UNIV -Open Rank Faculty - College of Health Professions, Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management- Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) Division Director - Remote

Medical University of South Carolina

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management (DHLM) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) seeks a dynamic doctoral leader to serve as Division Director for the Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) program. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead, scale, and innovate a practice-focused doctoral program currently delivered in a hybrid format and preparing to launch a fully online DHA track in Fall 2026. The Division Director will play a central role in shaping the future of doctoral education within DHLM at MUSC—overseeing the full doctoral lifecycle, modernizing curriculum delivery, strengthening dissertation systems, and building sustainable models to support enrollment growth and student success. This position is ideal for a doctoral leader with experience managing complex programs, innovating doctoral pedagogy, and advancing high-quality, scalable healthcare leadership education. The Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) invites applications for the role of Division Director – Doctor of Health Administration (DHA). This is a full-time faculty position with administrative responsibilities, offered on the academic educator track with rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. The DHA Division Director serves as the academic and operational leader of a long-standing yet growing doctoral program currently offered in a hybrid format and preparing for the launch of a fully online DHA track in Fall 2026. The Division Director is responsible for ensuring excellence across the entire doctoral lifecycle, including curriculum design, instructional delivery, faculty engagement, student progression, dissertation oversight, and program sustainability.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Healthcare Administration/Management, Business Administration/Management (with at least 18 graduate credit hours in Healthcare Administration/Management), Health Services Management, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution.
Evidence of successful teaching experience in a doctoral-level Healthcare Administration program in higher education.
Evidence of successful leadership experience in leading a fully online doctoral-level Healthcare Administration program in higher education.
Demonstrated potential to contribute to research and grant activities in Healthcare Administration.

Nice To Haves

Experience with competency-based education.
Proven success in online teaching, particularly in an accelerated learning format.
Active membership in professional organizations (e.g., AUPHA, MGMA, ACHE, NAHSE).
Experience working in digital learning and assessment platforms.

Responsibilities

Oversee doctoral student lifecycle including onboarding, progression, dissertation milestones, and completion.
Design scalable dissertation supervision and faculty workload models.
Monitor persistence, time-to-completion, and attrition metrics.
Lead curriculum innovation across hybrid and online DHA tracks.
Advance competency-based and practice-focused doctoral pedagogy.
Collaborate with instructional designers and faculty.
Support strategic enrollment growth and faculty capacity planning.
Represent the DHA program internally and externally.
Mentor faculty and dissertation chairs.
Lead program assessment and accreditation activities.