Job Title

Director Rural Medicine Outreach

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Office of the Dean

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

What you need to know

Salary: Will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience.  

Special Instructions: A cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references (to include at least one previous supervisor) are strongly recommended. You may upload all three on the application under CV/Resume or upon answering the questionnaire you may attach the documents. 

Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.  

Travel: This position requires significant travel to rural areas and will require evenings and weekend work.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and experience.

• Ten years of related experience in management, business development or related areas

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree

• 15 years of experience in management and/or business development

• Experience with community coalitions or outreach activities.

• Experience in or around rural areas, with a demonstrated understanding of the community and business environment.

• Strong knowledge of business or program development

• Skilled public speaker

• Budget creation and management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to enable clear and effective vision.

• Ability to build strong interpersonal relationships and create coalitions, particularly with volunteer leaders.

• Experience with word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications

• Knowledge of rural communities

• Ability to travel

Responsibilities

Rural Site Development and Outreach

• Provides leadership for departmental functions to include planning, directing, and evaluating departmental operations.

• Establishes the direction, goals, and implementation strategies for rural medicine community outreach and development.

• Develops strategies and tactics to implement the Rural Medicine Initiative.

• Expands the rural rotations and elective program for medical students targeting key regions.

• Recruits Stakeholder Teams to include County Officials, ISD personnel, and Medical Providers.

• Coordinates and develops marketing and communications pieces to communicate the mission and goals of rural medicine.

Partnership and Funding

• In collaboration with the Texas A&M Foundation staff, develops and seeks funding for rural medicine programs for long-term funding strategies.

• Coordinates with local donors to ensure adequate funding in each rural location.

• Develops and maintains strong partnerships with local communities.

• Identifies conferences and outreach opportunities and represents A&M Medicine as appropriate.

• Builds relationships with Texas A&M University System members, including Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas A&M Health, to maximize program impact.

Administration

• Provides information and reporting to management.

• Develops and administers rural community budget.

• Provides effective budget management and oversees fiscal operations of departments by establishing cost controls.

• Ensures that programs and activities comply with University, State, and Federal regulations

• Serves on various University, division, and departmental committees and represents rural medicine at various State and National associations.

• Directs the administration of University-wide programs and initiatives.

Why Texas A&M University?   

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.   

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums 

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays   

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month  

• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas 

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time  

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more   

• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee  

• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees 

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume’ or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.