Chief of Staff.

Full-time, exempt position based in Hanover, NH with hybrid remote eligibility. Scheduled 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Non‑union.

About the role

Reporting to the Dean of the Medical School, the Chief of Staff partners with the Dean, the Executive Director of Operations & Strategy and the Executive Director of Finance and Admin in the management of the school’s institutional priorities and is responsible for the effective operation of the Office of the Dean. Establish and manage the operating cadence of the Dean’s Office — meeting and agenda management, decision tracking, and follow‑through on institutional priorities — and supervise the administrative support staff of the Dean’s Office and lead institutional event planning for the Office of the Dean. Responsible for leading designated initiatives and activities related to the Dean’s functions that influence areas across Geisel, including activities related to the education, research, and clinical missions of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and its partnership with Dartmouth Health. Exercises significant authority in shaping the strategies, processes and policies of the Dean’s Office.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Institutional Priorities (25%): Track and evaluate progress against goals and institutional priorities for departments, institutes and centers of Geisel, resolving complex issues within the Dean’s Office scope and escalating strategic matters to the Executive Director of Operations & Strategy and Executive Director of Finance and Admin as needed. Lead the Dean’s Office coordination of the school’s strategic plan – translating priorities into annual goals and work plans, establishing milestones and metrics, and reporting progress and recommendations to the Dean and leadership team. Own the Dean’s Office view of institutional priorities – status, owner, deadline and risk for each – and proactively identify cross‑functional dependencies and surface items requiring the attention of the Dean, Executive Director of Operations & Strategy or Executive Director of Finance and Admin. Partner with the Executive Director of Operations & Strategy and Executive Director of Finance and Admin in preparing strategic, operational and financial analyses tied to the educational, research and clinical missions of Geisel and recommending actions based on findings. Lead, coordinate and track Dean’s Office initiatives and deliverables involving administrative functions owned by the Executive Director of Operations & Strategy and Executive Director of Finance and Admin within the School as defined by the Dean, including ones dealing with facility planning and utilization, information technology, human resources, institutional research, and budget preparation, aligning efforts across functions to meet institutional objectives.
• Dean’s Office Operations and Executive Support (25%): Provide full support using independent judgment and discretion, and direct selected activities related to the office and activities of the Dean. Provide and direct administrative staff support (directly and/or through oversight of assigned staff) for key Dean’s leadership and management committees. Establish and manage the operating cadence of the Dean’s Office: set the annual leadership meeting calendar, build agendas with the Dean and Executive Director of Operations & Strategy, capture decisions and action items, and drive follow‑through to closure. Triage and prioritize requests, invitations and correspondence directed to the Dean, routing each to the appropriate senior leader and confirming timely response. Direct the development of presentations for the Dean for both internal and external audiences. Represent and coordinate activities and functions of the Dean’s Office with internal and external constituents