Executive Vice President for Health Affairs

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Vice President for Health Affairs (EVPHA) will develop, articulate, resource, and implement a strategic vision for the University of Florida’s health colleges, centers, and institutes, supporting the university’s and UF Health’s strategic plans. This role holds overall responsibility and authority for research and education across the health sciences, fostering excellence in basic, clinical, and translational research. The EVPHA will leverage these strengths in alignment with UF Health's clinical mission, ensuring financially sound operations and efficient use of investments. This position involves developing financial models in collaboration with UF Health President/System CEO and the UF President, leading collaboration with health sciences deans and senior leaders, and providing direction for academic programs. The EVPHA will foster an environment of respect, competence, transparency, innovation, and principle-driven management, encouraging interdisciplinary collaborations. Additionally, the role involves cultivating relationships with alumni, donors, government leaders, and external stakeholders to support the health sciences’ missions, advocating for constituent units, and acting as a representative and spokesperson. A key aspect is leading fundraising initiatives for the academic health center, particularly during the university’s capital campaign, to support growth and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

Substantial and progressive leadership experience within the academic health sciences as dean, institute director or other broadly scaled leadership role, with responsibility for strategy development and implementation, educational and research program development, and financial management.
Personal success in establishing and expanding an institutional research program in the health sciences, including strategic development and implementation in collaboration with scholars and practitioners outside the candidate’s own field; success developing and leading multidisciplinary educational programs in collaboration with other university or institutional leaders.

Nice To Haves

Executive Leadership in Complex Academic Environments
Substantial and progressive leadership experience within the academic health sciences as dean, institute director or other broadly scaled leadership role, with responsibility for strategy development and implementation, educational and research program development, and financial management
Research and Education Leadership
Personal success in establishing and expanding an institutional research program in the health sciences, including strategic development and implementation in collaboration with scholars and practitioners outside the candidate’s own field; success developing and leading multidisciplinary educational programs in collaboration with other university or institutional leaders.
Operational Acumen
Demonstrated managerial abilities and enthusiasm for the administrative and financial responsibilities of the position, with understanding of the financial pressures facing academic health centers and health care delivery organizations and the principles of mission-based budgeting and funds flow.
External Leadership and Engagement
Demonstrated success representing a complex academic health enterprise and building strong relationships with external stakeholders, including donors, alumni, community partners, government leaders and other key constituencies.
Experience leading philanthropic engagement and fundraising efforts while effectively advancing institutional priorities at the state and federal levels.
Personal Scholarship
Strong preference for a physician-scientist or clinician-scientist with a strong record of scholarship, including a record of substantial, extramural peer-reviewed funding and national/international recognition; academic credentials sufficient to engender respect within the University of Florida and UF Health and support appointment as a tenured full professor.

Responsibilities

Develops, articulates, resources and implements a strategic vision for the University of Florida’s health colleges, centers and institutes that supports the university’s and UF Health’s strategic plans.
Acts in all areas as a forward-thinking and transformational leader.
Holds overall responsibility and authority for research and education across the health sciences.
Fosters and supports excellence in basic, clinical and translational research programs in the health colleges and their contributions across the university.
Leverages the educational and research strengths of UF health sciences in alignment with the clinical mission of UF Health.
Ensures the university’s health colleges and related programs are operated in a financially sound manner, and that capital and other investments are used efficiently.
Develops a structured process to optimize decision-making and outcomes.
With the UF Health President/System CEO and the UF President, develops and administers financial models supporting the clinical, educational and research missions of the health sciences.
Leads collaboration with the health sciences’ college deans and other senior leaders.
Provides leadership and direction for UF’s academic programs in the health sciences.
Develops and fosters an environment of respect, competence, transparency, innovation and principle-driven management.
Ensures that interdisciplinary collaborations enhancing educational and research programs in the health sciences are encouraged and supported.
Supports and champions collaboration across all of UF.
Cultivates strong, credible and trusting relationships with alumni, donors, government leaders and related external stakeholders in support of the educational, research and clinical missions of UF and UF Health.
Advocates for the initiatives of constituent units in the health sciences.
Acts as an effective representative and spokesperson for the health sciences at the university.
Plans and executes fundraising initiatives pertaining to the health sciences in support of college and university activities.
Plays a leadership role in fundraising for the academic health center (UF Health overall), leading efforts in the university’s capital campaign to support the organization’s growth and strategic initiatives.