Program Director for Master of Health Administration Program

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.  Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

The Program Director is responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) at the Woods College of Advancing Studies (WCAS).

The Program Director is responsible for ongoing curriculum and program development as well as implementation, recruiting and retaining qualified students, recruiting new faculty and advisory board members, and tracking, assessing, and reporting on student progress and the program’s outcomes.

1.    Oversees the MHA curriculum:
·       Constantly evaluates the program curriculum and proposes changes in program structure and content based on industry needs, requiring monitoring of many disciplines related to health care.
·       Oversees creation and maintenance of courses for online offerings.
·       Coordinates course review and approval processes working with the Woods EPC.
·       Sets each semester's course schedule
2.    Connect with external professionals and industry to ensure viability and continual enhancements to manage career-relevant curriculum
·       Lead and manage MHA Program Advisory Board

3.    Develop and Implement program events to build community and program value.

4.    Manages the program’s Part Time Adjunct Faculty (PTF):
·       Identifies, recruits, and nominates PTF members.
·       Coordinates review, selection, and hiring processes.
·       Assigns PTF to teach courses.
·       Assesses performance, provides feedback and guidance, and coordinates performance improvement plans.
·       Ensures PTF receive the appropriate training from CDIL(Center for Digital Innovation in Learning)  prior to designing or teaching a course.

5.    Participates in program admissions processes, including serving on the Admissions Committee. Responsible for creating appropriate admissions standards.

6.    Actively collaborate with the Online Program Management (OPM) staff and/or the Associate Dean of Enrollment Management on program marketing, advertising, outreach and recruiting efforts. Creates program-related content that can be used for marketing. Engages in the recruiting of new students. Represents the program at relevant professional meetings and conferences.

7.    Works with the program advisor to ensure they are aware of all program requirements and prerequisites, particularly as the curriculum evolves.

8.    Serves on Woods College and Boston College committees and task forces as assigned.

Requirements

A terminal degree is highly desired but not required in an appropriate discipline relative to health administration (e.g., Ph.D., M.D.) with experience in teaching, advising, and graduate program development and oversight.  In addition, the position would require the candidate to possess the following skills and experience:

·       Strong communication, collaboration, and consensus-building skills.
·       Involvement with relevant professional, government, and/or industry associations and agencies, and a record of developing strategic partnerships with critical external organizations.
·       Ability to tactfully and effectively respond to and handle a broad range of high level and sensitive interpersonal situations, conflicts, and problems involving diverse personalities.
·       Demonstrable problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
·       Record of creating and implementing educational programs.
Successful teaching experience, preferably online highly desirable.

The ideal candidate will possess at least five (5) years of experience in academic program development, teaching, and administration; experience in online education; and, preferably, industry experience in positions related to health administration, with increasing breadth and level of management responsibility.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

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