Assistant Director, Medical Student Career Services

Job title: Assistant Director, Medical Student Career Services

About the Role The Assistant Director, Medical Student Career Services in the Office of Student Success provides individualized early and progressive career exploration to help medical students secure residency placement. This role collaborates with the Director of Medical Student Career Services and a team to support students through the four-year curriculum, emphasizing career options, specialty expectations, and preparation for competitive residency applications.

What You'll Do

• Develop and support programming for early career development and identity formation from matriculation through the M2 year, including CV development and related workshops.
• Coordinate observership and shadowing opportunities with local faculty, physicians, student organizations, and hospital systems, ensuring regulatory guidelines with the Office of General Counsel, Department of Medical Education, and Student Affairs; expand interprofessional relationships with local health partners.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Advancement to promote programs, alumni networking, and mentoring opportunities.
• Assist curricular review by working with academic and student affairs leadership on key career concepts and organization of presentations for career topics.
• Plan and coordinate specialty fairs/panels and networking events with BSOM residency programs, alumni, and external partners to increase career awareness.
• Provide guidance on alternative career paths in alignment with LCME/AAMC standards; support structured advising milestones for M1 to M4; coach students experiencing uncertainty or career pivot considerations.
• Collaborate with medical education leaders to interpret academic performance data and understand implications for residency competitiveness.
• Collaborate with Marketing on the facilitation of student awareness of career services and value formation.
• Support residency preparation and application processes by guiding students through ERAS and NRMP; assist with reapplication cycles and MSPE review.
• Support logistics and execution of advanced milestones such as Match Day and Graduation in collaboration with the Career Services team and OSAA.
• Maintain detailed data sets for program evaluation and reporting.

What We're Looking For

• Master’s degree in Higher Education, Counseling, Human Services, Psychology, Human Resources, or closely related field and 3 years of professional experience in career development, higher education, human resources, or related field; OR a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years in career development or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in team settings, with advanced organizational and time management skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; ability to build relationships with students, faculty, and alumni.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data collection/management.

Nice to Have

• Prior administrative experience in higher education, the healthcare system, or related professional settings.
• Experience with medical student career advising at a LCME-accredited medical school.
• Familiarity with the AAMC Careers in Medicine programs and resources.
• Experience coaching, advising, and/or leading others.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: Minimum annual salary $50,000; Salary type: yearly; Currency: USD.