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Assistant Dean/Faculty & Staff Affairs/Cmed

Position Number: S-3221

Type of Recruitment: External

Position Summary:

This is a highly visible executive/leadership role responsible for coordinating and facilitating faculty affairs and human resource activities for the College of Medicine in collaboration with two University central offices, CMU Human Resources and Faculty Personnel Services (HR/FPS). The Assistant Dean provides leadership and guidance in the college of medicine regarding faculty and staff human resource matters and faculty affairs to ensure adherence with evolving accrediting and licensing bodies, federal and state law where appropriate, and CMU policies and practices. The position is responsible for interpreting rules and regulations, often applying judgment without the benefit of specific policy or precedent. These services relate to a broad spectrum of employees including tenured, tenure track and non-tenure track faculty, volunteer faculty, external partner faculty, professional and administrative staff, classifications of employees represented by a union, student employees, graduate assistants, and post-doctoral scholars. The Assistant Dean works closely with the Dean and other to execute faculty & other personnel matters related to master affiliation agreements, memos of understanding, and other legal agreements. The Assistant Dean will exercise direct supervision of a staff of professional/administrative and office support personnel in the CMU CMED Faculty and Staff Affairs Office. This position requires a very dynamic and versatile faculty and staff services professional who enjoys both having a hands-on role in providing day-to-day service delivery and also will function as an effective strategist and advocate to assure that the CMED employs best practices in the faculty and personnel services at all levels of the organization. In addition to the above, the Assistant Dean provides oversight and implementation of policy, process, and procedures associated with the academic appointment, reappointment, promotion, and tenure of medical faculty and associated professional staff members, community educators, CMU Medical Education Partners faculty, and other external partners faculty appointments. This position provides oversight of the faculty affairs academic appointment, reappointment, promotion, and tenure operational processes.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, management or other field directly relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Eight years or greater of professional-level faculty or staff services experience and demonstrated ability to deliver a broad array of employment type services in a complex organization such as a College of Medicine, University or health care system. Candidates with an advanced degree may substitute the degree for two years of the required professional experience. Prior supervisory and management-level experience. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of a large, complex organization and to be a strong advocate and leader in process improvement as related to faculty and staff service delivery. Outstanding verbal and written communications skills. Demonstrated team-oriented leadership style. Demonstrated commitment to diversity.

Preferred Qualifications:

A relevant master's degree or in lieu of a masters, a relevant and recognized human resources professional certification (e.g., SPHR, PHR, SHRM- CP,SHRM- SCP) is preferred. Experience in a higher education, governmental, or other non-profit setting is strongly preferred; experience in a health affairs setting is also considered highly valuable, although candidates with alternative experience and credentials will be considered.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Provides direct