Job Title:  Program Management Associate – Bioethics Education

December 17, 2024

The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine is hiring a program manager for our bioethics education programs. This could be a good opportunity for an MBE graduate who has an interest and experience in education and/or project management.

SUMMARY

The Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a Program Management Associate to provide administrative, programmatic, and strategic oversight of the Center’s education programs, including undergraduate and graduate medical education, as well as continuing medical education and other College-affiliated programs. This position is eligible for hybrid work.

JOB DUTIES

• Plans, implements, and oversees the Center’s education mission area, including educational programs for medical and health professions students, residents, undergraduate interns, and health professionals.
• Manages collection, maintenance, and analysis of relevant educational data and documentation.
• Develops and maintains curriculum maps across education programs.
• Assists faculty with implementing best practices in medical education and active learning.
• Supervises program management support staff.
• Creates workstreams and process improvements for content updates and dissemination plans.
• Prepares reports for departments and educational leadership.
• Drafts, reviews, and updates operations policies and procedures; recommend improvements.
• Assists with budget development, monitoring and faculty FTE allocation.
• Provides support to other faculty leadership for new and ongoing projects.
• Other job duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two years of relevant experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field (e.g. bioethics).
• At least two years of relevant education or program management work experience in a professional, academic, or higher education setting.
• Demonstrated experience or interest in bioethics and/or health policy.
• Candidates must be highly organized with the ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines.
• Ability to display a professional, positive attitude with strong interpersonal skills and communication skills.
• Demonstrate a high degree of flexibility in accepting work assignments with the ability to effectively prioritize tasks, understand processes, and resolve issues.

HOW TO APPLY
Those interested in this position should submit a resume and cover letter indicating their desire to be considered. Please apply at: https://jobs.bcm.edu/job/Program-Management-Associate-Bioethics-Education/21156-en_US/?st=8A5B90FFE4F5204B1CDED7EFFBB7FE5257BF2E62.

Application Deadline: Open until filled.
Salary Range: $65,000-$75,000

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR MEDICAL ETHICS AND HEALTH POLICY
The Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy conducts cutting-edge multidisciplinary research on perennial and emerging ethical issues arising in clinical practice and in biomedical research in a changing healthcare environment. Our research informs our teaching, clinical practice, and contributions to the development of health and science policy at the local, national, and international levels.

The Center is comprised of 16 primary faculty members, 39 affiliated faculty, 31 scholars, and over 35 fellows and staff, housed on the main Baylor campus in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

Our Center’s faculty teach in the undergraduate and graduate medical education curricula, direct an award-winning ethics pathway and a health policy pathway for advanced medical students, and have developed a comprehensive College-wide graduate medical education curriculum in ethics, professionalism, and health policy. Center faculty are actively engaged in funded research supported by the NIH, PCORI, and private foundations. Center faculty currently have over 20 externally funded grants and contracts totaling over $4 million in funding. Our faculty lead the clinical ethics consultation services at two hospitals in the Texas Medical Center with over 600 consultations per year. Since 1982, Center faculty have published over 200 books, chapters in scholarly books, and chapters in medical textbooks. In addition, Center faculty have published more than 2,000 papers in leading, peer-reviewed scientific, medical, bioethical, and medical humanities journals.

ABOUT BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Baylor College of Medicine is recognized as one of the nation’s premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, healthcare, and community service. Located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest medical center, Baylor College of Medicine is the only private medical school in the Greater Southwest and is affiliated with multiple educational, healthcare and research affiliates. Baylor College of Medicine was founded in 1900 and is today an internationally respected medical and research institution known for excellence in education, research, and patient care. The College consistently ranks among the top of the country’s 154 medical schools. The U.S. News & World Report annual list of top graduate schools places Baylor College of
Medicine in the top 15 percent of all U.S. medical schools and among the top 25 research-intensive and diverse medical schools. The College ranks among the top 20 academic biomedical research institutions for total NIH research funding and 1st among medical schools in Texas.

ABOUT HOUSTON
Houston is one of the most racially, ethnically, and internationally diverse cities in the United States and supports world class cultural institutions – such as the Alley Theater, the Menil Collection and Museum of Fine Arts, the Houston Ballet, the Houston Grand Opera, and the Houston Symphony – four professional sports teams, and cuisines from around the world. Houston and its suburbs offer a wide range of affordable housing and family-oriented programs and activities.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer. Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated, subject to approved exemptions, against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.