Senior Director of Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Temple University, Office of Physician & Faculty Recruitment•Philadelphia, PA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) is seeking a strategic Senior Director of Continuing Medical Education (CME) to lead its ACCME-accredited CME enterprise. This individual will oversee the development, accreditation, evaluation, marketing, and expansion of educational programming for physicians and interprofessional healthcare teams while ensuring regulatory compliance, financial sustainability, and operational effectiveness. The Senior Director will partner with faculty leaders, department chairs, hospital affiliates, and external organizations to identify educational needs and enhance Temple’s academic, clinical, and community-focused mission. Responsibilities include management of the CME budget, securing external funding through grants and sponsorships, maintaining ACCME standards, supporting enduring and specialty educational programming, and advancing scholarship and best practices in medical education. This position is assigned a hybrid work arrangement (on-campus and remote), at the discretion of Temple University and the Department.

Requirements

M.D., Ph.D., or Ed.D. with 10 years of progressively responsible experience in medical, continuing, adult, or health professional education preferred.
Bachelor's degree and 6–10 years of experience in an academic office environment will also be considered.
Demonstrated expertise in educational program development.
Demonstrated expertise in academic administration.
Demonstrated expertise in accreditation compliance.
Demonstrated expertise in professional learning environments.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree is preferred.
Experience in an academic office environment.
Experience in medical, continuing, adult, or health professional education.

Responsibilities

Oversee the development, accreditation, evaluation, marketing, and expansion of educational programming for physicians and interprofessional healthcare teams.
Ensure regulatory compliance, financial sustainability, and operational effectiveness of the CME enterprise.
Partner with faculty leaders, department chairs, hospital affiliates, and external organizations to identify educational needs and enhance Temple’s academic, clinical, and community-focused mission.
Manage the CME budget.
Secure external funding through grants and sponsorships.
Maintain ACCME standards.
Support enduring and specialty educational programming.
Advance scholarship and best practices in medical education.