Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Operations

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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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System.

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