Director, Health Sciences

Rogue Community College; White City (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition waivers

On-campus wellness activities

Job summary

Rogue Community College seeks a full-time Director of Health Sciences to provide strategic and operational leadership for its Health Sciences programs. The role partners with faculty, staff, healthcare partners, and college leadership to ensure program excellence, accreditation compliance, and student success.

The Director will oversee academic programs, faculty and staff, and operations while guiding continuous improvement to meet community and regional workforce needs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, higher education leadership, educational administration, organizational leadership, healthcare administration, public administration, business administration, or a closely related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in postsecondary education, career and technical education, workforce education, healthcare education, or a comparably complex educational organization, including responsibility for academic program planning, curriculum, assessment, scheduling, student success, program evaluation, accreditation, or continuous improvement.
• Two of the five years must include experience in a formal supervisory, management, or department chair/coordinating role directing employees, evaluating performance, and supporting organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for multiple Health Sciences programs; oversee accreditation and regulatory compliance, personnel, and program operations.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, healthcare partners, and college leadership to ensure programs remain responsive to community and regional workforce needs.
• Support continuous improvement to ensure program quality and alignment with evolving needs.
• Advise and lead in budget planning, enrollment management, and resource allocation.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Student success

Curriculum development

Program evaluation

Team supervision

Education

Master’s degree

Higher education leadership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Rogue Community College welcomes applications for a full-time Director, Health Sciences.

The Director of Health Sciences provides strategic and operational leadership for the college's Health Sciences programs, fostering excellence in teaching and learning, student success, and program quality. Working collaboratively with faculty, staff, healthcare partners, and college leadership, the director oversees academic programs, accreditation and regulatory compliance, personnel, and program operations while supporting continuous improvement to ensuring programs remain responsive to evolving community and regional workforce needs.

Review of applications is scheduled to begin September 8, 2026.

Why Work at RCC?

Rogue Community College is a rewarding workplace where our employees enjoy helping others transform their lives through education. For the last 50 years, RCC has served as an important economic engine for the Southern Oregon community. With three unique campuses in Grants Pass, Medford and White City, Rogue is a comprehensive public community college serving about 14,000 individual learners, or 5,700 FTE, each year. We are committed to hiring a diverse faculty and staff who uphold our mission, vision and values.

Living in the Rogue Valley

Southern Oregon's beautiful Rogue Valley offers vibrant cultural and recreational opportunities along with friendly people and a mild climate. Conveniently situated along Interstate 5, the Rogue Valley is home to Southern Oregon University, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Britt Music & Arts Festival and a wonderful menu of restaurants, wineries and breweries. Outdoor recreation enthusiasts will enjoy the Valley's plentiful opportunities for hiking, cycling, rafting, fishing, camping and golfing as well as easy access to Crater Lake National Park, the Oregon Caves and the scenic Oregon and Northern California coast.

Inclusion Statement

Opportunity Starts Here – with people who bring curiosity, creativity, and care to their work. At Rogue Community College, we strive to hire and support employees who enrich our community and bring fresh perspectives to our work. Together, we’re creating a welcoming environment where people feel valued and respected, and where innovation grows.

We value the many ways people gain experience and develop skills. If your background doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. You might be just what we’re looking for.

Benefits and Retirement

In addition to rewarding career opportunities, RCC offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents. The following core benefits are made available through the Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB): complete employer-paid health insurance packages, employer-paid group life and AD&D insurance, optional life and AD&D insurance, long and short-term disability insurance, employee assistance program, individual offerings from AFLAC and Colonial, flexible spending accounts, and health savings accounts. Additional benefits include generous paid leaves, tuition waivers, and on-campus wellness activities. Qualifying employees will contribute to the Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) and have the opportunity to enroll in optional 403(b) and 457(b) deferred compensation plans.

This is a full-time Exempt/Managerial (100%, 246 days/year) position in the Nursing, Allied Health, and Emergency Services department. Starting compensation will be based on Grade L of the 2026-27 salary schedule, in accordance with initial placement per the current Management, Administrative, and Confidential Employee Handbook. Consideration will be given to related experience and educational achievement but generally not expected to exceed the midpoint of the range.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education – Master’s degree in education, higher education leadership, educational administration, organizational leadership, healthcare administration, public administration, business administration, or a closely related field.
• Experience – Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in postsecondary education, career and technical education, workforce education, healthcare education, or a comparably complex educational organization, including responsibility for academic program planning, curriculum, assessment, scheduling, student success, program evaluation, accreditation, or continuous improvement.
• Two (2) of the five (5) years must include experience in a formal supervisory, management, or department chair/coordinating role directing employees, evaluating performance, and supporting organizational effectiveness.

Only degrees received from an accredited institution will be accepted: accreditation must be recognized by the office of degree authorization, US Department of Education, as required by ORS 348.609. Final candidate will be required to provide official transcripts for required degree.

Any satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience which ensures the ability to perform the essential functions of the position may substitute for the requirement(s).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or leading healthcare, health sciences, allied health, nursing, public safety, career and technical education, or another regulated professional program.
• Experience working in a community college or other public higher education environment.
• Experience with specialized accreditation or regulatory compliance.
• Experience working in a unionized environment.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (Core Competencies)

• Knowledge – Knowledge of educational leadership; postsecondary academic administration; curriculum development; student learning assessment; program evaluation and continuous improvement; employee supervision; accreditation and regulatory processes; student success practices; budgeting and resource allocation; enrollment planning; healthcare workforce education; applicable institutional policies, collective bargaining agreements, and academic processes; federal and state laws and regulations governing higher education; and accreditation, licensure, and certification requirements applicable to Health Sciences programs.
• Skills – Skills in leadership, employee supervision, coaching, team development, conflict resolution, change management, and project management. Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, facilitation, presentation, and customer service skills. Strong analytical, organizational, planning, budgeting, problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills. Proficiency using Microsoft Office and other standard office, communication, educational, and data management technologies.
• Abilities – Ability to provide strategic and operational leadership for multiple Health Sciences programs; establish priorities; delegate responsibilities; manage multiple competing demands; interpret and apply college policies, collective bargaining agreements, accreditation standards, and applicable laws and regulations; analyze complex information and make sound decisions; build collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, students, healthcare partners, accrediting agencies, and community stakeholders; maintain confidentiality; exercise sound judgment; communicate effectively with diverse audiences; and foster an inclusive, respectful, collaborative, and student-centered learning environment.

Other Requirements

• For assignments requiring operation of a motor vehicle, possession of a valid Oregon Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one within 30-days of employment, and maintenance of an acceptable driving record are required.

Remote Work Options

Remote Work Options (see AP 7239 Working Remotely for more details)

• This position functions as an in-person work arrangement, working on-campus with either a set schedule or flexibility depending on operational needs.

Physical Demands

The physical demands listed below represent those that must be met by an incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manual dexterity and coordination are required for over half of the daily work period, which is spent sitting while operating office equipment such as computers, keyboards, 10-key, telephones, and other standard office equipment. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach, bend, kneel, stoop, twist, crouch, climb, balance, see, talk, hear, and manipulate objects. The position requires some mobility, including the ability to move materials up to 5 pounds daily, 5–25 pounds rarely, and 25–60 pounds rarely. This position requires both verbal and written communication abilities.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 position, the employee is primarily working indoors in an office environment. The employee is not exposed to hazardous conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and lighting is adequate.