Director, Partnerships and Program Management
2 days ago
Philadelphia
Job Description POSITION OVERVIEW NBME® is seeking a Director, Partnerships and Program Management to provide NBME customers, partners, and other stakeholders with proactive and personalized care related to the use of NBME's portfolio of products and services. The Director, Customer Success leads a team that supports each stage of the customer's journey and serves as the primary point of contact for medical schools and health professions organizations. The Director also works closely with internal and external stakeholders to help inform the development of and improvements to services and products, as well as ensures that NBME's assessment offerings are aligned with NBME's mission, overall strategy, financial objectives, and brand. This includes but is not limited to engaging NBME's stakeholders at all levels, including existing, potential, and new organizational customers, and ensuring ongoing compliance of contract (service) terms for associated products and services. This role has been designated as primarily remote, meaning it requires little onsite attendance. While this role can be designated as remote, you are offered the flexibility to select if you prefer to work primarily remotely, hybrid, or onsite. We're open to considering candidates within 50 miles of our office location in Philadelphia, PA. At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the healthcare community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. RESPONSIBILITIES • Effectively lead customer success team to achieve customer satisfaction, programmatic, business, and strategic goals. Build and maintain a high performing team through effective hiring, goal setting, rewards, team building and performance management activities., • Lead sales and account management functions to drive customer satisfaction, business, revenue, and mission outcomes. Identify low and declining use customers, engage with clients to identify any concerns or reasons for lack of use, and provide solutions to drive greater customer success and value attainment. Create and implement strategies and tactics to support the sales and customer success funnels., • Collaborate effectively with NBME Outreach, Product Management, Marketing and Communications, Business Operations, and the Customer Services and Resource Center teams to identify and effectively meet customer needs spanning NBME's portfolio of products and services. The Director of Customer Success will represent the voice of the customer/partner across all functional domains and ensure the strategic needs of customer/partners are being included as part of short and long-term unit, project, and portfolio roadmaps., • Provide leadership to proactively and, when necessary, reactively resolve programmatic and customer service issues including the interpretation and application of program policies and practices and the resolution of problems and concerns., • Manage customer and stakeholder committees, liaison activities, and outreach to various markets and stakeholders (such as health-care societies and organizations, educational institutions, faculty, students, and residents) NBME serves., • Create, maintain, and expand external relationships with domestic and international medical schools and other critical stakeholder and customer groups to help inform product management about current and future needs for services and products provided to medical schools. Skills and Abilities • Expertise in developing and participating in strategic initiatives to drive customer satisfaction, utilizing insights, voice of the customer data, analytics, and customer journey mapping to understand and improve customer experience., • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to deliver program-related information in an organized, informative, and engaging manner., • Strong accessibility and responsiveness to stakeholders, effectively resolving routine and non-routine problems or triaging them to appropriate units, and providing effective solutions to complex customer experience issues., • Proficiency in analyzing sales data, identifying trends, and making data-driven decisions. Experience with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) and sales analytics tools to manage and analyze customer data. Skilled in creating comprehensive sales reports and dashboards to monitor performance and inform strategic decisions., • Proficiency in staying current on high-stakes testing, educational innovation, medical education, and or medical licensure issues, and sharing knowledge with staff for continuous improvement., • Competence in preparing and monitoring program budgets, ensuring efficient and cost-effective use of resources, and developing processes and protocols for global market services., • Experience in planning, documenting, and implementing strategic initiatives, conducting analysis of program performance, and providing summary reports to senior management and program governance., • 10+ years of experience in medical education, higher education administration, academic program leadership, assessment, or a similar industry with transferable skills in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and customer experience., • 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams to operationalize and deliver on product requirements., • 5+ years of successful stakeholder engagement and or sales experience. Education • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred NBME is a not-for-profit organization that specializes in the creation of assessments and learning tools for physicians and health professionals. Our mission is to advance assessment of these professionals to achieve optimal care for all, supporting the development of a highly effective, diverse and compassionate health care workforce. Founded in 1915, NBME develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing Examination® with the Federation of State Medical Boards. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of assessment products for every stage of the medical school journey and provide assessment services to various health profession organizations. We are dedicated to advancing innovative assessment approaches through research, collaboration and contributions to the medical education and assessment communities. In 2024, we expanded our assessment capabilities to include simulation through the acquisition of MedVR Education. Learn more on NBME's website. NBME's Community Collaborations and Contributions NBME believes that a key path to meeting our mission is collaborating with and supporting our communities. Our Community Collaborations and Contributions programs provide resources and recognition to medical educators and researchers advancing the field of assessment throughout their careers. In addition, we invest in fee assistance, scholarships and pathway programs to aid learners and help support increased representation in health care. Headquartered in Philadelphia, NBME also gives to local organizations that advance health equity and access and positively impact social determinants of health. Compensation we are offering for this position is at [$144,240 - $190,000]/year. Please note that the offered rate for this position typically aligns with the minimum to midrange of this grade, but it can vary based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review. The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace. NBME is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability. Job Posted by ApplicantPro