Director, Faculty Recruitment

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall strategy for faculty recruitment across academic departments.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop short- and long-term plans to address faculty hiring needs.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to recruitment staff and other key stakeholders involved in faculty search processes.
• Develop best practices and standard operating procedures based on trends in faculty recruitment within academic medical centers.
• Collaborate with departmental leadership to develop strategies to oversee the full faculty recruitment lifecycle.
• Ensure the recruitment process is streamlined, effective, and compliant with Federal, State and institutional policies, regulations, and best practices.
• Coordinate with department chairs, deans, and faculty search committees to understand staffing needs and ensure appropriate candidates are identified.
• Manage external search firms, when necessary, to source candidates for hard-to-fill positions.
• Develop recruitment pipeline and identification programs to attract both internal and external talent.
• Prepare and present regular reports to leadership on recruitment progress, challenges, and goals.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including department chairs, deans, faculty leaders, and external partners, to ensure faculty recruitment efforts meet the needs of the institution.
• Communicate regularly with leadership on recruitment status, challenges, and successes.
• Serve as a liaison between faculty candidates and institutional leadership, ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Build faculty retention programs focusing on optimizing the onboarding and first 180 day experience for faculty.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the academic medical center environment, including faculty roles, tenure processes, and clinical and research recruitment needs.
• Proven success in designing and implementing recruitment strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to work effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using data to drive decision-making.
• In-depth knowledge of recruitment best practices, compliance standards, and industry trends in faculty hiring.
• Experience in academic medicine or healthcare recruitment.
• Familiarity with faculty compensation structures and benefits packages.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare administration, human resources, or a related field plus eight (8) years of experience in academic recruitment, healthcare recruitment, faculty affairs, or a related area to include five (5) years in a leadership role.
• Master's degree in business, healthcare administration, human resources, or related field plus ten (10) years of experience in academic medicine or healthcare recruitment (preferred).