Director of Academic Affairs Administration

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

45d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Academic Affairs Administration will report to the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (VP & COO) of Academic Affairs and the UT Southwestern Medical Group and the Associate Vice President for Academic and Clinical Operations. This position will ensure achievement of action items and lead high priority projects assisting to implement operational strategy. This position will work closely with executive leadership and will need to work with minimum supervision.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration or a related field
• 6 years of health care administration experience
• Work requires demonstrated ability in team building and management skills.
• Work requires demonstrated leadership qualities
• Work requires strong financial and analytical skills.
• Work requires ability to prioritize and manage multiple, complex issues.
• Work requires excellent interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree
• Experience in an academic medical setting is preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight and direction to assigned projects and coordinates general operations and strategic planning within Academic Affairs Administration. Serves as a key advisor to, and representative of, the VP & COO and collaborates closely with the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Vice Provosts.
• Provides analytical support and synthesizes issues for critical content. Identifies, tracks, and reports on action items, decisions, and emerging issues.
• Coordinates and/or leads special projects that advance the overall operational strategy of the Academic Affairs.
• Leads and oversees high priority projects as identified by the VP & COO.
• Works closely with Academic Affairs leadership and teams to create annual goals/objectives and incentive plans that align with institutional and Academic Affairs-level strategic priorities.
• Monitor whether actions achieved intended goals and revise future strategy and plans.
• Identify, execute, and sustain process improvement opportunities that support the goals of Academic Affairs and the institution.
• Identifies opportunities to streamline activities within Academic Affairs and cross functionally to improve quality, efficiency, and productivity, or improve internal control measures.
• Support and/or develop and deliver reporting as required or needed.
• Provide broad oversight for administrative and business-related activities of Academic Affairs requiring a deep knowledge of institutional policies and demonstrated ability in the use of mature judgment.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees