Associate Director - Faculty

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department:
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Colorado Area Health Education Center

Job Title:

Associate Director - Faculty

Position #:  - Requisition #: 40312

The Colorado Area Health Education Center (COAHEC) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus seeks a dynamic, mission driven Associate Director (0.3 FTE) to support 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 involves 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.

• 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) graduate arm of AHEC Scholars CU SOM elective, including end‑to‑end management of grades and supporting curriculum vision and resources.
• Collaborate with the COAHEC Grants Manager and Program Evaluator on data collection and analysis.
• Direct and manage the AHEC Scholars allied health programming, lead meetings, maintain the AHEC Scholars Handbook, and ensure compliance with HRSA mandates.
• Contribute to the planning, writing, and development of grant proposals, particularly the upcoming HRSA AHEC 2027–2032 five‑year model grant.
• Design and manage HRSA required deliverables with innovative thinking to ensure 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.

Hybrid – eligible for a hybrid schedule of 12 hours per week with hours on campus that include Tuesday mornings until noon, hours on either Wednesday or Thursday each week, and as needed for in‑person meetings. The office is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

• 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 collaborations and coordinate initiatives among faculty, academic, administrative, community constituents, and stakeholders.
• Experience leading teams, managing budgets, and supervising professional staff.
• Demonstrated success leading educational and research initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a transparent communication style.
• Expertise in the social and structural determinants of health, research, advocacy, program development, grant writing, and/or community engagement.
• Experience addressing rural health disparities and engaging with rural and frontier communities.

• Ability to communicate…