Assistant Director of Education and Capacity-Building

Axle Informatics seeks an experienced, effective Assistant Director of Education and Capacity-Building to lead and manage operations for a portfolio of high-impact education, training, and workforce programs in health data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), real-world data platforms, and translational research. This role focuses on meeting clients’ needs for pedagogically rich, measurable, scalable, outcomes-focused training programs to strengthen the national workforce.

 

The Assistant Director co-leads an interprofessional team of leaders, educators, instructional designers, writers, and data scientists in a primarily remote environment—fostering clear communication, predictable execution, and measurable impact for government, academic, and industry partners. Working closely with the Director of Education and Capacity-Building, and in partnership with the Training Solutions Architect and Program Manager, the Assistant Director owns day-to-day operations across multiple initiatives—planning and resourcing team workflows, guiding schedules, chairing meetings, overseeing quality and compliance, coordinating cross-functional contributors, and ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery.

 

The ideal candidate is engaging, collaborative, and solutions-oriented, with executive presence and exceptional written and verbal communication. They bring proven experience leading interprofessional teams and managing operations for multisite education, data science, or health-research programs, exercising sound judgment, discretion, and strong stakeholder management to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets. Experience with AI/ML, real-world data, and translational research is preferred, but not required.

 

 

Leadership and Growth

• Work with the Director of Education and Capacity-Building to oversee and deliver multiple concurrent education and capacity-building programs that advance Axle’s strategic goals and clients’ missions.

• Support effective relationships with clients, collaborators, and cross-functional partners in government, academia, and industry, ensuring strong client satisfaction and discretion with privileged information.

• Assist in identifying new growth opportunities and preparing solution outlines and project proposals that align with Axle’s strategy and capacity.

 

Operational and Strategic Management

• Lead end-to-end operations, including developing operating plans, chairing operations meetings, engaging resources, and monitoring workflows to consistently meet contractual objectives and quality metrics.

• Collaborate with the Director, Program Manager, and Training Solutions Architect to synthesize data-driven insights that drive decisions, timelines, and contingency plans.

• Monitor and manage contract execution—ensuring timely delivery, compliance with client policies, audit-ready documentation, and alignment with Axle’s values of integrity, innovation, and partnership.

 

Education Team Development

• Co-lead an interprofessional team spanning health data science, education, instructional design, technical writing, project management, and communications.

• Build a positive, engaging, and productive remote work environment that fosters collaboration, cohesion, and continual professional development.

• Manage the Education Team, including forecasting personnel needs, balancing workloads, chairing team meetings, and performing evaluations.

• Cultivate multidisciplinary collaborations and a community of learning within and across Axle teams and collaborators, stewarding partnerships that expand scope and impact.

 

Communication

• Communicate with clarity, authenticity, and professionalism across all levels of the organization.

• Ensure professional and timely communication, documentation, and reporting for clients, partners, and leadership.

• Represent Axle’s impact, success, and client-centered culture in meetings, conferences, and working groups focused on education, workforce development, and health data science.

 

Create Impact

• Produce executive-ready monthly dashboards and briefings summarizing operational performance, reach, and impact, including training outcomes and workforce capacity-building.

• Prepare and deliver impactful presentations tailored for executive leadership, government clients, multidisciplinary partners, clinical teams, trainees, and professional audiences across the nation.

• Maintain a living library of content, case studies, personnel bios, slide decks, reports, and one-page scorecards for rapid reuse representing Education and Capacity-Building capabilities and impacts.

 

Required

• 5+ years of experience directing and managing multicomponent portfolios, preferably in education, training, or workforce programs in science, health, or data-related fields.

• Master’s degree in business, education, data science, clinical science, informatics, or related discipline.

• Proven success leading and managing contract operations from proposal to presentation, including overseeing project plans, personnel, workflows, deliverables, and reporting.

• Experience building and managing relationships across government, academic, and industry sectors.

• Excellent interprofessional communication and collaboration skills, including discretion with confidential or privileged information.

• Data- and outcomes-driven decision-making skills, ethical judgment, and a clear understanding of mission-driven strategy, management, and culture.

• Experience leading multiple complex projects simultaneously using strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrated leadership and management experience, including team supervision, workload allocation, and personnel development.

• Demonstrated Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively, orally, visually, and in writing, to multidisciplinary audiences.

• Knowledge of education, data security, and privacy regulations (HIPAA, FERPA, Section 508).

• Proficiency with Microsoft Workspace (Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Outlook) and Google Workspace (Drive, Docs, Sheets).

• Comfort using online collaboration tools (Slack, Teams, or similar) for remote teams.

• Strong presentation skills across multiple professions and disciplines.

 

Preferred

• Doctorate (PhD, EdD, or equivalent) in a relevant field.

• Experience in healthcare, translational science, real-world data, data science, and AI/ML applications.

• Experience using generative AI to optimize operational processes.

• Flexibility and comfort working in dynamic, agile workflows.

• Experience working with or within government agencies (NIH, NCATS, NASA, PCORI, ARPA-H, NSF, CDC); familiarity with NIH training policies and culture.

• Strong portfolio of cross-sector projects, including partnerships across industry, government, foundations, and academia.

• Familiarity with educational and communication technologies such as Articulate, Docebo, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, and Camtasia.

• Familiarity with data science platforms and tools (R, Python, SQL, N3C, Databricks, Notebooks Hub, ATLAS, OHDSI).

• Experience collaborating with leadership on business and corporate development or strategic growth initiatives.