate Director to provide operational leadership and support the strategic growth of the BMDS graduate and fellowship programs. The program currently serves approximately 50 PhD and 100 MS students across local and remote learning formats, supported by more than 50 affiliated faculty members across diverse academic departments.
Working closely with the Associate Chair of Education and Training, the Directors of Graduate Studies for the PhD and MS programs, faculty, students, the student services administrative team, the DBDS Director of Finance and Administration, and university partners, the Associate Director will help advance the program’s interdisciplinary training mission.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the execution, evaluation, and continuous improvement of complex programmatic functions and strategic initiatives from concept through implementation.
Manage the administration and assessment of graduate program operations, ensuring effective interpretation, implementation, and compliance with applicable university policies and regulations.
Identify, recommend, and resolve complex operational issues, including those that span organizational units within and between departments, including cross-school and centers and institutes.
Represent the BMDS graduate program to university leadership, internal and external stakeholders, faculty, students, and external constituencies.
Develop, execute, and oversee outreach and external engagement strategies, including fellowship program expansion, relationship building, communications, recruitment, and compliance initiatives.
Supervise and support staff responsible for the development and delivery of program activities and services.
Manage the Student Services Office (SSO) operational budget in tandem with departmental leadership and the finance team.
Oversee the student fellowship program and postdoctoral affairs.
* - Other duties may also be assigned
The budgeted pay range for this position is $161,339.74 to $201,822.64 per annum.Stanford University provides pay ranges that reflect a good-faith estimate of what it expects to pay for a role. Actual pay depends on factors such as the candidate's experience, education, and skills.
Responsibilities
Core Duties
Lead strategic planning and analysis for complex functions or programs with significant business, regulatory and/or technical challenges requiring subject matter expertise. May provide development of program or function from initial concept to implementation.
Manage the administration and evaluation of programs or functions. Oversee the interpretation, implementation and compliance with policies and regulations. Recommend actions and/or resolve complex issues that often span organizational boundaries.
Represent the program or function at the university level and/or to external/internal stakeholders and constituencies.
Develop and manage outreach strategy that includes relationship development, communications, and compliance.
Oversee or supervise staff in the development and implementation of programs or functions.
May develop and/or oversee budgets; manage finances including monitoring, analyzing, forecasting, and reporting.
Minimum Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree and eight years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to influence and motivate constituencies which could span multiple organizational boundaries.
Demonstrated excellent planning, organizational and analytical skills.
Demonstrated ability to make sound business decisions using good business judgment and innovative and creative problem-solving.
Demonstrated ability to manage financial, organizational and staff resources.
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to cultivate professional and business partnerships.
Relevant subject matter expertise.
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Worksite address
palo alto, CA, 94306, US
Who can apply
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