Chief of Staff.
Dartmouth College
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Job summary
Dartmouth College seeks a Chief of Staff to partner with the Dean of the Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, NH. The role focuses on operating cadence, governance, and executive support across education, research, and clinical missions.
The position requires a senior administrative background, excellent governance and budget insight, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a dynamic academic environment. Hybrid work arrangement and extensive interaction with leadership are expected.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience: 10+ years of progressively responsible administrative experience in an academic medical center or research-intensive academic institution.
- Ability to manage confidential personnel, financial and strategic matters with discretion.
Responsibilities
- Lead Dean’s Office coordination of the school’s strategic plan with milestones and metrics.
- Own the operating cadence of the Dean’s Office, set agendas, capture decisions, and drive follow-through.
- Direct presentations for the Dean to internal and external audiences and coordinate related activities with senior leaders.
- Supervise administrative staff and plan high-visibility institutional events with budgets and timelines.
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Position Information
10/29/2026
Open Until Filled Yes
1129719
Chief of Staff
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Not a Union Position
Not an SEIU Position
Exempt
Regular Full Time
12
40
Hanover, NH
Hybrid
No
N/A
No
Reporting to the Dean of the Medical School, the Chief of Staff partners with the Dean, the Executive Director of Operations & Strategy and the Executive Director of Finance and Admin in the management of the school’s institutional priorities and is responsible for the effective operation of the Office of the Dean. Establish and manage the operating cadence of the Dean’s Office — meeting and agenda management, decision tracking, and follow-through on institutional priorities — and supervise the administrative support staff of the Dean’s Office and lead institutional event planning for the Office of the Dean. Responsible for leading designated initiatives and activities related to the Dean’s functions that influence areas across Geisel, including activities related to the education, research, and clinical missions of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and its partnership with Dartmouth Health. Exercises significant authority in shaping the strategies, processes and policies of the Dean’s Office.
Bachelors or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience: 10+ years of progressively responsible administrative experience in an academic medical center or research-intensive academic institution, including support of senior leadership and work across an affiliated health system.
- Prepare executive PowerPoint presentations, including those related to grant applications and site visits, presentations to the President, Provost and Board of Trustees, the Geisel Dean’s leadership team, and Dartmouth Health leadership, as well as seminars and other events.
- Maintain proficiency with current productivity, data and collaboration tools, including the enterprise systems used at Dartmouth.
- Independently multi-task numerous projects and assignments on short notice with ability to research unfamiliar techniques/procedures.
- Exercise sound political judgment and absolute discretion in handling confidential personnel, financial and strategic matters.
- Influence outcomes and drive accountability without direct authority, across School leadership and Dartmouth Health counterparts.
- Read and interpret budgets, dashboards and operational data well enough to partner effectively with the Executive Director of Finance and Admin’s and Executive Director of Operations & Strategy’s teams.
- Supervise, develop and retain professional administrative staff in a high-volume executive office.
- Plan and execute high-visibility institutional events, managing simultaneous timelines, budgets, vendors and senior-leader participation under fixed deadlines.
- Demonstrate commitment to Geisel’s values of excellence, collaboration and integrity, and to the School’s mission of service to our rural region, research-driven innovation, and partnership with Dartmouth Health
Master’s degree ( MBA , MHA , MPH or related field)
Nick Ryan, Executive Director of Operations & Strategy
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Nick Ryan, Executive Director of Operations & Strategy
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.
Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
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- Track and evaluate progress against goals and institutional priorities for departments, institutes and centers of Geisel, resolving complex issues within the Dean’s Office scope and escalating strategic matters to the Executive Director of Operations & Strategy and Executive Director of Finance and Admin as needed.
- Lead the Dean’s Office coordination of the school’s strategic plan – translating priorities into annual goals and work plans, establishing milestones and metrics, and reporting progress and recommendations to the Dean and leadership team.
- Own the Dean’s Office view of institutional priorities – status, owner, deadline and risk for each – and proactively identify cross-functional dependencies and surface items requiring the attention of the Dean, Executive Director of Operations & Strategy or Executive Director of Finance and Admi.
- Partner with the Executive Director of Operations & Strategy and Executive Director of Finance and Admin in preparing strategic, operational and financial analyses tied to the educational, research and clinical missions of Geisel and recommending actions based on findings.
- Lead, coordinate and track Dean’s Office initiatives and deliverables involving administrative functions owned by the Executive Director of Operations & Strategy and Executive Director of Finance and Admin within the School as defined by the Dean, including ones dealing with facility planning and utilization, information technology, human resources, institutional research, and budget preparation, aligning efforts across functions to meet institutional objectives.
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- Provide full support using independent judgment and discretion, and direct selected activities related to the office and activities of the Dean.
- Provide and direct administrative staff support (directly and/or through oversight of assigned staff) for key Dean’s leadership and management committees.
- Establish and manage the operating cadence of the Dean’s Office: set the annual leadership meeting calendar, build agendas with the Dean and Executive Director of Operations & Strategy, capture decisions and action items, and drive follow-through to closure.
- Triage and prioritize requests, invitations and correspondence directed to the Dean, routing each to the appropriate senior leader and confirming timely response.
- Direct the development of presentations for the Dean for both internal and external audiences.
- Represent and coordinate activities and functions of the Dean’s Office with internal and external constituents.
- Direct the preparation and review of correspondence, reports
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