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Posted: 26-Apr-26
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Categories:
Executive
Executive Director
Internal Number: 273440
Position Summary:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Operations within Graduate Medical Education at the Rutgers Health, Office of Clinical and Health Affairs.
The Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Operations for Rutgers Health serves as the principal Executive leader supporting the Vice Chancellor for Graduate Medical Education & Designated Institutional Official (DIO). The Director provides strategic leadership, administrative oversight, and ACGME accreditation compliance for all residency and fellowship programs.
This role manages, resident/faculty development, and clinical learning environments, ensuring compliance with ACGME and CMS regulations. This position provides high-level management and strategic oversight of all GME operations, staff, and projects within the Rutgers Health Office of Clinical and Health Affairs. The Director partners closely with the DIO to advance the mission, vision, and strategic goals of the Graduate Medical Education enterprise across Rutgers Health and its affiliated teaching hospitals.
The Director is responsible for supervising all GME Executive staff, ensuring effective coordination of day-to-day operations, and maintaining alignment with institutional priorities. This position also manages and oversees all GME projects, initiatives, and issue resolution efforts, serving as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. The role requires strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and drive execution across multiple workstreams.
In partnership with the Vice Chancellor for GME, the Director contributes to enterprise-level planning, performance monitoring, and policy implementation. This position may represent the Vice Chancellor for GME at meetings and committees in their absence, ensuring continuity of leadership and decision-making within the GME Office. This position handles sensitive and confidential data daily and requires a high level of professionalism and discretion.
This role manages, resident/faculty development, and clinical learning environments, ensuring compliance with ACGME and CMS regulations. This position provides high-level management and strategic oversight of all GME operations, staff, and projects within the Rutgers Health Office of Clinical and Health Affairs. The Director partners closely with the DIO to advance the mission, vision, and strategic goals of the Graduate Medical Education enterprise across Rutgers Health and its affiliated teaching hospitals.
The Director is responsible for supervising all GME Executive staff, ensuring effective coordination of day-to-day operations, and maintaining alignment with institutional priorities. This position also manages and oversees all GME projects, initiatives, and issue resolution efforts, serving as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. The role requires strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and drive execution across multiple workstreams.
In partnership with the Vice Chancellor for GME, the Director contributes to enterprise-level planning, performance monitoring, and policy implementation. This position may represent the Vice Chancellor for GME at meetings and committees in their absence, ensuring continuity of leadership and decision-making within the GME Office. This position handles sensitive and confidential data daily and requires a high level of professionalism and discretion.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Operational Leadership & Staff Supervision
- Team Leadership: Directly supervise GME administrative staff, providing coaching, professional development, and performance oversight to ensure a culture of excellence.
- Operational Excellence: Establish a high-functioning, accountable, and collaborative team environment focused on service delivery.
- Workflow Integration: Manage department workflows, task prioritization, and staff assignments to align with institutional priorities and ACGME requirements.
Strategic Planning & Execution
- Strategic Partnership: Partner with the Vice Chancellor to develop and execute long-term initiatives and institutional goals.
- Performance Metrics: Develop and maintain reporting systems and KPIs to evaluate operational effectiveness and resource utilization.
- Enterprise Growth: Support new program development, institutional reviews, and the monitoring of enterprise-wide performance.
Project Management & Oversight
- Centralized Project Management: Serve as the lead project manager for major GME initiatives, ensuring cross-functional coordination and strict adherence to timelines.
- Portfolio Management: Maintain the institutional GME project tracking portfolio, ensuring consistency in documentation and communication across the enterprise.
- Problem Solving: Lead cross-functional teams to mitigate risks and address opportunities regarding accreditation and compliance.
Organizational Coordination & Communication
- Strategic Liaison: Act as the primary point of contact between the GME Office and external partners, hospitals, and academic departments.
- Leadership Representation: Represent the Vice Chancellor at internal/external meetings, ensuring continuity of decision-making and clear communication.
- Collaborative Facilitation: Drive information exchange between Program Directors, Coordinators, and senior leadership to foster a unified GME community.
Policy Implementation & Compliance Institutional Alignment:
- Oversee the implementation of GME policies and procedures across the Rutgers Health Sponsoring Institution.
- Accreditation Support: Partner with leadership to ensure total compliance with ACGME Institutional Requirements and prepare documentation for audits and reviews.
- Consultative Guidance: Provide expert operational guidance to GME staff and program leadership on compliance-related matters.
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field required.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of professional level, progressively more responsible GME experience. In which three (3) years of Managerial experience in Graduate Medical Education or academic medicine.
- Demonstrated success leading teams, managing projects, and executing organizational priorities.
- Outstanding human relations, communication, and leadership skills, and the ability to function in a team environment required.
City: New Brunswick
State: NJ
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing.
- No special vision requirements.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Office environment. Moderate Noise.
Special Conditions:
- This position is externally funded and co-terminus with the availability of external funds.
Posting Number: 26ST0858
About Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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