Associate Director – Faculty

Associate Director - Faculty( Job Number: 40312) Description University of Colorado Anschutz Department: Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Colorado Area Health Education Center Job Title: Associate Director - Faculty Position #:00828013 - Requisition #:40312 Job Summary: The Colorado Area Health Education Center (COAHEC) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is seeking a dynamic, mission driven Associate Director (0.3 FTE). This leadership role supports COAHEC’s statewide mission of strengthening Colorado’s health workforce pipeline, advancing healthcare in our communities, and supporting practice transformation in alignment with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) AHEC program goals. The Associate Director will collaborate with faculty, staff, and regional AHEC directors to implement statewide initiatives, oversee flagship programs such as AHEC Scholars, and strengthen community academic partnerships. The role includes leadership in program development, evaluation, grant administration, and strategic planning. This is a faculty position, requiring demonstrated academic and scholarly capabilities consistent with appointment at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Key Responsibilities: · Work collaboratively with COAHEC faculty, staff, regional Executive Directors, and community partners to promote COAHEC's vision, mission, values, and HRSA’s triple aim framework. · Provide course co-direction of the COAHEC National Underserved Scholars (COAHEC NUS, 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. · Working with the COAHEC Grants Manager and Program Evaluator on data collection and analysis. · Directing and managing 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. · Contribute to the planning, writing, and development of grant proposals, particularly the upcoming HRSA AHEC 2027–2032 five year model grant. · Bring innovative thinking to the design and management of HRSA required deliverables, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and successful execution. · Grow and strengthen partnerships with government entities, industry, healthcare organizations, nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and other community stakeholders. · Monitor grant proposal activity, understand COAHEC pipelines, and recommend strategic improvements. · Develop metrics to assess program and research outcomes, effectiveness, and community impact. · Identify process improvements to expand the grant portfolio and sustain community-engaged research initiatives. Work Location: Hybrid – This role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 12 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 Anschutz Medical Campus. Why Join Us: Since 1977, COAHEC has operated continuously under the HRSA AHEC model CU Anschutz. We manage local and statewide events for Colorado’s preceptor providers, housing for CU Anschutz 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 all communities. We expand and strengthen the healthcare workforce, we support practice transformation to ensure high-quality healthcare delivery to everyone, and we serve as the link between Coloradans, state resources, and the resources of CU Anschutz to help healthy people thrive in healthy communities. We envision every person in Colorado having the opportunity to attain their full and best health potential. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire. · Board-certified MD or DO. · Current (or eligible for) faculty appointment at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus at the Assistant Professor level or above. · Demonstrated graduate-level writing skills. 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: · Ability to build collaborations and coordinate initiatives among faculty, academic, administrative, community constituents, and s