Physician Assistant Program Director, Boston Campus

Status: Full-time, 12 month appointment Job Location: Boston campus Exempt: Yes Key Responsibilities: Leadership and Program Administration: Provide visionary leadership for the academic, clinical, and operational functions of the PA program. Develop and manage program budgets, staffing plans, and resource allocations in coordination with school leadership. Hire, supervise, mentor, and evaluate program faculty and staff. Oversee faculty development, teaching assignments, and workload distribution. Develop, review, oversee, and revise if needed the program’s mission, goals, and competencies. Accreditation and Compliance: Ensure program compliance with ARC-PA accreditation standards and policies and lead accreditation preparation, reporting, and site visit processes. Maintain program policies, procedures, and documentation to support accreditation and institutional review. Lead the program’s self-study process including program review of analysis and implementation of continuous quality improvement initiatives. Curriculum and Assessment: Oversee the development, design, delivery, coordination and evaluation of curriculum to ensure alignment with national competencies and best practices in PA education. Collaborate with academic and clinical faculty to integrate classroom and clinical learning. Ensure the effective assessment of student learning outcomes and program effectiveness. Student Affairs and Support: Participate in student recruitment, admissions, acceptance, orientation, progression, and graduation activities. Monitor student performance and support remediation, advising, and student success initiatives. Provide student academic, professional, and personal advisement. Foster a student-centered learning environment that supports academic excellence and professional growth. Support clinical site monitoring. Institutional and External Relations: Serve as the primary liaison between the PA program and internal department, clinical affiliates, the ARC-PA, and professional organizations (e.g., AAPA, PAEA). Support clinical site development and engage in clinical site monitoring. Represent the program at institutional, regional, and national meetings. Engage in interprofessional education and community partnerships to expand learning opportunities. Teaching and Scholarship: Contribute to the program’s teaching needs based on area of expertise. Evaluate student progression. Participate in professional development. Promote Faculty and student engagement in scholarship and evidence-based practice Compensation: $160,000 - $180,000 annually