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Associate Director - 35151 Faculty

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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Colorado Area Health Education Center

Job Title: Associate Director

Position #00828013 – Requisition #35151

Job Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with COAHEC's faculty, staff, and COAHEC's 6 regional Executive Directors and community partners to promote the COAHEC's vision, mission, values, and grant goals aligned with the HRSA triple aim of diversity of the healthcare workforce, the equitable distribution of this diverse workforce, and practice transformation.

• Provide coordination of the COAHEC National Underserved Scholars (COAHEC NU, the graduate arm of AHEC Scholars) CU SOM elective to include Oasis management of grades and assisting in providing vision and resources to its curriculum.

• Providing management of the AHEC Scholars allied health programming, leading meetings, providing vision, keeping the AHEC Scholars Handbook up to date, and maintaining HRSA mandates for AHEC Scholars therein.

• Working with the COAHEC Evaluator on data collection and analysis for COAHEC NUS.

• Identify new partnerships with government, industry, healthcare organizations, nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and other communities to provide new resources and to establish new collaborations.

• Monitor grant proposal activity, understand the COAHEC pipelines, and advocate for strategic changes.

• Develop metrics to assess research outcomes, effectiveness, and community impact.

• Problem-solve efficiencies to grow the grant portfolio and sustain community-engaged research initiatives.

• Assist with grant development and writing including the HRSA AHEC 5-year cyclical model grant.

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Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

• Must be a board-certified MD,

• Must have a current faculty position at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus or ability to obtain upon hire a faculty position at the AMC at the Senior Instructor level or above.

• Demonstrated writing skills at the graduate level. Candidate must submit an ad hoc writing assessment at the time of the first interview with a prompt provided by COAHEC at that time.

• Demonstrated record of securing external/extramural funding, ideally from federal agencies (e.g., National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Defense) or national foundations (e.g., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to build collaborations and coordinate initiatives among faculty, academic, administrative, community constituents, and diverse stakeholders.

• Management/administrative experience leading teams, managing a budget, and supervising professional staff; and demonstrated success leading educational and research initiatives.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a track record of open, transparent communications.

• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: health equity, research, advocacy, program development, grant writing, and community engagement.

• Experience addressing rural health disparities and engaging with rural and frontier communities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution as well as with external partners and community stakeholders.

• Demonstrated commitment and leadership ability to address healthcare disparity and authentic community partnership therein.

• Demonstrated experience collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data to inform decisions and measure community impact.

• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines related to research and education at all levels.

• Knowledge of and experience with indirect costs, effort reporting, responsible conduct of research, federal and state grant regulations, and human subjects research compliance.

• Ability to educate, mentor, and support faculty, staff, and students at all levels of education, particularly those who identify as URM.

• Ability to work occasional off hours, including weekends and evenings.

• Knowledge of and experience with grant procurement, writing, development, and management.

• Knowledge of and experience with curriculum development and deployment.

• Knowledge of and experience with direct management of faculty and staff.

• Knowledge of and experience with teaching small or large groups of learners.

• Knowledge of and experience with conducting high-level meetings with partners, collaborators, and other director-level or higher workers.

• Advanced experience working with internal and external entities in the management and administration of sponsored projects.

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November 1, 2024

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The Associate Director is a .30-.50 FTE position that reports to the Director of the Colorado Health Education Center (COAHEC) and will serve as a member of the COAHEC's leadership team and faculty, working collaboratively with all faculty and staff. The COAHEC AD will work on programming, specifically taking over the AHEC Scholars Program as its manager and coordinator. They will represent the Center's program to internal and external parties, building partnerships and assisting COAHEC to meet its grant deliverables in response to heath disparity in Colorado.

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 20 hours per week with hours on campus to include Tuesday mornings until noon hours on either Wednesday or Thursday of each week, and as needed for in-person meetings. The office is located on the fifth floor of Education 2 North on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

COAHEC has worked in delivering grant metrics for the HRSA AHEC model grant since 1977 without pause. We are responsible for the only statewide health occupation pipelining out of the AMC as well as local pathway initiative programming. We manage local and statewide events for Colorado's preceptor providers, housing for AMC students' remote clinical rotations, and community educational programming in response to unique SDoH in 6 regions in Colorado. The work we do is profoundly important, far-reaching, and good work in response to health disparity in our state and now reaching into national healthcare disparity. We continue to grow and expand our programs, and our work is timely because it is revised every 5 years to meet the current and foresee the future healthcare needs of marginalized populations. We increase the diversity of the healthcare workforce, we support practice transformation to ensure high-quality healthcare delivery to everyone, and we were as the link between Coloradans, state resources, and the resources of the AMC to help healthy people thrive in health communities. We envision every person in Colorado having the opportunity to attain their full and best health potential.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty, and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication, and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons within the LGBTQ+ community, and all veterans. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

For full consideration, please submit the following document(s): 1. A letter of application which specifically addresses the job requirements and outlines qualifications in health equity research, policy, advocacy and education. 2. Curriculum vitae / Resume 3. Three to five professional references, including name, phone number (mobile number if appropriate), and email address. Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers (https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=5717883&targetURL=http://www.cu.edu/cu-careers) . Questions should be directed to: Carissa Figal, carissa.figal@cuanschutz.edu (https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=5717883&targetURL=carissa.figal@cuanschutz.edu)

Applications will be accepted until finalists are identified, but preference will be given to complete applications received by . Those who do not apply by this date may or may not be considered.

The starting salary range () for this position has been established as $60,000 - $115,000 salary support annually based on 30-50% FTE of current salary (will be adjusted based on FTE up to the NIH salary cap of $221,900 (2024 NIH Salary cap). The above salary range () represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation unless it is non-exempt.

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=5717883&targetURL=$60,000 - $115,000 salary support annually based on 30-50% FTE of current salary (will be adjusted based on FTE up to the NIH salary cap of $221,900 (2024 NIH Salary cap). The above salary range () represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation unless it is non-exempt.

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at hr.adacoordinator@ucdenver.edu (https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=5717883&targetURL=hr.adacoordinator@ucdenver.edu) ​.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.

CU Anschutz strongly encourages vaccination against the COVID-19 virus and other vaccine preventable diseases (https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=5717883&targetURL=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-combined-schedule.pdf) . If you work, visit, or volunteer in healthcare facilities or clinics operated by our affiliated hospital or clinical partners or by CU Anschutz, you will be required to comply with the vaccination and medical surveillance policies of the facilities or clinics where you work, visit, or volunteer, respectively. In addition, if you work in certain research areas or perform certain safety sensitive job duties, you must enroll in the occupational health medical surveillance program (https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=5717883&targetURL=https://research.cuanschutz.edu/ehs/home/divisions/occupational-health/oh-enrollment) .

Application Materials Required: Cover Letter, Resume/CV, List of References : Faculty : Aurora Department: U0001 -- Anschutz Med Campus or Denver - 20581 - ADM-VCHA-AHEC General Operatio : Part-time : Oct 10, 2024 : Ongoing Posting Contact Name: Carissa Figal Posting Contact Email: carissa.figal@cuanschutz.edu (https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=5717883&targetURL=carissa.figal@cuanschutz.edu) Position Number: 00828013jeid-6f06301a054f8b4f803053389c626d90

The University of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, political affiliation, or political philosophy. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.