Director of Student Affairs, School of Pharmacy

Director of Student Affairs, School of Pharmacy

This full‑time position offers an exciting opportunity to be a key contributor to a developing pharmacy education program and will be responsible for managing the Office of Student Affairs and coordinating and administering support to enrolled students to achieve student success and the retention goals of the School.

• Report to the Dean and work closely with faculty and staff to coordinate and administer support to enrolled students to achieve student success and the School’s retention goals.
• Collaborate with faculty advisors of student organizations.
• Manage student travel to national and state meetings.
• Oversee student government elections, student involvement in school committees, and student services—including liaison with the University Financial Aid Office, Office for Student Accounts, Services for Students with Disabilities, Dean of Students Office, and Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development.
• Advise students and assist students in crisis or facing academic challenges.
• Oversee student records, in collaboration with the Offices for Academic Affairs and Experiential Education, including immunizations, background checks, drug screenings, and ensuring the State Board of Pharmacy receives applications and payments for student intern licenses.
• Act as a student advocate and as a member of the Committee on Awards and Progression, assisting in progression, academic integrity, and professionalism cases.
• Coordinate the planning and arrangement of student events including the annual Student Orientation, White Coat Ceremony, Awards Ceremony and Career Fair.
• Act as key point of contact for communications with pharmacy students, including dissemination of information regarding dean’s hours, trainings, testing accommodations, accreditation, etc.
• Supervise professional, clerical, and support staff.
• Manage the Student Affairs budget and ensure adherence to School, SUNY, and University financial policies and processes.
• Ensure student affairs compliance with institutional and SUNY policies as appropriate.
• Contribute to School’s accreditation requirements, including managing student complaints.

• Interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Oral and written communications skills.
• Organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently and as an effective team member.
• Understanding of institutional and SUNY policies, procedures, and administrative processes with the ability to interpret and apply them effectively and consistently.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective and constructive collaborative relationships with faculty and administration in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and throughout Binghamton University.
• Ability to manage budgets, track expenditures, and/or support financial planning and resource allocation.

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Student Affairs or related field.
• At least three years of higher‑education experience working directly with and/or advising undergraduate or graduate students.
• Experience coordinating and organizing events, programs, meetings and/or student‑facing initiatives.

• Master’s degree in Student Affairs or related field.
• Experience supervising personnel in the higher‑education setting.
• Experience in a pharmacy school or other health‑related field.
• Experience leading a retention effort.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements.
Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E‑Verify employer.

Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre‑employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

Binghamton University is a tobacco‑free campus.

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