Director of Pre-Health Admissions
Position Type
Professional Staff
Faculty Track
Employment Status
Full Time
Months
12
Campus
Biddeford, ME
Description
Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Undergraduate Admissions, the Director of Pre-Health Admissions is responsible for developing recruitment strategies and managing relationships for undergraduate pre-health programs. This role also supports pathways into UNE graduate and professional programs, including medicine, dental, physician assistant, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other health professions.
This position serves as the primary admissions liaison for pre-health programs, working closely with academic departments, pre-health advising, and campus partners to ensure clear, accurate messaging and a strong student experience from recruitment through enrollment. In collaboration with the Senior Director, the Director will identify market trends and recommend new initiatives to strengthen the pre-health enrollment funnel.
The Director collaborates closely with the Director of Recruitment and the Senior Assistant Director for Campus Visits & Events to integrate pre-health recruitment into territory planning, campus visit experiences, and yield programming.
About the University of New England
UNE is Maine's largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state's top provider of health professionals and home to Maine's only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.
Benefits Overview
- Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
- Up to 8% retirement plan match.
- Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
- Educational benefits:
- UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
- UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service.
- 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.
For more information about our outstanding benefits, please visit:
UNE Benefits Overview
Responsibilities
Pre-Health Recruitment, Outreach, and Yield
- Partner with the VP of Admissions & Marketing and the Senior Director of Admissions to develop a pre-health recruitment strategy that considers the unique ways prospective students interested in pre-health programs search for undergraduate programs and what factors into their selection process.
- Partner with the VP of Admissions & Marketing, the Senior Director of Admissions, and Marketing leadership to develop pre-health specific marketing and communication strategies and materials.
- Partner with the Director of Recruitment to define how overall recruitment within counselor territories and travel intersect with and support pre-health recruitment, ensuring training on pre-health programs is provided to all counselors.
- Execute recruitment activities for pre-health programs, including representing the university at pre-health-related recruitment events, hosting on-campus and virtual events, conducting information sessions, and conducting targeted outreach.
- Serve as a subject-matter resource for prospective students and families seeking information about pre-health programs and pathways.
- Support yield initiatives for admitted pre-health students through targeted outreach, events, and follow-up communication.
Academic & Campus Partnerships
- Maintain current knowledge of all pre-health curricular programs, pathways, experiential learning opportunities, and outcomes.
- Partner with pre-health advising, graduate programs, the registrar's office, graduate admissions, and other campus partners to clarify existing and develop new UNE UG to graduate pathways and define how to ensure prospective students understand the values of these opportunities.
- Collaborate with the Colleges to understand accelerated program experiences and requirements, informing the definition of ideal prospective students and how best to optimize enrollment.
- Work closely with pre-health advising, graduate programs, and graduate admissions to define a clear and compelling GradVantage program.
- Coordinate with program faculty, pre-health advisors, and other campus stakeholders to support recruitment programming, student communications, and event participation.
Application Review & Admissions Decisions
- Partner with the Senior Director of Admissions and Academic Leadership to maintain current pre-health admission criteria and policies.
- Review applications and make admissions decisions in accordance with program requirements and institutional policies.
- Manage the Nursing Committee and maintain the Nursing waitlist, when applicable.
Visit and Event Collaboration
- Partner with the Senior Assistant Director for Campus Visits & Events to design and support pre-health-specific visit experiences (e.g., pre-health visit days, lab tours, faculty sessions), coordinate with UNECOM's AORTA Program, and oversee content development for pre-health events.
- Participate in on-campus and virtual events supporting yield and enrollment, such as open houses, admitted student programs, and yield events.
- Ensure accurate and engaging pre-health experience and messaging.
Data Tracking & Reporting
- Ensure Slate CRM is utilized to support recruitment and enrollment success. Partner with the Senior Director and the Associate Director of Admission Analytics to prepare queries and reports needed to inform pre-health recruitment & reporting.
- Leverage Slate CRM to review routine reports related to inquiries, applications, admits, and deposits to identify challenges or opportunities in territories and other enrollment strategies and communicate recommendations to the Senior Director.
Additional Responsibilities
- Assist in leading the Undergraduate Admission team - including supervisory responsibilities for 1 or more admissions counselors.
- Participate in admissions staff training related to pre-health pathways and messaging.
- Assist with special projects aligned with the undergraduate pre-health enrollment strategy.
- Serve as a visible representative of the institution to prospective students, families, and school partners.
- Support general admissions operations during peak recruitment and review periods.
- Assist the Senior Director with department administrative tasks and functions, including development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of operating policies, procedures, forms, systems; staff hiring, training, and supervision; preparation of regular and special reports; and the like.
- Confer regularly with supervisor, other Admissions staff, and various UNE administrators and faculty to plan, coordinate, and evaluate activities/projects/systems, consult on specific applications, exchange information, investigate and resolve problems, and the like.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience in undergraduate admissions, recruitment, or a related role in a healthcare setting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been acquired.
- Experience with CRM systems such as Slate or Salesforce.
- Experience working with pre-health or STEM-focused student populations.
- Demonstrated experience supervising or mentoring staff.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and sound judgment in decision-making.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to travel as required, lift and transport recruitment materials up to 30 pounds, and work extended hours during peak recruitment periods (typically fall and spring).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience collaborating with science or health-related academic departments.
- Familiarity with pre-health advising structures and health professions pathways.
EEO Statement Summary
Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits, and will not tolerate, discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors should not motivate decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.
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Posting Number
2022PS0851P
Close Date
Open Until Filled
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