Dean's Office Chief of Staff — Strategy & Operations

Dartmouth College; Hanover (NH); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine seeks a Chief of Staff to partner with the Dean and senior leaders in managing institutional priorities and operating the Dean's Office. The role oversees meeting cadence, agenda management, and coordination of initiatives across education, research, and clinical missions in collaboration with Dartmouth Health.

The position requires strong strategic planning, budget literacy, staff leadership, and expert coordination of executive-level governance and

Qualifications

• 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 grant applications and site visits, for high-level audiences.
• Maintain proficiency with current productivity, data and collaboration tools, including enterprise systems used at Dartmouth.
• Independently multi-task numerous projects and assignments on short notice with ability to research unfamiliar techniques.
• Exercise sound political judgment and absolute discretion in handling confidential matters.
• Influence outcomes and drive accountability without direct authority across School leadership and Dartmouth Health counterparts.
• Read and interpret budgets, dashboards and operational data to partner with finance teams.
• Supervise, develop and retain professional administrative staff in a high-volume executive office.
• Plan and execute high-visibility institutional events within fixed deadlines.
• Demonstrate commitment to Geisel's values and mission.

Responsibilities

• Track and evaluate progress against goals and institutional priorities for departments and centers.
• Lead the Dean's Office coordination of the school's strategic plan and milestones.
• Own the Dean's Office view of priorities with owners, deadlines and risks.
• Prepare strategic and financial analyses tied to educational, research and clinical missions.
• Lead initiatives involving administrative functions and cross-functional alignment across Geisel and Dartmouth Health.

Skills

Executive support experience

PowerPoint presentations

Productivity tools

Multi-tasking

Discretion with confidential matters

Budget & dashboards

Staff supervision

Event planning

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Enterprise systems

Job description

Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine seeks a Chief of Staff to partner with the Dean and senior leaders in managing institutional priorities and operating the Dean's Office. The role oversees meeting cadence, agenda management, and coordination of initiatives across education, research, and clinical missions in collaboration with Dartmouth Health.

The position requires strong strategic planning, budget literacy, staff leadership, and expert coordination of executive-level governance and