Associate Director, Faculty Affairs

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Departments of Dermatology, Neurology and Neurosurgery

The Associate Director, Faculty Affairs for the integrated departments of Dermatology, Neurology & Neurosurgery reports directly to the Sr. Director, Finance & Administration and collaborates extensively with Department Leadership, Faculty & Staff, Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and Institutional offices. This position is responsible for leading and managing the development, implementation, and oversight of academic administrative processes related to faculty appointments and the full faculty career lifecycle across the three departments.

The role serves as the central administrative leader for faculty affairs and the respective teams supporting all faculty, residents, fellows, students, postdoctoral/postgraduate trainees, international students and visiting students and faculty while ensuring alignment with School of Medicine and University policies. In partnership with academic and administrative leadership, this position serves as the key liaison to the department and other central units (OAPD, Postdoc Office, OISS) on faculty affair related policies, processes, and compliance requirements.

The Associate Director ensures excellence and consistency in faculty appointments, promotions, reappointments, evaluations, and faculty development initiatives. The role is responsible for identifying opportunities to enhance faculty affairs processes through improved workflows, tracking systems, and technology integration. This position directly manages and leads faculty affairs staff across all three departments, establishes best practices, manages documentation and reporting, and ensures compliance with all institutional policies.

This hybrid position requires a regular on‑campus presence of at least 3–4 days per week to effectively support the operational and academic needs of three departments. Given the collaborative and leadership responsibilities of the role, candidates must also demonstrate flexibility to attend meetings and departmental events that may occur outside of standard business hours.

• Attending department leadership meetings related to Faculty Affairs and recruitment.
• Lead all faculty affairs operations including appointments, promotions, reappointments, and terminations.
• Oversee faculty lifecycle processes from recruitment through separation.
• Serve as primary liaison to School of Medicine OAPD and Dean’s Office.
• Ensure compliance with University and departmental faculty policies and procedures.
• Partner with leadership on faculty development, reviews, and advancement processes.
• Develop and implement standardized policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Manage faculty affairs data, records, and reporting.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and system enhancements.
• Manage and develop faculty affairs staff.
• Advise leadership on faculty affairs strategy, planning, and risk mitigation.

• Demonstrated knowledge of academic appointments, promotions, and faculty lifecycle processes. Experience working with faculty affairs systems, policies, and governance structures.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience as a people manager. Well‑developed managerial, decision‑making, planning, organizational, problem‑resolution and leadership skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively deal with individuals both inside and outside the organization from diverse backgrounds. Ability to adapt communication style to address the needs of individuals at all levels throughout the University. Must be comfortable with public speaking.
• Demonstrated possession of sound independent judgement, intuition and common sense with excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritize and handle many tasks and priorities simultaneously in a complex, fast‑paced academic…