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Lead the Next Chapter of Pharmacy Education at Roseman University
Roseman University of Health Sciences invites applications for the position of Dean of the College of Pharmacy, a distinctive opportunity for an accomplished and forward-thinking academic leader to help shape the future of pharmacy education.

 The Dean serves as the College's chief academic and administrative officer and provides visionary, collaborative, and accountable leadership across the College's Henderson, Nevada, and South Jordan, Utah, locations. Reporting to the Chancellor of the Henderson Campus and working closely with University leadership, faculty, staff, students, and external partners, the Dean will advance academic excellence, student success, innovation, scholarship, professional practice, community engagement, and the College's long-term sustainability.

 Roseman was founded by pharmacy educators who believed professional education could be more effective, collaborative, and deeply focused on student competence. More than 25 years later, pharmacy remains central to the University's identity and educational philosophy. The next Dean will have the opportunity to honor that founding spirit while helping the College respond boldly and thoughtfully to the changing landscape of pharmacy education, healthcare, technology, workforce needs, and student expectations.

 About Roseman University and the College of Pharmacy
Roseman University of Health Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution dedicated to educating current and future healthcare professionals, conducting research, providing patient care, and serving the communities in which we live and work. The University operates campuses in Henderson and Summerlin, Nevada, and South Jordan, Utah, and is home to colleges and programs spanning pharmacy, dental medicine, nursing, graduate studies, medicine, and veterinary medicine development.

 Roseman's history began with pharmacy education in 1999, when the Nevada College of Pharmacy was founded with an ambitious goal: to create a better way to educate pharmacists and prepare highly competent graduates sought after by employers.

 Today, the College of Pharmacy offers an accelerated three-year Doctor of Pharmacy program in Henderson and South Jordan and is home to a community of clinician-educators, pharmaceutical scientists, researchers, administrators, professional staff, students, preceptors, and more than 3,200 alumni advancing the profession across the nation.

 The College's academic experience is grounded in Roseman University's Six-Point Mastery Learning Model®, which emphasizes:

• A block curriculum focused on one content area at a time;
• Active and collaborative learning;
• Competency-based education;
• Frequent assessment, feedback, and reassessment;
• Early experiential learning; and
• Classroom environments designed to promote interaction and engagement.
   

This approach shifts the focus from competition and grade accumulation toward mastery, teamwork, application, and professional readiness.

 The College also offers and participates in innovative academic and professional pathways, including the Dual Accelerated PharmD/Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences 3+1 pathway, the Fast-Track BS/PharmD pathway in partnership with Nevada State University, community pharmacy residency and practice-based learning opportunities, Spanish Pathway experiences, and extensive early and advanced experiential education.

 The Leadership Opportunity
The next Dean will join Roseman at an important moment for both the College and the pharmacy profession. We seek a leader who can respect and build upon the College's strengths while engaging the community in making clear, forward-looking choices about its future.

 Key opportunities and priorities include:

• Define and communicate a compelling future for the College.

Lead an inclusive, evidence-informed strategic planning process that responds to changes in pharmacy education, healthcare delivery, workforce demand, technology, and the expectations of students and employers.

Translate vision into measurable priorities, thoughtful resource decisions, and accountability for results.

• Strengthen enrollment, student success, and graduate outcomes.

Partner across the University to strengthen student pipelines, recruitment, enrollment, and yield while supporting retention, academic progression, on-time graduation, licensure outcomes, residency placement, employment readiness, professionalism, and student well-being.

• Advance academic excellence, accreditation, and Roseman's mastery-learning model.

Maintain executive accountability for ACPE accreditation and other institutional, regulatory, and legal requirements. Champion Roseman's Six-Point Mastery Learning Model® while leading evidence-informed enhancement of curriculum, assessment, experiential education, interprofessional learning, and student support.

• Lead one College across two locations.

Build shared purpose, equitable support, transparent communication, and consistent expectations across Henderson and South Jordan. Respect the strengths and context of each location while cultivating a cohesive College-wide identity and culture.

• Recruit, develop, and retain exceptional faculty and staff.

Strengthen organizational and leadership capacity through thoughtful recruitment, mentorship, succession planning, professional development, shared governance, performance accountability, and recognition. Foster an environment characterized by trust, professionalism, collaboration, belonging, innovation, and high standards.

• Grow research, scholarship, and interprofessional collaboration.

Expand faculty and student participation in meaningful research and scholarship, strengthen external funding and partnerships, increase the visibility of scholarly work, and build productive collaborations across Roseman's colleges, clinical programs, research activities, and external partners.

• Expand practice, community, alumni, and philanthropic partnerships.

Deepen relationships with healthcare systems, community pharmacies, preceptors, professional organizations, public agencies, alumni, donors, and educational partners to strengthen student learning, professional impact, community health, philanthropy, and the College's visibility.

• Ensure long-term financial and organizational sustainability.

Align enrollment, staffing, facilities, technology, experiential capacity, and budget priorities. Evaluate new academic programs, partnerships, instructional approaches, and entrepreneurial opportunities based on academic quality, workforce and student demand, mission alignment, and financial viability.

 
The Role
As Dean, you will:

• Provide strategic, academic, and administrative leadership for the College of Pharmacy.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and communicate a comprehensive strategic plan through an inclusive process involving faculty, staff, students, preceptors, practitioners, alumni, and other stakeholders.
• Advance a rigorous, contemporary, student-centered academic program grounded in Roseman's Six-Point Mastery Learning Model®.
• Lead data-informed strategies to strengthen admissions, retention, academic progression, graduation, licensure outcomes, residency placement, employment readiness, and educational effectiveness.
• Maintain executive accountability for ACPE accreditation, academic assessment, continuous quality improvement, state authorization, professional licensing requirements, and other applicable institutional and regulatory expectations.
• Recruit, develop, evaluate, and retain outstanding faculty, staff, administrators, and academic leaders.
• Promote meaningful faculty participation in shared governance and foster a professional, respectful, collaborative, innovative, and inclusive culture.
• Provide leadership for the College's budget, resource allocation, organizational effectiveness, and financial sustainability.
• Advance scholarship, interprofessional education, clinical and experiential partnerships, professional practice, and patient-centered care.
• Partner with University Advancement to strengthen alumni engagement, cultivate donors, secure philanthropic support, and expand resources supporting College priorities.

Serve as the College's principal advocate and represent Roseman with professional organizations, accreditation and regulatory agencies, healthcare partners, alumni, donors, and community stakeholders.
 
What We Are Looking For
Roseman seeks a visionary, student-centered, collaborative, and highly credible academic leader who combines an understanding of academic pharmacy with the ability to lead people and organizations through change.

 The successful candidate will be someone who can build trust while establishing clear expectations and accountability; engage faculty meaningfully in shared governance; develop talented people and future leaders; use data to inform decisions; navigate complex stakeholder relationships; and balance innovation with academic quality, accreditation, financial stewardship, and mission.

Requirements

We are particularly interested in a leader who is:

• Visionary and strategic;
• Student-centered and outcomes-focused;
• Collaborative, accessible, and transparent;
• Data-informed and accountable;Skilled in organizational and change leadership;
• Committed to shared governance and meaningful faculty engagement;
• Entrepreneurial and externally engaged;
• Financially and organizationally astute;
• Passionate about faculty and staff development; and
• Grounded in integrity, sound judgment, and respect for others.

 
Candidates must possess:

• An earned terminal degree in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, health professions education, or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution, such as a PharmD or PhD.
• At least seven years of experience as a full-time faculty member in a College of Pharmacy.
• At least five years of significant academic administrative leadership experience as a dean, associate dean, assistant dean, department chair, or comparable senior academic administrator within an ACPE-accredited college or school of pharmacy.
• An academic and professional record at the rank of Associate Professor or higher within an appropriate College of Pharmacy discipline.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ACPE accreditation standards, academic assessment, continuous quality improvement, and the contemporary pharmacy education and practice environment.
• Demonstrated success in strategic planning, academic program leadership, student-success initiatives, faculty and staff development, budget management, and organizational change.
• A record of achievement in teaching, scholarship, service, and professional engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to build a collaborative organizational culture and work effectively with faculty, staff, students, University leaders, healthcare partners, regulators, donors, alumni, and community stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication, judgment, integrity, relationship-building, and decision-making abilities.

 
Preferred candidates will bring one or more of the following:

• Experience leading a multi-campus, geographically distributed, accelerated, or competency-based academic program.
• Experience with enrollment management, new-program development, program expansion, and academic financial modeling.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising, grant development, alumni relations, external partnerships, and engagement.

 
Location and Travel
The Dean is based primarily at Roseman University's Henderson, Nevada campus, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and provides College-wide leadership across Henderson and South Jordan, Utah.

The position requires regular travel between Roseman locations and associated facilities, as well as travel to local, state, regional, and national professional meetings and events. The next Dean will be expected to maintain a visible and meaningful presence in both Henderson and South Jordan and build strong relationships within the healthcare, pharmacy, professional, and community networks of Nevada and Utah.

 
How to Apply:
Candidates interested in helping shape the next chapter of the Roseman University College of Pharmacy must submit all required application materials. A complete application includes:

• A completed Roseman University employment application;
• A current curriculum vitae (CV); and
• A cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position and specifically addressing both of the following:
  1. Describe a significant innovation in pharmacy education that you have led or helped advanced.

2. Describe your leadership philosophy and approach to fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, accountability, and collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders.

 Please use your cover letter as an opportunity to help the Search Committee understand not only what you have accomplished, but also how you lead and how your experience and vision align with the opportunities ahead for the Roseman University College of Pharmacy.

 Applications will be reviewed in accordance with the search timeline and will be considered until the position is filled.

 Join Roseman: Transforming Education. Reimagining Healthcare. Embracing Discovery. Committed to Community.

 Equal Opportunity and Accessibility
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities during the application and selection process. Applicants who require an accommodation may contact Human Resources at hroffice@roseman.edu or 702-968-5288.

 Roseman University of Health Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.