Associate Director - Full Time

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking an Associate Director to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Assessment Office, guiding competency-based assessment initiatives across all curriculum phases and ensuring high-quality assessment programs and services. The role emphasizes policy development, continuous improvement, and collaboration across stakeholders.

The position leads recruitment, onboarding, training, and professional development, with a focus on learner success, accreditation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Staff development

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree or related field

Master's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Word

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Job Details

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 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.

Work Shift

• Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

• Regular Employee

Primary Location Address

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

About Jefferson

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.

Equal Opportunity

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

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• 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.

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.

Join Jefferson

In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson.

Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years.

Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.