Project Director,SOM Educational Program Compliance (School of Medicine Dean's Office)

We are seeking a Project Director, SOM Educational Program Compliance who will be responsible for the execution and coordination of complex compliance projects for the School of Medicine Compliance Office. The Compliance Office operates under the purview of the Office of the Dean. Under the oversight of the Executive Director of SOM Educational Program Compliance, this role will lead projects and initiatives that strengthen the compliance framework and ensure adherence to relevant laws, regulations, policies and procedures, and ethical standards, specifically as they relate to nondiscrimination obligations in educational programs and institutional resource groups. The educational programs and resource groups covered by the Compliance Office include admissions for medical and graduate school, residency and clinical fellowship programs, research fellowships, graduate programs, postdoctoral research scholar programs, summer internships, student rotations, visiting electives, pathways programs, and faculty, staff, and learner resource groups.

The Project Director is responsible for leading all project management activities. This role is responsible for executing strategic goals in order to align people, processes, and values, so they support and further the organization's mission. The director is responsible for the overall portfolio, program, and project management functions, providing leadership, coordination, and management of the PM processes and functions. The role serves as a conduit for communication between project managers and the other executives who make strategic decisions for those projects. This role supervises the team that provides project management support functions and administrative support to project managers.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Prioritize key goals and measure departmental performance.
• Manage and coordinate PM functions.
• Provide corporate direction by proposing and defining operational and business policies.
• Manage and coordinate team objectives, tasks and projects; organize the department's tasks and projects, and track productivity and schedules to measure against set goals and initiatives.
• Ensure that PM goals are aligned with the university's strategic direction.
• Bridge the gap between strategy and implementation.
• Ensure staff adhere to standards, with a clear process for QA and consistent delivery of executive-level status reporting for project progression.
• Provide a monthly report out of learnings, project status, risks, and constraints regarding all project work.
• Lead meetings to determine project timing and scope.
• Manage processes for collecting projects and preparing them for prioritization.
• Identify and communicate projects that require prioritization.
• Assign Project Managers to projects as needed.
• Work with Project Managers to define additional resources needed for existing and upcoming projects.
• Ensure that projects and project tactics align with organizational goals.
• Design, maintain and improve project management standards, practices and templates as necessary.
• Identify potential opportunities for process and quality improvement within projects.
• Ensure that project deadlines are met.
• Provide coaching and support continuous learning for staff in project management, facilitation and communication techniques.
• Conduct performance management including staff evaluations and career development.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

In addition to the duties above

• Independently lead and manage complex compliance projects from concept to implementation.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans for compliance initiatives.
• Coordinate timelines and deliverables across legal, compliance, and operational leads.
• Track progress and ensure accountability for key milestones.
• Take complex compliance issues and help operationalize, refine, and implement solutions.
• Design and implement systems and processes to support compliance workflows.
• Identify and mitigate risks to project timelines and deliverables.
• Prepare status reports and dashboards for leadership.
• Facilitate cross functional meetings and ensure follow up on action items.
• Support process mapping and documentation for compliance workflows.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Eight years of related experience.
• Experience in project management related to compliance, risk management, change leadership, regulatory management or related area.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in related field.
• Experience in higher education.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
  
  

Classified Title: Director Project Management

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Project Director,SOM Educational Program Compliance (School of Medicine Dean's Office)

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PG

Starting Salary Range: $99,800 - $175,000 Annually ($137,400 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus

Department name: SOM Admin Exec Off Gen Administration

Personnel area: School of Medicine