Associate Director, Outcomes and Development

Overview

Stanford University School of Medicine is world renowned for leading edge education, research, patient care and medical advancements. The Department of Educational Programs and Services (EPS) serves the educational mission of the School of Medicine, supporting students and trainees across Stanford MD, MS, MSPA, PhD programs, visiting MDs, postdocs, medical fellows, and practitioners seeking professional enrichment. Bio Sci Careers creates a community of mentors to support academic advancement, professional development, and career decisions of graduates, medical students, and postdoctoral fellows.

The job described here leads and manages a comprehensive student services program, providing strategic direction for holistic career and professional development initiatives within Bio Sci Careers. The role designs, implements, and evaluates innovative, evidence-based programming (virtual and in-person); interprets and enforces academic and university policies; and oversees budgets, reporting systems, and technology resources. It serves as a subject-matter expert and primary advisor to trainees, offering coaching on complex academic, career, and personal development matters while building strong partnerships with faculty, alumni, employers, and professional organizations.

The role also drives assessment and continuous improvement through data dashboards, outcome reporting, and longitudinal impact analysis; secures funding through grants and development efforts; and leads staff and peer coaches to deliver high-impact services that strengthen community and improve career outcomes. This position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered for an option of telecommuting from the Bay Area (hybrid of working 2-3 days on-site), subject to operational need.

• Manage the Outcomes and Development unit, including program creation; analysis of program efficacy; trainee staff and alumni volunteer supervision; direct trainee advising and education; and relevant policy and best practices recommendations.
• Make recommendations for strategic direction of the Outcomes and Development unit.
• Engage in critical analysis and evaluation of trainee interests, economic trends, and service efficacy. Use quantitative and/or qualitative methods to explore gaps in offerings, longitudinal career readiness, and service impacts (as defined by knowledge, competence, confidence, excitement in/about careers of choice).
• Create relevant online education resources; alumni career data dashboards; and sector-specific career-readiness tracking.
• Inform, develop, and support new research and programming initiatives to reduce time to degree and time in training.
• Develop and implement career readiness curriculum (virtual, in-person) in line with NACE recommendations and sector trends, beyond resume/CV workshops.
• Provide direct advice via 1:1 and peer-to-peer group sessions to trainees on a broad range of complex issues to increase knowledge, competence, confidence, and excitement in/about biosciences careers of choice.
• Create, develop, and maintain a Sector Fellows program to create 1:1 advising opportunities between alumni, sector VIPs, and trainees at different points in their training.
• Interpret and oversee the implementation of university policies and practices for biosciences graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and alumni partners.
• Analyze and develop report requirements, portals, and trainee-facing communications.
• Evaluate and determine recommendations on technology resources; negotiate with resource options and vendors.
• Manage outreach programs, relationships with external communities, and university liaisons.
• May contribute to preparing and submitting training grants and assist in development efforts to support donor relations and stewardship annual reporting.
• Manage financial processes and development of budgets.
• Oversee key processes, including contribution and direction on policy and program content.
• Provide consulting advice to internal and external organizations; act as subject matter expert in career outcomes and biosciences career readiness.
• May direct the work of other staff; contribute to development of…