Assoc Dir, Professional Education & Engagement

CROHNS AND COLITIS FOUNDATION•New York, NY

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Professional Education & Engagement advances the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s strategy to engage, educate, and support healthcare professionals and researchers who care for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The role oversees digital professional education, including IBD Pro and web-based programming; develops CME partnerships and programming; manages volunteer professional committees; and supports the Foundation’s journals and publishing relationships. This strategic, collaborative, detail-oriented leader manages complex projects, budgets, stakeholders, volunteers, and deadlines while ensuring high-quality deliverables aligned with the Foundation’s mission. The position is hybrid, with two days per week in the National office in New York City and three days per week remote. Travel is expected based on programmatic needs, with at least three events per year required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Health Communications, Science, Social Service, Public Health, Public Administration, Health Advocacy, or Health Education.
At least 5–7 years of experience in professional education, medical education, healthcare education, nonprofit program management, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience managing volunteer committees, advisory groups, faculty, subject matter experts, or other external stakeholders.
Experience with digital education platforms, web-based programming, webinars, learning management systems, content strategy, or online professional engagement.
Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, budgets, timelines, vendors, and deliverables simultaneously.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex scientific or clinical information into clear educational priorities and actionable program plans.
Ability to collaborate across departments and build productive relationships with internal teams, external partners, sponsors, publishers, and healthcare professionals.
Highly detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Travel based on programmatic needs, with at least three events per year required.

Nice To Haves

MPH, MPA, or MSW degree.
Experience developing or managing CME/CE programming, accredited education partnerships, or healthcare professional learning initiatives.
Journal or publishing experience.
Knowledge of IBD, gastroenterology, patient advocacy, healthcare professional education, or nonprofit mission-based work.

Responsibilities

Lead strategy, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of digital professional education initiatives, including IBD Pro, web-based programming, online learning resources, webinars, enduring content, and other digital education platforms.
Identify, cultivate, and manage CME and CE partnership opportunities to expand professional education and support evidence-based learning for healthcare professionals.
Develop CME programming with internal teams, external education partners, faculty, volunteers, and accrediting organizations, ensuring alignment with educational objectives, compliance expectations, timelines, and quality standards.
Serve as the primary staff lead for professional volunteer committees and workgroups, including agenda development, meeting preparation, volunteer engagement, follow-up, workplan tracking, and alignment with organizational goals.
Oversee the Foundation’s journal publications and publishing relationships, coordinating with editorial, publisher, volunteer, and internal stakeholders.
Establish, monitor, and manage budgets for professional education initiatives and journals, including reconciliation, forecasting, and alignment with program deliverables.
Collaborate across departments and focus areas to develop and execute educational and mission-related initiatives that strengthen healthcare professional engagement.
Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, contracts, vendor relationships, faculty communications, and reporting requirements for assigned education programs and journals.
Use data, audience feedback, performance metrics, and emerging educational trends to recommend strategies for growing professional engagement with Foundation resources.
Represent the Foundation professionally with healthcare professionals, volunteers, committee members, partners, publishers, sponsors, and other external collaborators.
Build and execute a professional education roadmap that expands engagement and positions the Foundation as a trusted source for IBD education, tools, and resources.
Strengthen connections among digital education, CME programming, journals, professional membership, and broader mission initiatives.
Identify opportunities to improve user experience, accessibility, discoverability, and impact of professional education content and Foundation journals across digital platforms.
Support innovation in education delivery, including timely web-based programming, faculty-led learning, case-based education, and other scalable approaches.
Perform other duties as required.