Program Manager: Recruitment, Admissions, and Ph.D. Pathway Programs

Sanford Burnham Prebys is a preeminent, independent biomedical research institute dedicated to understanding human biology and disease, and advancing scientific discoveries to profoundly impact human health.

Summary

The Program Manager, Recruitment and Pathway Programs will serve in a key role to establish our approach to create an outreach and recruitment strategy to support long-term graduate school student enrollment goals, develop and implement pathway programs designed to encourage the pursuit of STEM PhDs, establish and nurture alumni relations, and collaborate across the Institute to support the success of all outreach and pathway programs. This position will report to the Chief Learning Officer/Director, Office of Education, Training, & International Services/Associate Dean of Administration and Professional Development and work closely with the Associate Dean of Admissions.

Duties And Responsibilities

Develops, manages and implements recruiting strategy:

• Along with the Associate Dean of Admissions, identifies and attends appropriate recruiting fairs/activities
• Manages prospective student lists and maintains communication with prospective students
• Collaborates with Associate Dean of Admissions to collect, analyze, and present recruitment and admissions data towards advising best practices and future approaches to recruitment

Manages the admissions process:

• Serves as internal contact for prospective students
• Facilitates student-faculty matches
• Supports the Associate Dean of Admissions during application review and candidate selection processes
• Develops and implements annual prospective student visit
• Develops and implements annual New Student Orientation

Develops and manages outreach and pathway programs and relationships:

• Identifies appropriate institutions and organizations for outreach efforts
• Develops and manages pathway program activities
• Identifies additional opportunities for engaging populations that align with GSBS strategy
• Manages communications related to graduate student recruitment:
• Collaborates with the Communications department and provides graduate student and graduate program information as needed to support development of outreach, recruiting, and promotional materials
• Develops content for and manages the external GSBS webpages to meet established goals related to recruitment and alumni
• Manages social media presence to meet established goals related to recruitment and alumni accomplishments
• Collaborates with the Associate Director, Institutional Research and Academic Planning on the collection, updates, and management of alumni career outcomes data
• Establishes alumni engagement strategy:
• Develops mechanisms to engage alumni in program activities
• Identifies and implements opportunities to provide alumni with educational and career development resources
• Collaborates with other Institutional departments as required to achieve graduate school enrollment and student success goals
  

Education And/or Experience

• Master’s degree in a biomedical science, education, or other relevant discipline required and three years’ experience working in higher education OR equivalent education, training and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been attained is required
• PhD in a STEM discipline preferred
• Experience attending recruiting fairs and outreach events required, with a preference for STEM education-related recruiting and outreach
• Experience developing recruitment and outreach plans focused on students from historically marginalized groups required
• Experience working with various levels of higher education departments/programs, including deans, faculty, administration, and students required
• Experience writing grants and/or funding proposals desired
• Familiarity with graduate school admissions processes required; experience working with a graduate school admissions committee and managing the admissions timeline/processes preferred
• Experience working with and developing STEM-focused programs for high school and/or undergraduate students preferred
• Experience working with biomedical/STEM-related programs, specifically for pathway development towards PhD attainment preferred
  
  

Other Knowledge, Skills And/or Abilities

• Be able to self-direct work while using discretion with when input/approval is needed
• Work well in a matrixed team environment
• Be responsible and have strong time management skills
• Able to analyze and resolve issues of moderate complexity
• Be aware of the unique challenges faced by historically marginalized and international student populations
• Possess strong organizational skills
• Demonstrate professional communication and interpersonal skills
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have any formal supervisory responsibilities.

Compensation

The Expected Hiring Range for this position is: $77,969 - $98, 302 per year

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is an Equal Opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability – committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status as designated by federal, state or local law. For additional information about your rights as an applicant, click HERE.

As part of this commitment, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact our HR Partners at 858 646 3100 Ext 5127 or via e-mail at accomodations@sbpdiscovery.org.