Associate Director - Faculty

About the role

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.

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.
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Requirements

• 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).
• Ability to build collaborati
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