Director Biomedical Communications

Job Details

The biomedical communications director leads three creative teams (Graphics/Medical Illustration, Photography, Video) and one service team (Center City AV) that comprise our media services division. This position is part of the Academic Commons, and the director attends weekly director-level meetings with the other Academic Commons leaders.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Provide leadership to the staff and manage the department’s budget, including billed services.   
• Responsible for supervising 4.5 direct reports.

• Establish appropriate pricing and billing for services and operating with budget. 

• Support the design of new instructional and conference spaces within the university’s Center City buildings and, on occasion, at satellite teaching locations.

• Works with the facilities and IS&T as needed for classroom/conference room maintenance, connectivity, lighting, and sound for continuously improving the learning environment.

• Serves on the Academic Commons management team working with the Directors to accomplish strategic planning and integrate knowledge services for the University.

• Participate in departmental projects, services and teaching.

• Engage in professional development activities to stay current in the biomedical communications field.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in biomedical communications or related fields.

AND

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 year’s experience supervising multiple staff and leading one or more teams.
• Experience managing a departmental budget.
• Experience with planning and supporting learning spaces and knowledge of AV systems used in educational spaces.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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