Associate Dean of Faculty and Staff Affairs
Western University
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Western University is seeking an Associate Dean of Faculty and Staff Affairs to provide strategic oversight across academic, clinical, and administrative domains in the COMP. This senior role collaborates with department chairs, faculty, and administration to ensure excellence in education, research, and patient care.
The position includes leading faculty recruitment, retention, promotion, and development processes, while ensuring compliance with accreditation standards and institutional
Competenze
- Advanced knowledge of higher education administration and accreditation standards.
- Ability to align academic, clinical, and administrative programs with institutional mission.
- Experience in faculty and staff governance and strategic workforce planning.
Mansioni
- Oversee Department Chairs to achieve academic and clinical excellence.
- Assist with faculty workforce projections and workload balancing.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to implement strategic initiatives for the college.
- Generate documentation for accreditation site visits and reviews.
- Report personnel metrics to the Vice Dean of College Affairs.
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Descrizione del lavoro
As you take your first step onto a Western University of Health Sciences campus, each path, each person, each structure comes with a transformative story. WesternU is more than the practice of medicine. We are defined by character and culture. At WesternU, you will discover humanism at the heart of every interaction: a warm welcome, a sincere smile, a positive word, a kind deed, a thoughtful gesture. You will see students work together on case studies; a parade of pets in campus parks; student clubs offering opportunities for career growth and community involvement; and faculty, staff and students designing their future and the future of WesternU. We display a collaborative mindset in how we operate, educate, and serve others. Although, geographically, we are two campuses - as humanists, we are one: to enhance and extend the quality of life in our communities and achieve excellence in everything we do. We attract diverse, professional faculty, staff and students that thrive in an environment of humanistic health care education. Join our team of faculty and staff and make a difference.
Position Title
Position Title Associate Dean of Faculty and Staff Affairs
Position Control Number
Position Control Number A04048
Type of Position
Type of Position Administration
Position Status
Position Status Full-time
Department
Department 1410-COMP College Affairs
Campus
Campus Western University Campus-Pomona, CA
Position Location
Position Location California
This is a College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) Administration-level position within Western University of Health Sciences and is offered in conjunction with a faculty appointment. Together, the administrative role of Associate Dean of Faculty and Staff Affairs (PCN A04048) and the faculty role (PCN F03355) comprise a full-time position (1.0 FTE).
The salary range listed in this posting represents the total compensation for the combined Administrative and Faculty responsibilities. Please refer to the corresponding job posting under our Faculty jobs section for details on the additional assignment.
The Associate Dean of Faculty and Staff Affairs serves as a senior leader within the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP), providing strategic oversight and operational leadership across academic, clinical, and administrative domains. This role ensures alignment with the college’s mission, vision, and values while fostering excellence in education, research, and patient care.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Individuals must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities or be able to perform the essential functions of the assigned classification, with or without reasonable accommodation(s), using some other combination of skills and abilities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of higher education administration, accreditation standards, and integration of academic and clinical programs.
- Strong strategic leadership skills, including planning, program oversight, and data-informed decision-making.
- Effective collaboration and communication skills to engage diverse stakeholders and support shared governance.
- Demonstrated success in faculty and staff management, accreditation processes, and strategic planning.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to lead faculty and staff development efforts across the full lifecycle, including recruitment, mentoring, evaluation, and retention.
- Ability to manage complex organizational dynamics, drive continuous improvement, and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Capacity to foster an inclusive, high-performing culture aligned with institutional mission and priorities.
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to working in an organization that values and promotes humanism.
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree required. Residency trained and Board Certified in a medical or surgical specialty.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in medical education and/or clinical practice.
- Advanced academic credentials preferred.
- Oversee and support Department Chairs in achieving departmental goals, ensuring academic and clinical excellence.
- Assist with faculty workforce and staffing projections.
- Oversee with the Department Chairs on reviewing teaching assignments, service loads, and support them in balancing workloads.
- Generate supporting documentation for accreditation site visits and reviews.
- Assist the Vice Dean of College Affairs in reporting personnel metrics.
- Collaborate with the Dean, Vice Dean and senior leadership to develop and implement strategic initiatives for the college.
- Lead faculty recruitment, retention, promotion, and development of processes to support these efforts.
- Ensure compliance with accreditation standards and institutional policies related to faculty governance.
- Assist with the oversight of faculty relations and conflict resolution.
- Develop, implement, and oversee a unified process for faculty evaluations and faculty performance measures.
- Collaborate with the College Faculty Assembly Chair on matters that impact faculty governance and with the development of college policies.
- Provide oversight of staff operations within COMP , promoting a positive and productive work environment.
- Support professional growth and performance management for administrative and support staff.
- Assist with the oversight of staff relations and conflict resolution.
- Direct CME programming to meet the educational needs of practicing physicians and healthcare professionals.
- Ensure CME activities comply with accreditation requirements and advance lifelong learning.
- Develop and implement faculty and staff development programs to enhance teaching, leadership, and clinical skills.
- Provide oversight of the faculty led Mission Aligned Professional Development team.
- Promote mentorship and career advancement opportunities.
- Collaborate with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to ensure high-quality patient care and clinical education.
- Support integration of clinical services with academic programs to enhance student learning and community health impact.
- 40 hours per week. Usual business hours, Monday-Friday 8 AM – 5 PM. Some evenings and weekends may be required.
We believe in making an impact in the lives of our employees, personally, and professionally. Every employee has different individual and/or family needs. We offer benefits that are both comprehensive and flexible to address your unique needs. We believe work-life harmony is positive and achievable. We offer competitive salaries, generous paid time off, insurance plans, reimbursements, and retirement benefits.
- Our faculty, staff and administrators are 100% focused on student success.
- Our University culture creates the context for a nurturing and supportive environment.
- Faculty, staff, and students can expect to make deep, personal relationships within the University community.
- As a Faculty, Staff, or Student at WesternU, you can focus on work that you love, be your authentic self, and lead to the future with innovation in health sciences.
- WesternU’s core value of humanism encourages all to bring their whole self in all that they do.
- We are committed to fostering a culture of respect, equity, collaboration, and fun at all levels for all people!
Expected Pay Scale
Minimum
Minimum $248,000.00 Annually
Maximum
Maximum $263,000.00 Annually
Physical Demands
Do the essential functions of this job require lifting?
Do the essential functions of this job require lifting? Yes
If yes, list maximum weight and duration
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, while performing the duties of this job.
The employee is frequently required to use hands, reach with hands and arms, and stoop. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Describe Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Duties of the position are normally performed in a typical office setting. The noise level in this setting is usually moderate due to office machines and/or computer printers, and light office traffic.
Posting Number
Posting Number A01009
Posting Date
Posting Date 05/01/2026
Close Date
Close Date 05/01/2027
Open Until Filled Yes
To secure employment, successful fulfillment of a background check, including a criminal records check, may be required. Western University of Health Sciences will extend a conditional offer of employment, subject to rescission if the background check unveils disqualifying information or if it is found that the candidate deliberately withheld or misrepresented information. Non-completion of the background check to satisfaction may impact the ongoing employment of a current Western University of Health Sciences employee who received a conditional offer for the position.
Pay Transparency Act- Western University of Health Sciences is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This range considers various factors in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience. The Expected Pay Scale is defined as the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Placement within the Expected Pay Scale is determined by internal equity and relevant qualifications.
It is the policy of Western University to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment as required by law without regard to age, race, color, national origin ancestry, citizenship, ethnicity, creed, religion or religious creed, sex or gender (including gender identity), marital status, sexual orientation, disability (both physical and mental) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), pregnancy (which includes childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), age, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other applicable protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.This policy applies to all employment practices within WesternU including without limitation, hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoffs, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. WesternU makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merits, and business needs at the time.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- Letter of Recommendation #1
- Letter of Recommendation #2
- Letter of Recommendation #3
- Additional Applicant Document
- Required License/Certification
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * What is the highest level of education you have completed?
- Some High School/No Diploma/No GED
- High School Diploma/GED
- Some College Coursework
- Associates Degree
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree
- Doctoral/Professional Degree
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity? Please provide the name of the website, individual, or organization.
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309 E. Second St.
Pomona, CA 91766-1854
(909) 623-6116
(909) 706-3000
COMP-Northwest:
200 Mullins Dr.
Lebanon, OR 97355-3983
(541) 259-0200
CHS-Northwest:
2665 S. Santiam Highway,
Lebanon, OR 97355
(541) 259-0440
COMP-Northwest:
(541) 968-4840
CHS-Northwest:
(541) 954-7900
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