Director of Internships and Employer Partnerships

Key Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain high-level partnerships with private-sector employers across the health innovation landscape, including biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, health technology, and data analytics sectors, serving as the College’s primary point of contact for talent recruitment.
• Collaborate with the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) Employer Relations team to establish a dedicated pipeline of 5–10 midsize employer partners, specifically creating recurring internship and co-op opportunities for College of Health students.
• Align outreach strategies by participating in university-wide engagement initiatives, including monthly career development meetings, annual Career Expos, and weekly coordination with Corporate and Foundation Relations.
• Design and scale high-impact internship and co-op opportunities by analyzing workforce trends and advocating for paid compensation with employer partners.
• Coordinate with internal partners, including CCPD, Corporate and Foundation Relations, and the College’s Director of Development, to align internship and co-op opportunities with academic advising and leverage alumni and parent networks for talent placement.
• Partner with the College of Health Assistant Director of Student Experiences and CCPD to prepare students for professional roles and facilitate successful placement into internships and co-op experiences.
• Conduct site visits and employer check-ins to monitor student progress while collecting stakeholder feedback to strengthen career readiness initiatives and align degree programs with evolving industry needs.
• Track and analyze key metrics, including internship participation, compensation, employer engagement, and post-graduate outcomes, to refine employer outreach strategies and identify high-impact partnership opportunities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on emerging healthcare workforce trends to represent the College in university-wide initiatives and effectively communicate the value of the College of Health student skill sets to industry partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Human Resources, Business, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Five to eight years of related professional experience, with a preference for experience as a hiring manager or recruiter for a relevant organization in the health sector.
• Professional experience working in or closely with health innovation sectors, including healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical or biotech companies, medical device, health technology, data analytics, consulting, life sciences, public health agencies, startups, or health-focused nonprofits.
• Demonstrated success building and sustaining employer partnerships that result in recurring internships, co-ops, or early-career hiring pipelines.
• Experience negotiating or advocating for paid internship opportunities.
• Background in career development, internships, co-op programs, experiential learning, or workforce development, preferably within higher education or a mission-driven environment.
• Familiarity with emerging workforce trends and interdisciplinary health career pathways that integrate health, data, business, policy, and technology.
• Strong assessment, data tracking, and reporting skills related to student outcomes and employer engagement.