Manager High Fidelity and Procedural Simulation, Simulation Center

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO & paid holidays

On-site childcare

Merit increases

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center seeks a Manager of Simulation Education to provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and academic guidance for the design, delivery, and evaluation of simulation-based education. You will supervise educators and staff, ensure effective use of simulation technologies, and align activities with accreditation standards.

You will manage curricula integration, faculty development, and assessment methodologies, driving data-informed improvements while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team-development skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for simulation courses across multiple departments.
• Develop and oversee curricula implementation and yearly updates.
• Manage personnel: attendance, evaluations; recruit and train new hires.
• Assist with building courses, logistics, schedules, and data management.
• Operate EMS Simulation IQ system at an administrative level.
• Support development of business plans for the simulation center.
• Handle invoices and collections; coordinate with departments.
• Maintain accreditations and respond to renewals (ACS-AEI, SAGES FLS, FES, FUSE).
• Oversee equipment maintenance and purchasing for simulators and task trainers.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Master's Degree

Tools

EMS Simulation IQ

REDCap

DocuSign

Learning Management System

Job description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

The Manager of Simulation Education provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and academic guidance for the design, delivery, and evaluation of simulation-based education within the Simulation Center. This role collaborates with faculty, clinical leaders, and interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative simulation programs that enhance clinical skills, promote patient safety, and advance educational excellence across the institution.

The Manager is responsible for supervising simulation educators and support staff, ensuring effective use of simulation technologies, and aligning simulation activities with institutional goals and accreditation standards. This position oversees curriculum integration, instructional design, faculty development, and assessment methodologies to create high-quality learner experiences.

The Manager also monitors program outcomes, manages budgets and resources, and drives continuous improvement through data-driven decision-making. By fostering collaboration, maintaining strong stakeholder relationships, and promoting best practices in experiential learning, the Manager of Simulation Education plays a critical role in preparing healthcare professionals to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate patient care.

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Experience
  5 years experience in a related field

Preferred

• Education
  Master's Degree
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team-development skills, with the ability to manage a multidisciplinary team operating across multiple activity tracks and shifting daily priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to write clear SOPs, executive-level summaries, client-facing emails, and internal staff directives.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and execute in a high-volume, high-stakes operational environment with tight, often-immovable deadlines.
• Working knowledge of healthcare staffing models, clinical workflow design, room and resource utilization, and supply-chain operations in a hospital or academic medical center setting.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget development, variance analysis, vendor negotiation, and partnership with Financial Analyst staff on quoting and reconciliation.
• Skilled at facilitating cross-functional meetings with clinical faculty, administrative leadership, finance, contracts, and external clients; able to surface and resolve competing priorities professionally.
• Proven ability to enforce standard work and accountability - including holding team members to documented SOPs and addressing deviations directly and constructively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with comfort using data (Excel pivots, dashboards) to drive operational decisions.
• Ability to maintain composure, judgment, and discretion when handling sensitive personnel, faculty, or client matters.
• Familiarity with electronic-signature platforms (DocuSign), calendaring and scheduling systems, REDCap or equivalent survey tools, and learning-environment platforms is preferred.

JOB DUTIES

• Interacts with multiple departments and stakeholders to provide operational support for simulation courses. Develop, implement, and deliver various immersive multi-disciplinary learning opportunities.
• Develop and oversee curricula implementation and yearly updates. Includes performance data tracking.
• Manage personnel in regards to work expectation, attendance, and evaluations. Recruit and train new hires.
• Assist with building courses, logistics, schedules, and data management.
• Administrator level operation of learning management system - Education Management Solutions (EMS) Simulation IQ system.
• Assists development of business plans for the simulation center.
• Conducts financial processes including invoices and collections from multiple departments.
• Liaison to assist faculty and staff with grant applications. Maintain processing of yearly documentation, revisions and renewals.
• Maintain current and future accreditations to include; ACS-AEI and SAGES FLS, FES and FUSE. Compile and complete applications.
• Oversight and/or performance of equipment maintenance and purchasing including simulators, robots and task trainers.
• Manage and track supply inventory, ensure stock levels, and order items as necessary.
• Maintain IACUC and other standards in the operations the ARC lab. Oversight of all IACUC protocols.
• Assist faculty with preparing IRB protocols and supporting documentation.
• Supports the strategic educational and research missions of the institution.
• Technical proficiency with all aspects of simulation including high fidelity simulations, virtual reality simulation and task trainers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.