Program Director 3 - College of Pharmacy

University of Houston System; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston System is seeking a Dean for Pharmacy to lead a complex academic unit and its operations. You will oversee staff, budgets, and strategic initiatives, while guiding policy development and program implementation across the Dean’s Office.

Responsibilities include faculty support for promotion and tenure, coordination of daily workflows, and representing the department to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Requires a formal four-year degree in a related discipline.
• Minimum seven years of directly job-related experience.
• Security sensitive position with background check.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations of a complex center or multiple departments.
• Manage budgets and engage in strategic planning to meet goals.
• Hire, direct, and evaluate staff; resolve personnel issues.
• Support faculty promotion and tenure processes with the Dean’s Office.
• Oversee administrative and financial processing in the Dean’s Office.
• Coordinate communications with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead special programming and advisory council activities as directed.
• Represent the department to internal and external constituents.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Strategic planning

Staff supervision

Policy development

Education

4-year degree

Job description

Department: Dean, Pharmacy Salary: $75,100 - $85,450

Description

Responsible for the operations of a complex center or multiple departments at the university. Oversees staff and budgets, and projects.

• 1. Administers a complex center or multiple departments.
• 2. Manages budget and engages in strategic planning to ensure all goals are met.
• 3. Hires and directs the activities of staff.
• 4. Resolves personnel issues as they arise.
• 5. Engages in budget-planning, grant oversight, and policy development.
• 6. Implements new programs and projects and monitors ongoing activities of department or center.
• 7. Reviews department policies and processes and implements improvements as needed.
• 8. Represents department or center to internal and external constituents.
• 9. Performs other job-related duties as required.

Additional Posting Information

• Coordinates, directs, and manages the daily operational workflow of the Dean’s Office.
• Partners with the Dean and executive leadership to support strategic planning, academic self-studies, and institutional development initiatives.
• Supports administration for faculty promotion and tenure (P&T) processes with the Executive Associate Dean, including confidential document uploading and electronic processing.
• Oversees business office processing in the Dean’s Office including: expense reports, travel voucher reimbursements, student/vendor payments, and Foundation payment requests or deposits.
• Oversees communication flow into and out of the Dean's Office, maintaining consistent messaging across internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinates some special programming including faculty meetings, Dean’s student advisory council, Dean’s graduate student advisory council, Dean’s Advisory Council and others, as directed by the Dean

MQ

Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Experience: Requires a minimum of seven (7) years of directly job-related experience. Certification/Licensing: None.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.