Medical Mutual Executive Director for Community Health at Case Western Reserve University

Entry Date: October 2025

Job Title: Senior Research Associate STS

Business Title: Medical Mutual Executive Director for Community Health

Job Code: 138001

Department ID and Name: Office of the Dean (601000)

School: SOM

Location: Midtown Collaboration Center—Institute for Population and Community Health

Supervisor Name and Title: Erika Trapl, Interim Director of the Institute for Population and Community Health

POSITION OBJECTIVE

The Medical Mutual Executive Director for Community Health (ED) under the leadership of the Director of the Institute for Population and Community Health (IPCH) is responsible for developing, coordinating, and sustaining the IPCH’s experiential education, research activities, and community programming that advance community-identified health priorities to improve community health. Housed within the CWRU School of Medicine, the ED will coordinate across SOM as well as the other CWRU Schools and Colleges to shape a healthy tomorrow.  

The ED will oversee preventive health activities and evidence-based programming engaging students with community members to learn, train and implement evidence-based best practices in population and community health. Efforts will be made to encourage and provide volunteer opportunities for Medical Mutual employees and others to mentor students and community members engaged with the Initiative.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1.      Manage and coordinate the physical space of the IPCH at Midtown Collaboration Center with SOM Facilities, including oversight of front-desk office management team members. (10%)

2.     Develop, monitor, and evaluate IPCH Strategic Plan in collaboration with Faculty Director. Communicate these priorities to SOM and University leaders. Prepare annual reports and presentations on IPCH priorities, recommendations, and progress in collaboration with the Faculty Director. (10%)

3.     Apply project management principles to organize team tasks, coordinate efforts of IPCH with other partners, monitor project resources, and ensure project deadlines and goals are met efficiently and effectively.  Develop mechanisms to effectively manage and track resource utilization related to community outreach and engagement activities. (15%)

4.     CWRU In-Reach: Promote increased institutional engagement and support for collaborative research and education with community /stakeholder engagement specific to population and community health. Identify and engage in opportunities to promote community partnership across all schools and colleges in the University to advance population and community health. (20%)

5.     Outreach: Establish and maintain strong relationships with community partners within Midtown, Greater Cleveland, and beyond as appropriate to advance population and community health. Facilitate relationship development between CWRU faculty investigators, educators, and community partners. (20%)

6.     Constitute and Convene the Community Health Advisory Team under direction of the Faculty Director. Oversee planning committee development meetings and the overall execution of the event. Manage all timelines, staff duties, budget. Implement marketing strategies to promote the CHAT’s goals and updates. Develop and disseminate relevant data to community partners and stakeholders. (10%)

7.     Provide volunteer opportunities for Medical Mutual employees and others to mentor students and community members engaged with the Initiative. (5%)

NONESSENTIAL FUNCITONS

1.      Assist with organizing meetings or events as needed. (5%)

2.     Perform other duties as assigned. (5%)

CONTACTS

Department: Daily contact with CWRU IPCH leadership and advisories to maintain workflows and activities, and advise on deliverables.

University: IPCH Associate Directors from each School/College as identified by the respective Deans; Development and Foundation Relations as needed

External: Community partner organizations, Funders

Students: Regular contact with students and trainees engaged in activities of the IPCH

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct oversight of 3 department staff (to be hired) and oversight of student employees.

QUALIFICAITONS

Candidates for this position must have a masters degree, preferably a terminal professional degree (graduate level training) in public health, social work, or a related field that requires extensive training in educating, engaging, and communicating complex health-related information to a general audience and at least 10 years of relevant experience. The candidate should have demonstrated experience in writing manuscripts for publication and grant applications.

Education/licensing: Master’s degree required, preference for Master’s degree in a related field (business or public administration, public health, clinical research).

REQUIRED SKILLS

1.      Excellent verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated knowledge of accepted scientific/medical writing standards and editing ability, as well as the ability to explain and teach writing concepts and publication principles in an organized and clear fashion.

2.     Demonstrated working knowledge of computer and multimedia skills to include word processing; presentation, editing and graphics software; citation libraries; intranet-based applications; and database management is desirable.

3.     The candidate will have the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, interacting intelligently and effectively with people of varied and diverse backgrounds.

4.     The ability to deal with numerous tasks simultaneously, prioritizing workload and producing accurate and scientifically correct material within established deadlines is essential. 

5.     Demonstrated ability to develop and implement complex programs requiring inter-departmental and inter-institutional interactions.

6.     Strong organization skills; ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines.  Must demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy, time management skills, and follow-through.

7.     Ability to work effectively independently and collaboratively within a team.  Must be highly motivated, responsible, dependable and self-directed.  Must demonstrate the ability to take initiative and the capacity to learn quickly.

8.     Effective problem-solving skills; must demonstrate excellent analytical skills, sound judgment and good decision-making. 

9.     Must demonstrate willingness to learn new techniques, procedures, processes, and computer programs as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS

General office; weekly external community outreach activities. Some work activities may occur on evenings and weekends; local travel may also be required.

Candidates for this position must have a masters degree, preferably a terminal professional degree (graduate level training) in public health, social work, or a related field that requires extensive training in educating, engaging, and communicating complex health-related information to a general audience and at least 10 years of relevant experience. The candidate should have demonstrated experience in writing manuscripts for publication and grant applications.

Education/licensing: Master’s degree required, preference for Master’s degree in a related field (business or public administration, public health, clinical research).