Executive Director, AI-Driven Medical Ed Student Services

Stanford University School of Medicine; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University School of Medicine's Educational Programs and Services (EPS) seeks an Executive Director, Medical Education Student Services, to lead strategic direction and operational excellence across student-facing services, with a focus on AI-enabled solutions and learner experience.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean, the role oversees ~30 staff and a $30M portfolio, partners with decanal leadership, maintains an on-campus presence, and drives continuous improvement across the medical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with seven years of administrative and financial management experience.
• Strong leadership, staff development, and change-management capabilities.
• Advanced budgeting, forecasting, and grants/contract administration capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Direct staff and provide leadership to achieve goals and vision of the organization. Responsible for hiring and retaining staff, career coaching, personal development for direct reports and accountable for the performance of employees.
• Independently initiate and create strategic plans for organization or program(s) managed. Make recommendations that may impact the unit's academic and research capabilities. Identify and resolve strategic issues of substantial significance that affect the overall functioning beyond the immediate unit, consult and advise senior leadership. Oversee allocation of all resources.
• Manage the direction of internal academic and administrative policy development for programs and administrative operations.
• Oversee and/or manage the finances across all sources for the annual budget cycle, including developing, monitoring, analyzing forecasting and reporting to ensure the financial success of the organization.
• Manage and coordinate grants and contracts for the department. Ensure compliance with institutional and external requirements.
• Advise senior management on programmatic and policy development. May provide input to university leadership on institutional academic and administrative policies and guidelines.
• Lead the strategic adoption and responsible use of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies to enhance student services, streamline operations, and improve the learner experience.
• Champion a student-centered service model that prioritizes accessibility, responsiveness, and proactive support across all stages of the medical education continuum.
• Partner in a dyad model with decanal faculty leadership to operationalize academic mission–aligned initiatives, ensuring seamless alignment between educational vision and service delivery.
• Maintain a visible and engaged on-campus presence to strengthen relationships with students, faculty, and staff, and to ensure services are informed by real-time community needs.
• Use data, predictive analytics, and continuous feedback loops to anticipate student needs, identify risks, and drive continuous improvement in service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Grants management

Analytics

Communication

Change management

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Attention to detail

AI adoption

Education

Bachelor’s degree and seven years of relevant experience

Tools

Financial software

Job description

Stanford University School of Medicine's Educational Programs and Services (EPS) seeks an Executive Director, Medical Education Student Services, to lead strategic direction and operational excellence across student-facing services, with a focus on AI-enabled solutions and learner experience.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean, the role oversees ~30 staff and a $30M portfolio, partners with decanal leadership, maintains an on-campus presence, and drives continuous improvement across the medical