Assoc Dir, Professional Education & Engagement

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation is a non-profit, volunteer-fueled organization whose mission is to cure Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and improve the quality of life for the children and adults affected by these diseases. Our work is dramatically accelerating the research process through our varied research initiatives; we also provide extensive educational and support resources for patients and their families, medical professionals, and the public. In addition, we lead federal and state-based advocacy campaigns to support medical research funding and improve patient access to care. The Foundation’s core values of compassion, integrity, leadership, collaboration, and inclusion inspire and drive every member of our highly performing team.

Position Summary:

The Associate Director, Professional Education & Engagement is responsible for advancing the Foundation’s strategy to engage, educate, and support healthcare professionals and researchers who care for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This role oversees digital professional education, including IBD Pro and all web-based programming; identifies and develops CME partnerships and programming; manages volunteer professional committees; and supports the Foundation’s journal publications and related publishing relationships. The Associate Director will be a strategic, collaborative, and detail-oriented leader who can manage complex projects, budgets, stakeholders, volunteers, and deadlines while ensuring high-quality programmatic deliverables aligned with the Foundation’s mission.

This role is hybrid: 2 days/week in the National office in New York City and 3 days/week remote.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategy, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of digital professional education initiatives, including IBD Pro, web-based programming, online learning resources, webinars, enduring content, and other digital education platforms.
• Identify, cultivate, and manage CME and CE partnership opportunities that expand the Foundation’s professional education reach and support evidence-based learning for physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals.
• Develop CME programming in collaboration with internal teams, external education partners, faculty, volunteers, and accrediting organizations, ensuring programs meet educational objectives, compliance expectations, timelines, and quality standards.
• Serve as the primary staff lead for professional volunteer committees/workgroups including agenda development, meeting preparation, volunteer engagement, follow-up, workplan tracking, and alignment of committee priorities with organizational goals.
• Oversee the Foundation’s journal publications and related publishing relationships, coordinating with editorial, publisher, volunteer, and internal stakeholders to support visibility, value, and alignment with the Foundation’s professional education strategy.
• Establish, monitor, and manage budgets for professional education initiatives and journals, ensuring responsible use of resources, timely reconciliation, accurate forecasting, and alignment with program deliverables.
• Collaborate across Marketing, Membership, Business Development, Advancement, Research, Patient Education, Support, the Foundation journals, and other departments/ focus areas to develop and execute educational and mission-related initiatives that strengthen healthcare professional engagement.
• Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, contracts, vendor relationships, faculty communications, and reporting requirements for assigned education programs and the Foundation’s journals.
• Use data, audience feedback, performance metrics, and emerging educational trends to recommend strategies for growing professional engagement with the Foundation’s education and support resources.
• Represent the Foundation professionally with healthcare professionals, volunteers, committee members, partners, publishers, sponsors, and other external collaborators.

Strategic Priorities

• Build and execute a professional education roadmap that expands engagement with healthcare professionals and positions the Foundation as a trusted source for IBD education, tools, and resources.
• Strengthen the connection between digital education, CME programming, journals, professional membership, and broader mission initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve the user experience, accessibility, discoverability, and impact of professional education content, and the Foundation journals, across digital platforms.
• Support innovation in education delivery, including timely web-based programming, faculty-led learning, case-based education, and other scalable approaches.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Communications, Science, Social Service, Public Health, Public Administration, Health Advocacy or Health Education required.
• MPH/MPA/MSW Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in professional education, medical education, healthcare education, nonprofit program management, or a related field.
• Experience developing or managing CME/CE programming, accredited education partnerships, or healthcare professional learning initiatives strongly preferred.
• Journal/publishing experience is a plus
• Demonstrated experience managing volunteer committees, advisory groups, faculty, subject matter experts, or other external stakeholders.
• Experience with digital education platforms, web-based programming, webinars, learning management systems, content strategy, or online professional engagement.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, budgets, timelines, vendors, and deliverables simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific or clinical information into clear educational priorities and actionable program plans.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across departments and build productive relationships with internal teams, external partners, sponsors, publishers, and healthcare professionals.
• Highly detail oriented, organized, and able to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of IBD, gastroenterology, patient advocacy, healthcare professional education, or nonprofit mission-based work preferred.
• Travel is expected dependent upon programmatic needs; at least three events per year at minimum is required.