Chief Operating Officer – VinUni Medical Simulation Center

ABOUT VIN UNIVERSITY

VinUniversity is a newly developed, private, non-profit university in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was established by Vingroup with a mission to be the first world-class, internationally accredited and ranked university in Vietnam. VinUniversity has two overarching goals: to excel in teaching; and to produce graduates and research that contribute to developing the key economic sectors of Vietnam.
The formation of the VinUniversity Project has resulted from the collaboration of Vingroup with Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. Cornell provides academic consulting on Management, Engineering and Technology; and Penn focuses on the Health Sciences disciplines. Both Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania are distinguished Ivy League institutions based in the United States of America. Cornell is involved in every aspect of the development of VinUniversity from infrastructure and campus planning to curriculum development and faculty hiring. Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business is providing extensive academic advisement in a variety of areas, drawing from a wealth of faculty expertise at multiple colleges and units at Cornell University. Penn’s medical and nursing schools are functioning in a similar fashion to guide the formation of health science education at VinUniversity and to interface with Vinmec, Vingroup’s outstanding health system which currently encompasses 7 hospitals throughout Vietnam. VinUniversity aims to meet the QS 5-star rating standards and will include the following schools within the University: a School of Business, Hospitality, and Real Estate; a School of Engineering and Technology; a School of General Education; a forthcoming School of Health Services and Public Health; a School of Nursing; and a School of Medicine. The University will be an English Medium Instruction (EMI) institution and plans to open for the inaugural class of students in Fall 2020.
On November 14, 2018, VinUni started construction on the 23 hectare area, located within the mega-urban complex of VinCity Ocean Park (Gia Lam, Hanoi). VinUni’s architecture emphasizes the harmony of neo-classic façade with modern and high-tech interior design. Professors and students will find themselves equipped with modern lecture halls and classrooms designed for most advanced teaching and learning methods.
With a strong commitment from Vingroup, Vinmec and VinUni project in particular has been fortunate to receive generous financial investment. VinUni wants to be a national leader in health sciences education quality in Vietnam. VinUni will apply the latest medical education technology and approaches, such as Team-based Learning with e-learning and IT support, simulation-based programs, plus early exposure to clinical clerkship programs at Vinmec hospitals.

POSITION SUMMARY

This is currently a unique opportunity to join and contribute to the growing research and education program in Vinmec Healthcare System as well as the up-coming VinUni (Health Sciences) in 2018.
The qualified COO at VMSC of VinUni project would oversee all simulation center establishment and operations in accordance with established standards and goals. You will lead organizational change and ongoing development of simulation-based training. You will manage all VMSC staff, support course faculty members to develop and review programs and plan future actions.
This position is a full-time faculty appointment with a competitive start-up package. VinUni/Vinmec offers an excellent remuneration package with various benefits of a leading private business corporation in Vietnam. More importantly, this is a great career opportunity for those academic leaders who want to pursuit a meaningful journey to improve the quality of health care service and education reform with great impact on one of the largest populations in Asia.
Faculty rank and salary package will be commensurate with qualifications, regardless of gender, ethnicity, countries of origin, or religious background.

REPORTING LINE
Reports to: Director of Clinical and VinUni-Health Sciences leadership

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Overseeing administrative activities of VMSC
• Take lead in planning and controlling the quarterly and annually budget.
• Take lead in evaluating the effectiveness of resources (human resources, simulators, consumables), propose solutions to optimize resources and minimize costs at VMSC.
• Develop SOP of equipment/simulator set up, as well as the SOP of operation of the centre.
• Manage and report on the progress of cooperation activities with the strategic partner (MSR, Israel), training courses to Leader Board.

2. Implementing training activities of VMSC
• Take lead in development of training programs:
+ Training needs assessment
+ Developing training materials/programs
+ Training the trainers/standardized patients
+ Developing the training plan
• Manage resources, quality and progress of training programs of the VMSC.
• Manage the cooperation plan and activities with MSR, assign subordinates and collaborate the relevant departments for implementation.
• Conduct training courses based on the developed training plans.

3. Development, operation and maintenance of VMSC simulator system
• Develop list of simulators based on training needs of Vinmec, Health Sciences programs at VinUni, recommendations from international and national consultants, searching for potential suppliers, and submit to Leaderboard for approval.
• Conduct training courses on technology transfer, use of simulators for clinical trainers and staff of VMSC.
• Manage to optimize the efficiency of usage and investment in simulators.
• Assign staff to implement the maintenance plan of simulator system.

4. Design, construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure and facilities for VMSC
• Take lead in the architectural design for the VMSC, coordinate work with international and national consultants.
• Develop list of audiovisual and IT equipment, specific technology solutions for VMSC.
• Assign staff to supervise the construction and installation of equipment of the contractor to meet requirements of VMSC.
• Supervise the operation of facilities (training room system, meeting room, office, store ...) for various training courses at VMSC.
• Take lead in implementing maintenance plan/facilities maintenance, ensure security, safety, fire prevention ...