Assistant Director, Healthcare Programs

uchicago; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Chicago Booth School of Business seeks an Assistant Director to design, deliver, and improve center programs and events, including but not limited to healthcare speaker series and fellowship programs. You will partner with other departments, sustain alumni connections, and support cross-campus collaborations.

The role involves day-to-day portfolio management, occasional travel for off-campus events, and collaboration with multiple offices to advance the Tolan Center’s priorities in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
• Experience designing and delivering center programs and events.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to analyze feedback and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Manages a portfolio of healthcare center programs from inception to completion.
• Creates, schedules, and publishes digital content for promotion.
• Coordinates events: speakers, registration, venue, travel and on-site/virtual staffing.
• Supports the Booth Healthcare Fellowship Program and student groups; builds partnerships.
• Processes travel reimbursements and tracks expenses.
• Uses data to inform program decisions and evaluations.
• Represents the center at meetings and events.

Skills

Event planning

Content creation

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Department

Booth Faculty Research - Healthcare Programs

About the Department

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Chicago Booth is proud to claim:

• an unmatched faculty.
• degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
• a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
• strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment. For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.

Job Summary

The Assistant Director supports the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of center programs and events, including but not limited to the Healthcare Speaker Series, Booth Healthcare Fellowship Program, Healthcare Scholar-in-Residence, Healthcare Research Brown Bags, and alumni events. In this role, the Assistant Director partners with other departments, supports cross-campus collaborations, sustains alumni and external stakeholder connections, and advances the Tolan Center's strategic priorities. In addition to day-to-day management of a portfolio of programs, as a member of a small, high-impact team, the Assistant Director will provide logistical support as needed for other center initiatives. This is a hybrid position, based on the Hyde Park campus with occasional travel to the Gleacher Center and off-campus events.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored employment authorization.

Responsibilities

• Manages a suite of healthcare programs from inception to completion.
• Creates, schedules and publishes digital and social media content, such as website content, email newsletter, email campaigns, LinkedIn and Chicago Booth Connect posts, etc., to promote awareness of center programming and enhance perception of Booth as a destination for healthcare research and education.
• Manages financial, operational, and logistical details for events, including coordination of guest speakers, registration, venue and catering, travel and hotels, marketing, and onsite/virtual staffing.
• Supports the Booth Healthcare Fellowship Program, assisting with selection process and contributing to events and resources that meet unique needs of the fellowship cohort.
• Liaise and engages regularly with healthcare-interested student groups, to assist in planning and delivering related student programming.
• As appropriate, liaise with relevant offices and departments (Alumni Relations and Development, Career Services, Admissions, etc.) to identify collaboration opportunities, develop partnerships, market programs and events, support philanthropic efforts, and manage communication with constituents.
• Processes travel reimbursements, supplier/vendor payments, contract requests, and related activities. Assists with tracking expenses, maintaining budgets, and updating financial systems/processes.
• Utilizes data to inform decision-making related to program execution and development, including development and delivery of program evaluation surveys and metrics.
• Under the guidance of the Director, identifies areas of need and contributes to the refinement and evolution of existing and innovative, new programming initiatives, in accordance with Tolan Center for Healthcare goals.
• Actively attends and represents Tolan Center at meetings and events.
• Uses general understanding and experience to administer the delivery of services to program participants and/or beneficiaries.
• Plans and conducts quality assurance reviews and recommends changes as appropriate.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree.

Experience:

Background in program