Chief Academic & Student Experience Officer

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

10% retirement match

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness facilities access

Professional development funding

Job summary

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) in West Des Moines, IA, seeks a Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs to serve as the University’s chief academic and student affairs officer, providing visionary leadership across the student lifecycle and academic enterprise.

This executive will align academic affairs, enrollment management, and student services with our mission and strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree required; leadership experience in higher education preferred.
• Minimum seven to ten years of administrative experience in a complex institution; experience in an academic health sciences setting preferred.
• Position profile available at the bottom of the posting.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for academic affairs, enrollment management, and student services.
• Lead development of a unified student success strategy across recruitment, admissions, retention, and alumni engagement.
• Oversee academic quality, accreditation efforts, new program development, and continuous improvement.
• Direct and support senior leaders across admissions, student affairs, financial aid, counseling, institutional effectiveness, and registrar functions.
• Advise the President and Board of Trustees on academic and student affairs, supporting governance and strategic initiatives.
• Champion collaboration, accountability, and data‑informed decision‑making to promote student success and campus vitality.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Data‑informed decision making

Cross‑functional collaboration

Education

Terminal degree (PhD, EdD, MD, DO, or equivalent)

Job description

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) in West Des Moines, IA, seeks a Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs to serve as the University’s chief academic and student affairs officer, providing visionary leadership across the student lifecycle and academic enterprise.

This executive will align academic affairs, enrollment management, and student services with our mission and strategic priorities.