Associate Director, Quality, Research, and Education - Dept. Internal Medicine

Job Purpose: This position provides senior-level leadership and integration across clinical quality improvement, research, and health professions workforce education within an academic, Ryan White-funded adult HIV program. The Associate Director serves a critical organizational role by aligning clinical quality improvement initiatives, research initiatives, and HIV syndemic (including STD, TB, and viral hepatitis) workforce development activities to advance high-quality HIV syndemic care, innovation and training for students, faculty, and staff within the University and throughout the state of Michigan. The primary goals of the position are to ensure strategic oversight of programmatic activities, foster interdisciplinary collaboration and strengthen partnerships with academic institutions, research collaborators, and funders. This position reports to the Director, WSU Adult HIV Program. Essential Functions: Strategic Leadership and Program Integration Provide leadership for clinical quality improvement, research, and education initiatives, ensuring alignment across clinic operations, academic missions, and compliance with grant-funded workplans and regulations. MATEC Michigan Program Director Responsible for budget and workplan development for HIV workforce development grants. Provide direct supervision including coaching and performance management to Program Manager, MATEC Michigan in the implementation of grant workplans, compliance and budget monitoring. In collaboration with Clinical Director, provide clinical oversight of training programs. Clinical Research Leadership Provide executive oversight of clinical trials, pharmaceutical studies, implementation science, and behavioral research activities, ensuring regulatory compliance, integration with clinical care and alignment with institutional and sponsor priorities. Support the Principal Investigator and overall program in identifying new research opportunities and in the dissemination of research findings. HIV Interprofessional Education, Practice Transformation, Clinical Education and Technical Assistance Lead and support interprofessional education activities and practice transformation efforts through the AETC local partner site, including contributing subject matter expertise to training and technical assistance initiatives. Deliver and oversee high-quality clinical education and technical assistance for healthcare providers and systems in support of AETC goals, HIV workforce development and evidence-based HIV prevention and treatment practices. Prepare and mentor clinical staff in the role of preceptor and oversee the clinical rotations of students from multiple health professions programs, serving as liaison between clinic and academic programs for clinical placements. Clinical staff oversight will include hiring, coaching and performance management. Clinical Quality Improvement Oversight Oversee clinic-wide quality improvement strategies led by the Clinical Quality Improvement Lead, including performance measurement, data-driven interventions and continuous quality improvement aligned with Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program standards and those of all funded activities. Evaluate and disseminate results to add to the relevant evidence base. External Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement Serve as a key liaison between the clinic and external stakeholders, including academic institutions, research collaborators, community partners, funders and federal or state agencies, representing the program in high-level meetings and collaborative initiatives. Perform other related duties as assigned.