Director, Educational Programs, OBGE

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (On-Site and Remote mix) Requisition Number: 270234 Regular or Temporary: Regular Location: Personnel Area: MEDICAL CENTER Date: Jun 12, 2026 School of Medicine Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations. Be You. Work Arrangement – Hybrid DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES Experience in the biomedical education field is preferred. Leadership, personnel management, and negotiation experience is strongly preferred. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education - Work requires communications, analytical and organization skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program. Master's degree or higher in a related field is preferred. Experience - Work requires six (6) years of experience in continuing education, curriculum development, counseling or other related higher education, administrative and personnel management or business capacity 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. Be Bold. Skills/Abilities Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office applications; Experience in or ability to learn administrative and database systems (SAP R/3, Peopleware, etc.). The ability to communicate effectively with diverse individuals at all levels of the School of Medicine. Strategy and Implementation 40%: Participate in development and implementation of new graduate education initiatives, spanning curriculum, assessment and evaluation, professional development, admissions, student funding and program financial oversight, with the Associate Dean for Research Training, the Dean’s Office, and PhD program leadership. Broadly oversee coordination and implementation of core programming and services including Responsible Conduct of Research, career exploration/diversification, trainee professional development, curriculum review/design, student and faculty training, student award/fellowship coordination. Development and Maintenance of Duke Trainee Tracking Tool (T3). Manage continuing development and implementation, including current and future phases, maintenance of Faculty Research Series, data reporting and delivery to programs. Partner with Duke Development offices to develop new initiatives and approaches to support PhD education. Management of Office of Biomedical Graduate Education (OBGE) PhD Program Administration Personnel (30%) Manage direct reports, [OBGE Assistant Directors of Admissions and Finance & Operations, Program Assessment Manager, Database Manager] and perform annual performance evaluations and goal setting. Partner with the OBGE Associate Director for any management needs of the Assistant Director of PhD Student Success. Provide broad oversight for each OBGE program administrator hub team and assist Assistant Directors, as needed, with annual performance evaluations. Direct OBGE team members’ ongoing professional development and provide daily operational oversight of team members’ progress. Oversight of SOM PhD program administration, including finances, curriculum, admission, student learning, and program review, including evaluation and assessment processes (15%): Broadly oversee the development and implementation of robust evaluation and assessment processes and systems for curriculum, student learning, programs, and services; provide oversight of program assessment, partner with other units to develop information technology applications and databases. Broadly oversee admissions application and offer workflow, including organization and logistics of PhD recruitment visits (travel, accommodation, community dinner, communications), in support of the Assistant Director of Admissions Broadly oversee PhD program operations and graduate student funding, in support of the Assistant Director of Finance and Operations Broadly oversee with the OBGE Associate Director all student resources, workshops, and initiatives, in support of the Assistant Director of PhD Student Success and develop and implement new programs and initiatives to enhance the graduate training experience, recruiting efforts, and training outcomes. Management and Leadership of networks that steer programming and training Develop and implement community events and working groups for Program Administrators, Directors of Graduate Studies, and Directors. Provide updates and reports on relevant topics. Provide onboarding information for new Directors of Graduate Studies (DGS) of SOM PhD programs in the form of resources, data, and relevant professional development/training opportunities. Design responses to NIH expectations for programs and direct programming/initiatives stemming from this feedback and collaboration. Partner with the Program Assessment Manager to provide comprehensive data rich reporting to SOM leadership on topics relevant to graduate education. Liaise with the Graduate School and School of Medicine stakeholders on general policies, admissions, and finances for graduate programs administered in the School of Medicine. Supervision of Communications (5%): Broadly oversee communications strategy, working with OBGE staff, OBGE hub team members, and Duke News and Communications team to disseminate news, events, opportunities/deadlines, student and faculty honors/awards and achievements to relevant audiences through periodic communications, regular newsletters, and website. Management of Finances (5%): Monitor budget and spending and supervise budget development for the Office of Biomedical Graduate Education in collaboration with the Associate Dean for Research Training; broadly oversee PhD program budgets and spending with the Assistant Director of Finance and Operations; approve relevant expenditures according to the office workflow process (Concur and SAP). Data management/analysis (5%): Broadly oversee the Program Assessment Manager to provide biomedical graduate program data, including annual advisor data reporting. Collaborate with various Duke data management teams, including OBGE Assistant Director of Finance and Operations, SOM Associate Dean for Finance, and The Graduate School, to create new data query/request workflows. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. Choose Duke. Join our team and apply today to support student success! Anticipated Pay Range: Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $66,842.00 to USD $122,978.00. Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position; candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. Your total compensation goesbeyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/ Equal Opportunity Employer: Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender,gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy- related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status. Duke aspires to create a community built oncollaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. 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