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This position serves as a senior strategic leader for the University of Louisville School of Medicine and Health Sciences Center. The position provides executive leadership for institutional strategy, innovation, interdisciplinary partnerships, workforce development, academic transformation, and organizational growth initiatives. The role advances university priorities through development of strategic initiatives, cultivation of external partnerships, implementation of innovation programs, and support of major institutional projects that strengthen the academic health enterprise. The position also contributes to advancement of medical education, interprofessional education, research innovation, and workforce development across the University of Louisville.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership and Institutional Advancement

• Serve as a senior advisor regarding strategic opportunities, organizational growth, and innovation initiatives. This position will serve as Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation and Assistant Vice President for Health Affairs.

• Lead planning, implementation, and evaluation of strategic initiatives aligned with institutional priorities.

• Facilitate university-wide initiatives involving multiple schools, colleges, health systems, and external stakeholders.

Innovation and Research Development

• Lead development and growth of the Office of Strategy and Innovation.

• Advance innovation initiatives that enhance research development, organizational effectiveness, and operational performance.

• Support research infrastructure, emerging technologies, and innovation platforms.

• Cultivate corporate, governmental, and community partnerships.

Health Affairs and Workforce Development

• Advance interdisciplinary collaborations across the Health Sciences Center and Belknap Campus.

• Support rural health, healthcare workforce development, and academic-health system partnerships.

• Represent the university in strategic collaborations and external partnerships.

Academic and Educational Leadership

• Provide leadership for innovation in undergraduate medical education, educational research, and faculty development.

• Support simulation-based education, learner assessment, and curriculum innovation.

• Advance interprofessional education initiatives across the Health Sciences Center.

Organizational Development and Relationship Management

• Develop productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements

Doctoral degree. Minimum five years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education, healthcare, academic medicine, government, or related settings. Demonstrated experience leading strategic initiatives, organizational development, partnership development, or innovation programs.

Preferred Qualifications

PhD, MD, DO, and additional terminal degree. Experience in academic medicine or academic health centers. Experience in strategic planning, institutional transformation, simulation-based education, workforce development, educational innovation, partnership development, and academic administration.

Competencies

Strategic Leadership; Organizational Influence; Executive Communication; Innovation and Change Leadership; Partnership Development; Financial and Business Acumen; Political and Organizational Savvy; Relationship Management; Program and Portfolio Management; Talent Development; Analytical Decision Making; Mission-Driven Leadership.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.