Sr Director, Continuing Medical Education

Temple University

$120K — $150K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required; 6-10 years experience in Academic office environment needed.
  • Strong written, analytical, and organizational skills essential.
  • Expertise in ACCME accreditation requirements and CME standards necessary.
  • Proven leadership, administrative, financial, and marketing skills required.
  • Ability to foster collaboration with faculty, hospital departments, and external partners is crucial.
  • Experience in developing educational programs and ensuring accreditation compliance is a must.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and lead a financially self-sustaining CME program and oversee the CME budget.
  • Ensure compliance with ACCME accreditation requirements in all CME activities.
  • Plan and evaluate CME activities while efficiently allocating resources.
  • Collaborate with faculty and external organizations to create innovative educational programs.
  • Develop and accredit CME programs for various audiences, both internal and external.
  • Execute marketing strategies for educational materials and specialty programs.
  • Forge innovative funding strategies through grants and sponsorships.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement offers flexibility (on-campus and remote work).
  • Opportunity for collaboration with top-tier faculty and healthcare professionals.
  • Engagement in groundbreaking educational programming initiatives.
  • Chance to influence and contribute to the reputation of Temple University's CME enterprise.
Full Job Description
Position Summary:
The Sr. Director of Continuing Medical Education (CME) provides strategic leadership for Temple University's ACCME-accredited CME enterprise. This role oversees the development, accreditation, evaluation, marketing, and expansion of educational programming for physicians and interprofessional healthcare teams while ensuring regulatory compliance, financial sustainability, and operational effectiveness. The Sr. Director collaborates with faculty leaders, department chairs, hospital affiliates, and external organizations to identify educational needs and support Temple's academic, clinical, and community-focused mission. Responsibilities include management of the CME budget, securing external funding through grants and sponsorships, maintaining ACCME standards, supporting enduring and specialty educational programming, and advancing scholarship and best practices in medical education.

Job Details:
* This position requires the following background checks: criminal history review

Required Education and Experience:
* Bachelor's Degree with (6-10) six to ten years of experience in an Academic office environment required.

Required Skills and Abilities:
* Strong written, analytical, and organizational skills.
* Demonstrated knowledge of ACCME accreditation requirements and continuing medical education standards.
* Demonstrated leadership, administrative/management, financial, and marketing skills.
* Ability to collaborate effectively with faculty leadership, hospital departments, and external organizations.
* Experience in educational program development, accreditation compliance, and professional learning environments.
* Ability to represent the Health Science Center in regional and national professional settings.

Preferred Skills and Abilities:
* M.D., Ph.D., or Ed.D. with 10 years of progressively responsible experience in medical, continuing, adult, or health professional education preferred. Master's Degree preferred.

Essential Duties:
* Manage and lead a financially self-sustaining Continuing Medical Education (CME) program and administer the CME budget.
* Maintain ACCME accreditation and ensure compliance with all accreditation requirements in program design, implementation, and evaluation.
* Plan, organize, allocate resources, and evaluate CME activities across Temple's Health Science Center.
* Partner with faculty leaders, hospital affiliates, and external organizations to identify educational needs and develop innovative educational programming.
* Develop and accredit CME programs for both external physician audiences and internal Temple University audiences.
* Design and implement marketing strategies for enduring educational materials and specialty educational programming.
* Initiate innovative CME programs and emerging learning formats for physicians and interprofessional healthcare teams.
* Establish and maintain operational and logistical support systems for CME programming across the Health Science Campus.
* Develop innovative funding mechanisms for CME programs, including securing grants, sponsorships, and external contracts.
* Conduct, support, and publish scholarship and research related to continuing medical education and lifelong learning.
* Maintain and enhance Temple University's national reputation in continuing medical education.
* Foster internal and external collaborations to advance the mission of the Health Science Center through CME initiatives.
* Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure effective management and operational excellence of the CME enterprise.

This position is assigned a hybrid work arrangement (on-campus and remote), the duration of this hybrid work arrangement is at the discretion of Temple University and the Department.

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