Director, Digital Professional Education & Engagement

Crohns And Colitis Foundation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation seeks an Associate Director, Professional Education & Engagement to advance strategies for educating and supporting healthcare professionals and researchers focused on IBD. This role leads digital education, CME partnerships, and publishing relationships, coordinating with volunteers and external partners.

The position is hybrid—2 days at the National office in New York City and 3 days remote—and requires strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Communications, Science, Social Service, Public Health, Public Administration, Health Advocacy or Health Education required.
• MPH/MPA/MSW Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in professional education, medical education, healthcare education, nonprofit program management, or a related field.
• Experience developing or managing CME/CE programming, accredited education partnerships, or healthcare professional learning initiatives strongly preferred.
• Journal/publishing experience is a plus
• Experience with digital education platforms and webinars is valued
• Travel is expected; at least three events per year.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of digital professional education initiatives, including IBD Pro and web-based programming.
• Identify CME/CE partnership opportunities that expand the Foundation’s professional education reach.
• Develop CME programming with internal teams, external partners, faculty, volunteers, and accrediting organizations.
• Serve as staff lead for professional volunteer committees/workgroups including agenda development, meeting preparation, volunteer engagement, follow-up, workplan tracking, and alignment of committee priorities with organizational goals.
• Oversee the Foundation’s journal publications and related publishing relationships, coordinating with editorial, publisher, volunteer, and internal stakeholders to support visibility, value, and alignment with the Foundation’s professional education strategy.
• Establish, monitor, and manage budgets for professional education initiatives and journals, ensuring responsible use of resources, timely reconciliation, accurate forecasting, and alignment with program deliverables.
• Collaborate across Marketing, Membership, Business Development, Advancement, Research, Patient Education, Support, the Foundation journals, and other departments/focus areas to develop and execute educational and mission-related initiatives that strengthen healthcare professional engagement.
• Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, contracts, vendor relationships, faculty communications, and reporting requirements for assigned education programs and the Foundation’s journals.
• Use data, audience feedback, performance metrics, and emerging educational trends to recommend strategies for growing professional engagement with the Foundation’s education and support resources.
• Represent the Foundation professionally with healthcare professionals, volunteers, committee members, partners, publishers, sponsors, and other external collaborators.

Skills

Project management

Healthcare education

CME/CE programming

Web-based programming

Volunteer committees

Journal publications

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Communications, Science, Social Service, Public Health, Public Administration, Health Advocacy or Health Education

MPH/MPA/MSW Degree preferred

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Web-based platforms

Job description

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation seeks an Associate Director, Professional Education & Engagement to advance strategies for educating and supporting healthcare professionals and researchers focused on IBD. This role leads digital education, CME partnerships, and publishing relationships, coordinating with volunteers and external partners.

The position is hybrid—2 days at the National office in New York City and 3 days remote—and requires strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and a