Associate Director, Healthcare Planning & Space Strategy

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Iowa Health Care (UI Health Care) seeks an Associate Director, Planning, Design & Space Management to lead strategic facility planning, healthcare design, and space management across a large academic medical center.

The role reports to the Executive Director of Capital Management & Facility Planning and partners with clinical, operational, and administrative leaders to align investments with priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree in architecture preferred.
• Experience in healthcare facility planning and design.

Responsibilities

• Lead healthcare facility planning and programming initiatives.
• Provide oversight of healthcare planning and design activities.
• Direct space planning, allocation, and utilization strategies.
• Support development and implementation of capital planning initiatives.
• Coordinate planning efforts with clinical and operational stakeholders.
• Ensure facility planning and design solutions support patient care, operational efficiency, and future growth.
• Guide planning and design standards across the health system.
• Support master planning and strategic growth initiatives.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent experience.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in architecture.

Skills

Healthcare design

Space management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s in architecture

Master’s in architecture (preferred)

Job description

The University of Iowa Health Care (UI Health Care) seeks an Associate Director, Planning, Design & Space Management to lead strategic facility planning, healthcare design, and space management across a large academic medical center.

The role reports to the Executive Director of Capital Management & Facility Planning and partners with clinical, operational, and administrative leaders to align investments with priorities.