Dean, Pharmacy

Position Information

**Position Title**
- Dean, Pharmacy**Job Function**
- Faculty - Admin**Worker Category**
- Full Time**Bi-weekly Hours**

**Appointment Length**
- 12 Month**Duration of Appointment**

**Semester Appointment Term**

**Position Summary**
- The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as the Dean of Pharmacy. This senior administrative position will play a pivotal role in advancing academic excellence, research initiatives, and collaborative efforts within the institution’s Pharmacy programs. This individual will proactively lead the future growth of pharmacy education at the institution and will work to ensure growth initiative align with our strategic plan and foster collaborations with high schools, other academic institutions, and healthcare partners to broaden the opportunities for those seeking a career in pharmacy practice and/or pharmaceutical sciences. Reporting to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, this individual will serve as a member of the president’s cabinet and will provide oversight of the Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacy) Programs, departments, faculty, staff, and students. Due to their academic and administrative roles, The Dean, Pharmacy, will interact with a broad range of college constituencies. This includes faculty, students, alumni, trustees, departmental staff (including fellows and residents), and external stakeholders. Working closely with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, other members of the Academic Affairs leadership team, the Dean of Health Sciences and other members of the president’s cabinet and senior leaders, the Pharmacy Dean is expected to drive strategic initiatives and foster interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the institution.
- **Key Responsibilities**:

- Academic Leadership:

- Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for all Pharmacy initiatives, departments, and programs within the institution.
- Foster a culture of academic excellence, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty, staff, and students within and outside the institution.
- Oversee curriculum development, assessment, and accreditation processes to ensure program quality and compliance with industry standards.
- Support faculty and staff development, mentoring, and promotion to enhance teaching effectiveness and scholarly productivity.
- Stay abreast of trends, advancements, and best practices in Pharmacy education and integrate them into the curriculum and program offerings.
- Work to resolve student issues in collaboration with cabinet colleagues, as appropriate, and in accordance with applicable laws and established programs, institutional, and New York State policies and procedures.
- Provide oversight of initiatives (accreditation, strategic planning, growth, administration, and operations) that pertain to Pharmacy.
- Collaborative Oversight:

- Collaborate with CORE business operations specialist/liaison and VPAA to oversee the student supported pharmacies, not-for-profit community pharmacies that promote community engagement, serving medically underserved areas of New York’s Capital Region.
- Develop and implement strategic initiatives to promote collaborative research projects, grant funding opportunities, and industry partnerships.
- Facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration among the institution’s faculty, staff, students, senior leadership, and external stakeholders by building collaborations on and off-campus: advances in education and instruction, approaches to meet an evolving higher education landscape, approaches to measure and maximize institutional effectiveness, address complex healthcare challenges, and advance knowledge in the field.
- Works collaboratively with senior leadership, the strategic plan pillar champions and leads to execute key aspects of the strategic plan related to area of expertise and oversight.
- Administrative Management:

- Manage budgetary, personnel, and operational aspects of the Pharmacy programs and initiatives.
- Develops and executes rules, regulations, policies, and procedures that are useful for the welfare of the institution, its students, faculty, alumni, and other constituents.
- Recruit, hire, and retain qualified faculty and staff to support the institution’s mission and strategic priorities.
- Collaborate with academic departments, administrative units, centers, and external stakeholders to promote the integration of Pharmacy education and research across the institution.
- Liaise with enrollment management as appropriate to maximize growth.
- Foster a culture of inclusivity, equity, and diversity within the Pharmacy programs and initiatives.
- Analyze internal processes and in collaboration with cabinet colleagues, make recommendations for process improvement to drive efficiencies and improve execution.
- Develops and delivers formal reports, proformas and presentatio