COSMIC Focus Area Leadership

COSMIC is seeking two-to-three leads per Focus Area (FA) with diverse representation across the Focus Areas from all three caucuses and member organizations.

The self-nomination period is open through Friday, September 26. Selected leads will be notified on Thursday, October 2.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Lead development of the FA strategic direction and leverage consortium tools and resources to achieve its goals
• Coordinate FA efforts with consortium leadership, including the Steering Committee and Caucus Chairs
• Focus Area meeting ownership
• Contribute to COSMIC product ideation and inception and maintain cognizance throughout product lifecycle
• Be the voice of the COSMIC Focus Area within the consortium and beyond

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Focus Area Leadership Best Practices:

Focus Area Planning and Operation

• Provide inputs to Steering Committee quarterly reports
• Promote COSMIC at external engagements and recruit new members
• Utilize FA Slack channel to communicate updates
• Recruit volunteer support as desired

Focus Area Meetings:

• Determine meeting agendas and cadence
• Run FA meetings
• Arrange guest speakers when applicable
• Write meeting summaries

Product Planning:

• Brainstorm product ideas on annual cadence
• Collect product ideas from FA participants
• Prioritize and write up product proposals including releasability, description, and scope
• Select products to execute with input from the COSMIC Steering Committee
• Identify IPT leads for selected products, and help IPT leads identify contributors

Product Execution:

• Provide forums and resources for IPT leads to complete products such as:
  • Opportunities to brief status, solicit information, and recruit new volunteers
  • Assist with surveys, workshops, or other information-gathering activities as needed

Consortium Engagement:

• Develop and run breakout activities at general membership meetings (2x/year)
• Brief FA status at membership meetings and when otherwise needed
• Provide inputs to Steering Committee quarterly reports
• Promote COSMIC and recruit
• Contribute to quarterly COSMIC Newsletter

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Leads will be assigned a CME liaison who will assist with:

• Onboarding leads and answering questions
• Sending FA-level meeting notices and managing FA member lists
• Managing Slack access and accounts
• Product review and release

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