Associate Director of Education

Join the small and mighty team at the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS). In existence for more than 30 years, NANS is an interdisciplinary society of physicians, scientists, advanced practice providers, engineers and members of industry dedicated to improving quality of life and treating illness with neuromodulation. We promise a work environment where you will be challenged and respected and given opportunity to learn and grow.  

Position Description

NANS is seeking a highly organized and motivated Associate Director of Education to support and lead key education initiatives, including both live and online education programs, clinical guidelines development, and the Neural Interfaces conference. This individual will serve as project lead and liaison for several high-impact programs, ensuring excellence in educational delivery, stakeholder collaboration, and project outcomes.

The Associate Director will work with a group of volunteer clinicians and contracted support to develop NANS’ capability for clinical guidelines. This individual will oversee the development and distribution of clinical guidelines and position statements. Provide project management for all assigned NANS education programs and activities, such as our biennial Neural Interfaces Conference, and support planning and implementation of relevant programming. Responsibilities include  program planning and implementation, working with committees, vendors and other NANS staff.

This position does not have direct reports and  is under supervision of the Director of Education and works closely with the Education Coordinator. Up to one evening per week may be required for meeting with committees and work groups. Some travel, likely 2-4 times a year, may be necessary.  

Essential Responsibilities  

• Facilitate the development and dissemination of guidelines and statements, serving as the staff liaison to the Guidelines Oversight Committee and guidelines work groups.
• Support scientific writing and editing. 
• Provide effective project management and administrative support to Guidelines Committee, its related workgroups, including but not limited to maintaining detailed documentation and managing meeting schedules, agendas,  project timelines and tracking deliverables to ensure deliverables and timelines are achieved.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders, including board leaders, to help refine NANS’ capacity for developing high-quality clinical evidence-based guidance. 
• Develop and implement dissemination strategies for statements and guidelines, working with NANS staff and contractor. Create content, such as educational presentations, webinars, website copy, in support of these efforts.  
• Identify opportunities for collaborations with other medical societies, serving as point person for collaborative projects and facilitating review between both societies.   
• Lead project management and implementation of assigned live course and online educational initiatives, including ensuring timelines, budgets, and deliverables are met.
• Supports the NANS Education Committee with their initiatives.
• Provides on-site support at the Annual Meeting and other live programs as needed.
• Manage the set-up and launch of the Speaker Management System for all aspects of faculty selection and correspondence
• Manage the conference call for abstracts in the conference management system and facilitate abstract review.
• Develop plan for conference, collaborating with meetings team and marketing, to ensure goals and timelines are met.
• Project management of the program website from the conference management system in collaboration with marketing
• Manage faculty and sessions on site for the conference
• Manage the implementation of educational activity evaluations
• Participate in the annual budgeting process for areas of responsibility.
• Other duties  or projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications 

• Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience in educational programming/project management ideally in medical education or with professional associations.  
• Bachelor’s degree
• Excellent writing, organizational, analytical and project management skills.
• Demonstrates a creative, proactive, self-directed approach to projects and solution finding.  
• Strong decision making, organizational and interpersonal proficiency  including relationship development and management of internal and external relationships— with colleagues, contractors, board members, and other medical society staff 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and comfortable working on a small team with a “roll up your sleeves” mindset 
• Experience and proficiency in Office 365, SharePoint, Teams, Zoom, and comfort with learning new technology systems.
• Experience with budget management.
• Available to work some evenings for meetings.  
• Travel is required to the annual meeting. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s degree preferred
• Knowledge of ACCME criteria and standards 
• Familiarity with clinical practice guidelines development, project management, statistical analysis, and literature review  
• Experience working with conference and abstract management systems and learning management systems. Cadmium and Oasis are preferred.
• Knowledge and/or experience in adult learning principles and professional development.

Position Location 

NANS is a remote working environment, headquartered in Illinois. Preference is for Illinois-based candidates.

Benefits and Compensation 

NANS offers a comprehensive benefits plan that includes 24 paid days off per year, 11 holidays, 7% retirement plan contribution, health and dental insurance, and short-term and long-term disability insurance. All staff members receive $500 annually toward professional development activities. 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

NANS believes that our work benefits from the diverse perspectives of our staff and those we serve. NANS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Salary : $80,000 - $90,000