Associate Director, Educational Development and Accreditation

Harvard University • Boston, MA

148d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Office for External Education (OEE) provides health care professionals, corporations, and lay audiences with broad access to Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) extensive medical knowledge. OEE's Continuing Education (CE) holds Joint Accreditation with Commendation and is dedicated to delivering accredited educational activities designed to maintain, enhance, and expand clinicians' knowledge, clinical skills, professional performance, and collaborative relationships to improve patient care, advance public health, and support health professions. The HMS CE team accredited 365 activities, offering 8726.5 credits and educating over 45,000 learners.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to function independently in a changing environment.
• Demonstrated skills in prioritizing/performing multiple tasks while maintaining attention to details.
• Excellent interpersonal, writing, and communication skills with the capability of working closely with activity organizers to ensure compliance with ACCME, JA, AMA, and HMS standards and regulations while providing quality customer service.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects with shifting deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Comfort in changing technologies with proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite Products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook.
• In-depth knowledge of ACCME/Joint Accreditation (JA) policies and criteria.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Education, Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development or related field preferred.
• Experience in CME or academic medicine highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner in advancing HMS Continuing Education priorities and goals.
• Provide operational, programmatic, and administrative leadership and guidance to the HMS Continuing Education program.
• Sustain the program's Joint Accreditation with Commendation.
• Collaborate with HMS Course Directors, Course Administrators, and departmental staff to plan and implement accredited continuing education activities.
• Ensure activities meet standards and regulations established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and Joint Accreditation (JA) criteria.
• Ensure MyCE, HMS’s accreditation management software, aligns with evolving ACCME/JA accreditation standards and supports accurate tracking and reporting of activities and learners.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Accreditation, ACCME, HMS, and national CME standards.
• Monitor regulatory updates, refine internal policies and processes, and oversee proposal review.
• Manage conflict-of-interest identification and resolution.
• Review educational materials to confirm adherence to accreditation criteria, AMA core requirements, and HMS policies.
• Recommend content revisions as needed.
• Ensure appropriate disclosure and communication when activities receive commercial support.
• Lead internal audits of CE activities, identify compliance risks, and develop corrective action plans.
• Oversee annual data collection and reporting, including preparation of the Joint Accreditation PARS report.
• Implement an annual activity file audit process.
• Manage HMS’s comprehensive reaccreditation process, contributing to the Self-Study Report and preparation of Performance-in-Practice files.
• Support strategic advancement of HMS Continuing Education and cultivate a high-performing, service-oriented team culture.
• Provide leadership, training, and mentorship to accredited program staff.
• Ensure strong customer support for faculty, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Manage key committees, such as the HMS Standing Committee on Continuing Professional Development and the Committee on Proposal Review.
• Ensure CE activities reflect best practices in adult learning, educational technology, and physician professional development.
• Represent HMS at national forums and professional meetings.
• Oversee quality improvement initiatives for CE programs.
• Maintain evaluation processes to assess activity effectiveness and overall program impact.
• Prepare reports for OEE leadership.
• Lead internal training on accreditation standards to ensure organizational knowledge remains current.
• Participate in departmental and University committees that strengthen HMS educational offerings.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
• Retirement plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree