This position drives the leadership and growth of AHEC programming at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and across consortium centers in Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Youngstown. It leads the design, implementation, and evaluation of the AHEC Program, manages cost-center budgets for federal and state funding across all four centers and provides hands-on guidance to ensure center success and impact. The role actively strengthens NEOMED’s pipeline and workforce initiatives and fosters high-level collaboration across NEOMED’s academic and administrative units to strengthen community partnerships, optimize resources, and position AHEC as a critical force in shaping the future healthcare workforce.

Program Development and Evaluation: Support the development and management of the AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement (POSME) five-year award, focusing on strengthening program capacity through region-wide goal setting, evaluation, and community-based training initiatives that emphasize primary care, interdisciplinary education, and public health career exposure.

Administrative Oversight and Center Coordination: Provide leadership and oversight to the Akron-Region Interprofessional, Canton Regional, Cleveland, and Eastern Ohio AHEC centers, directing educational programming, ensuring compliance, and monitoring evaluation efforts. Responsibilities include regular site visits, quarterly board meetings, monthly director meetings, and coordinating center participation in programs like MEDCAMP.

Financial and Regulatory Management: Manage federal and state funding across the Program Office and four AHEC centers, overseeing budgets, ensuring 1:1 non-federal match compliance, processing reimbursement requests, and maintaining regulatory standards. The Director also secures funding for initiatives such as MEDCAMP through state dollars and tuition revenue.

Institutional and Community Engagement: Build partnerships within NEOMED and the broader community to expand pipeline initiatives, support service-based career pathways, and place students in rural and underserved areas. Additionally, the Director contributes to NEOMED’s curriculum, represents AHEC programs at key meetings, and recruits volunteer faculty to enhance program activities.

Miscellaneous Duties: Perform other duties as assigned.

Must be able to utilize a phone, computer and other office equipment. Ability to travel for conferences, state, regional, and center meetings as necessary.

Starting Salary Range: $76,006 – $85,000, commensurate with experience

In an effort to keep our campus community as healthy and safe as possible, NEOMED may require vaccinations as a condition of attendance and employment. This policy will allow for exemption of the vaccination requirement for those individuals with valid medical reasons, sincerely held religious beliefs and matters of conscience.