Executive Director, Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine

The Executive Director (ED) will serve as a "Chief of Staff" to the School of Medicine (TUSM) Dean and Wellforce Chief Academic Officer (CAO). Reporting to the Dean/CAO, the ED will play a major role in prioritizing time and resources to ensure the effectiveness of the Dean/CAO with internal and external stakeholders. Support the work and communications between the Dean/CAO and executive leadership and staff. Uses sound judgment to handle issues independently and identify and elevate issues requiring the Dean/CAO's attention. The ED will coordinate projects and commitments of the Dean/CAO and will independently lead special projects that will often be of confidential or of a time-sensitive nature. Will serve as the point of contact with the Medical School's Board of Advisors and work with the Dean/CAO to cultivate Board engagement. Develop draft communications on behalf of the Dean/CAO. The ED will serve as a "trusted counsel" and requires resourcefulness, strong emotional intelligence, self-motivation, and analytical skills.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Knowledge and skills as typically acquired through completion of Master's degree with 5 - 7 years of related experience
• Excellent organization, attention to detail with relentless focus on follow-up
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
• Applicable/transferable experience: private sector roles in law, business strategy or consulting; public sector roles in policy, project management, communication and presentation skills; political strategy roles; or nonprofit management roles.
• Mission-driven; passionate about TUSM, TMC, Wellforce and healthcare transformation
• Good sense of self and strong personal presence
• Mature judgement and discretion in maintaining confidential information
• Highly-developed communications skills (written/verbal)
• Developed interpersonal skills and demonstrated success with team building
• Results/action-orientation; project management skills
• Organizational and political agility; developed negotiation skills
• Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity and trust
• Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
• Strong strategic thinking skills
• Willingness to work hard and take direction, but also creatively solve problems for which the answers arent always obvious
• Strong analytical skills, and working knowledge of financials

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA, JD, or MPP
• Health care industry experience
• Market research experience a plus
• Knowledge of TUSM, TMC, Wellforce and key stakeholders desirable

Special Work Schedule Requirements:
Travel between entity locations.