Director, Community Health Equity & Impact

Rush University Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago oversees a wide portfolio to advance community health equity. The Director leads strategy, program design, and implementation across social drivers of health, with accountability for the CHEE portfolio and community benefit activities.

The role includes managing a team, partnering with internal and external stakeholders, and guiding funding and grants. Travel up to 20-25% across Rush sites and community partners is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, public policy, social work, business administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in community health, public health, health equity, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-program portfolios.
• Experience in program startup, scaling, or organizational transformation.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience managing teams and multiple layers of staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, portfolio leadership, innovation and execution for community health equity initiatives.
• Co-lead engagement strategies and required community benefit reports.
• Provide oversight of evidence-based community programs including CHW hub and health equity efforts.
• Foster partnerships with government, nonprofits, and community leaders to advance health equity.
• Manage budgets, grants, and financial planning for program areas.

Skills

leadership

stakeholder engagement

communication

change management

project oversight

Education

Master’s degree in public health, public policy, social work, business administration, or related field

10+ years of progressive leadership experience in community health, public health, health equity, or related fields

experience leading complex, multi-program portfolios

experience in program startup, scaling, or organizational transformation

minimum of 5 years’ experience managing teams and multiple layers of staff

Job description

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago oversees a wide portfolio to advance community health equity. The Director leads strategy, program design, and implementation across social drivers of health, with accountability for the CHEE portfolio and community benefit activities.

The role includes managing a team, partnering with internal and external stakeholders, and guiding funding and grants. Travel up to 20-25% across Rush sites and community partners is required.