Associate Director - Full Time

Job Details

The Associate Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the Assessment Office, overseeing assessment activities across all phases of the curriculum and ensuring the effective delivery of assessment programs, services, and initiatives. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving assessment policies, procedures, and operational processes that support compliance, quality, and organizational effectiveness. The Associate Director manages personnel, resources, and assessment operations, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The role also leads staff recruitment, onboarding, training, and professional development while maintaining productive relationships with institutional stakeholders, external partners, and vendors. Serving as a key assessment leader and subject matter expert, the Associate Director advances learner success, supports accreditation and regulatory requirements, and promotes excellence in educational outcomes.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Oversees daily operations of the Office of Student Assessment and serves as a resource for assessment-related activities and initiatives.
• Supports the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of competency-based assessment tools, processes, and systems across all phases of the curriculum.
• Oversees staff scheduling and workflow to ensure effective operational coverage and service delivery; facilitates team meetings to communicate priorities, coordinate activities, and monitor progress toward departmental goals.
• Assists with budget administration, including tracking salaries, software and equipment expenses, maintaining inventory records, monitoring resource utilization, and coordinating equipment maintenance and procurement activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Education, Educational Measurement, Health Professions Education, Assessment and Evaluation, Higher Education Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 5 years progressively responsible experience in academic administration, assessment, educational operations, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree

Additional Qualifications

• Proficient with: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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