Associate Director of Health Professions & Life Sciences Career Advising

About The Opportunity

JOB SUMMARY: The Associate Director of Health Professions & Life Sciences Career Advising serves as Northeastern University's dedicated career specialist for students pursuing roles in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, biotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, clinical research, and adjacent health and life sciences disciplines.

As a core member of the Career Education Center's sector-based advising team, this role brings deep, current knowledge of the health professions and life sciences talent market to bear on every aspect of student career development from first-year exploration through professional school application support, fellowship pursuit, and full-time offer negotiation.

Sector-Specialized Career Advising & Student Coaching

• Provide individualized career advising and coaching to students and recent graduates pursuing internships and full-time roles in healthcare, life sciences, and/or related fields.
• Guide students through industry-specific job search strategies, resume development tailored to health care science positions, interview preparation, and offer evaluation.
• Manage up to 2 Assistant Directors of Career Development, providing coaching, professional development, feedback, and support.
• Maintain a current, deep understanding of how AI is transforming early career hiring practices including AI-assisted screening and shifting skill expectations and incorporate this intelligence into every advising interaction.

Sector Programming Design & Delivery

• Design, deliver, and continuously improve a calendar of sector-specific programming that addresses the full arc of a job search: industry exploration, networking in related communities, mock interviews, career fairs and employer showcases, and salary negotiation in relevant industries.
• Develop programming in partnership with faculty, student organizations, and employer partners.
• Evaluate program effectiveness using attendance, engagement, and downstream employment outcome data, and iterate accordingly.

Employer Engagement & Full-Time Hiring Pipeline

• Cultivate and steward relationships with a targeted portfolio of health professions and life sciences employers including hospitals and health systems, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, clinical research organizations, public health agencies, and research institutions with the explicit goal of generating internship and full-time job opportunities for Northeastern students and graduates.
• Collaborate with the employer relations team to coordinate on-campus recruiting, information sessions, and hiring events, as well as to build pathways with health systems and research institutions that regularly hire Northeastern talent.
• Track employer pipeline health and proactively identify gaps in sector coverage, clinical specialty representation, or geographic reach.

Labor Market Intelligence & Data-Informed Practice

• Monitor related labor market trends including hiring volumes, emerging roles, compensation benchmarks, and geographic hiring hubs, and synthesize this intelligence into programming, advising content, and student-facing resources.
• Maintain sector-specific employment outcome data, contribute to the center's reporting cadence, and identify opportunities to improve student placement rates.
• Share market insights with colleagues, academic partners, and students through regular communications and resources.

Cross-Campus Collaboration & Sector Representation

• Serve as the Career Education Center's embedded expert and representative for the business sector in cross-campus partnerships.
• Build working relationships with the College of Science and Bouve College of Health Sciences, and other programs with significant healthcare-interested student populations.
• Participate in relevant curriculum, advising, and student success initiatives.
• Represent the related fields at career center team meetings, contribute to strategic planning, and share sector expertise to strengthen team-wide knowledge.

Position Type

Student Services

Additional Information

• NEC considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
• Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees.
• This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation.
• Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
• All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
• Career Education Center is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented groups.