Director, Clinical Affairs - Office of the Dean

The Director of Clinical Affairs leads the execution of complex, high-priority initiatives within the Office of the Dean for Clinical Affairs. This role manages and coordinates cross-functional initiatives that advance strategic priorities across clinical departments, institutes, and the health system. The Director works closely with clinical and administrative leaders to drive progress, facilitate stakeholder alignment, support executive decision-making, and ensure the successful implementation of key institutional initiatives.

• Drive execution of Dean's Office-led initiatives, ensuring timely progress, stakeholder accountability, and alignment with institutional strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the medical school, its clinical departments, institutes, and related organizational units, including their structures, priorities, key stakeholders, and operational needs, to support the advancement of strategic initiatives.
• Monitor, synthesize, and communicate key discussions, decisions, and action items from leadership and project meetings to ensure follow-through, advance initiatives, and support executive decision-making.
• Lead cross-functional workgroups, committees, and project teams, coordinating efforts across departments and system partners to achieve strategic objectives.
• Support executive leadership and governance activities by developing presentations, briefing materials, recommendations, status reports, and other deliverables that inform strategic planning, decision-making, and stakeholder communications.
• Support the day-to-day operations of the Office of Clinical Affairs by tracking and reporting on a portfolio of concurrent initiatives, advancing key milestones, monitoring and mitigating risks and dependencies, and escalating issues to executive leadership as appropriate.
• Define, document, and implement process and workflow improvements as needed, that enhance operational efficiency, promote best practices, and support continuous improvement across clinical and administrative functions. 
• Develop and update policies and operational guidance, support the socialization and implementation of new initiatives with departmental leaders, and provide change management support to facilitate adoption, alignment, and successful execution.
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with clinical and administrative leaders to advance projects and new initiatives, foster stakeholder alignment, and facilitate resolution of complex business challenges.
• Performs other related duties.

• Bachelors Degree required, Masters degree preferred
• 5 years of experience in health care finance or administration preferably in department administration, strategic planning and/or project management
• Experience working in an academic health system with strong knowledge of faculty affairs, clinical department business operations, governance structures, and health system operations strongly preferred.