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Job Category: Limited
Employment Type: Regular
Job Profile: Compliance Director
Job Summary:
The Director of Education Accreditation and Compliance will oversee accreditation, compliance, policies, and strategic improvement operations relevant to the education mission of the school, largely in the office of Academic Affairs. The position will report to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs with a close collaborative relationship with other members of the Dean's leadership team at the school, health professions program leaders, and academic and administrative leaders that serve the school or partner with the school.
The Director of Education Accreditation and Compliance develops and oversees effective processes and work flows to ensure full compliance for accreditation for all SMPH professional degree programs. Working in partnership with educational faculty, program staff, and administrative leaders as well as other stakeholders (which may include staff, students, and community members), and the program director and/or deans, this individual in this position:
- Develops and/or reviews processes, timelines, and workflows for the ongoing accreditation of all existing health professional programs, as well as any new health profession degree programs, at SMPH to ensure compliance with accreditation
- Oversees evidence-based, metric-driven continuous quality improvement (CQI) relevant to accreditation, and mission aligned alignment, school and campus key performance indicators to ensure effective quality improvement plans and process improvement practices related to the above areas within SMPH health professional programs
-Assesses, tracks, and demonstrates successful outcomes relevant to accreditation standards, campus policies, and state/federal mandates
- Supervises and supports staff who support accreditation processes, compliance, program evaluations, student assessments while, collaborating with staff and faculty across programs
-Provides leadership of, or participation in, special projects related to the academic mission of the institution as determined by the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or other members of the Dean's Leadership Team
This Director also plays a key role in drafting, reviewing, negotiating, editing, helping finalize, disseminating, and updating education program policies and affiliation agreements as required by Academic Affairs education programs working with institutional leaders, school contracts office, and campus office of legal affairs as needed.
This position requires attention to detail, adherence to timelines, and effective, productive, positive, and professional interactions with diverse educational and administrative leaders of complex health systems, academic health centers, university systems, campus partners, schools, departments, and health professional programs

• This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
• The work schedule is flexible and will be determined at the time of hire.

Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities will be given first consideration:

• Demonstration of highly effective oral and written communication skills
• Excellent project management and time management skills
• Proven success with accreditation, compliance, CQI processes, and/or policy development
• Significant work experience in a medical school, health professions school, higher education, or other academic setting
• Ability to create and deliver high quality reports, data summaries, and presentations to diverse audiences, from administrative leaders to learners
• Experience supervising staff
• Working knowledge of software and systems to enhance productivity and effectiveness in role
• Experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative data
• Experience with accreditation standards or similar regulatory frameworks
• Integrity, professionalism, and accountability

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Directs strategic planning initiatives and creates unit objectives and goals to ensure compliance with established rules and regulations

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Develops operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and unit objectives

• Serves as the unit liaison to institutional and external stakeholder groups providing organizational information and represents the interests of the unit

• Develops and audits the unit budget and compliance reports in accordance with established rules and regulations

• Provides guidance and oversight for affiliation agreements and relevant to the educational academic mission within Academic Affairs to ensure compliance with educational accreditation standards and university policies.

Department:
School of Medicine and Public Health, Office of Academic Affairs, OAA- Administration
The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) in the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), is seeking a Director of Education Accreditation and Compliance that will leverage their skills and experience to develop and oversees effective processes and work flows to ensure full compliance for accreditation for all SMPH professional degree programs. Academic Affairs supports SMPH by overseeing all aspects of various health professions education programs: from admissions programs and curricular oversight to student services and multicultural initiatives across our statewide campus. It also is responsible for successfully meeting all national accreditation requirements as well as timely compliance with all health system, school, campus, and legislative policies and regulations. The OAA fosters a professional atmosphere to prepare health care providers and public health professionals at all stages of career development.
Compensation:
The starting salary for the position is $138,000 annually ; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage.
SMPH Faculty /Academic Staff Benefits Flyer 2026
Required Qualifications:

• 5 years or more experience working with accreditation, compliance, education affiliations, strategic quality improvement, and/or policy development in higher education or in health care environment
• Demonstrated outstanding time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders across multiple disciplines
• Master's degree in relevant area (i.e., MPH, MHA, MD, MBA)

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD or other relevant terminal or advanced professional degree (such as JD, DEd, MD, DO, DNP)

Education:

• Master's degree in relevant area (i.e., MPH, MHA, MD, MBA) required
• PhD or other relevant terminal or advanced professional degree (such as JD, DEd, MD, DO, DNP) preferred

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• Resume
Your cover letter should address how your training and experience aligns with the required and preferred qualifications listed above. Application reviewers will rely on these written materials to determine which applicants move forward in the process. References will be requested from final candidates. All applicants will be notified once the search concludes and a candidate is selected
University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas.The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility.If you are selected for this position, you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.
The department will not be able to support a request for a J-1 waiver. If you choose to pursue a waiver and apply for our position, neither the UW nor UWMF will reimburse you for your legal or waiver fees.
Contact Information:
Beth Miller, bmiller53@wisc.edu, 608-265-8696
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