Division Chief, Health System Innovation

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah invites applications for Division Chief of Health System Innovation & Research in Salt Lake City. We seek a visionary leader to guide HSIR, set strategic direction, and partner with Department Chair and clinical partners to advance health care delivery and outcomes.

Candidates should hold PhD/MD/MD-PhD, have a track record in health services research, mentoring, and team science, and demonstrate strong interpersonal communication to foster collaboration across disciplines

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or MD/PhD (or equivalent) with leadership experience.
• Strong record of mentoring and teaching.
• Evidence of innovative, peer-reviewed extramural funding.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and departments.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision for the division in collaboration with the Department Chair.
• Mentor faculty and support training of graduates and postdoctoral scholars.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership to advance health care delivery and outcomes assessment.
• Develop and sustain cross-institutional partnerships to advance research and education.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

PhD/MD/MD-PhD

Job description

Division Chief, Health System Innovation &Research

Details

The Department of Population Health Sciences seeks a vibrant andvisionary scientist to lead the Division of Health System Innovation andResearch (HSIR) within the Department of Population Health Sciences. The Department's key missions include research,education, community engagement, health disparities, andcollaboration with clinical partners. Candidates for the HSIRDivision Chief should have a: (1) proven track record ofleadership, (2) history of innovative and successful investigation,(3) strong appreciation of a multifaceted range of health serviceresearch areas, and (4) commitment to program development, teamscience, mentoring across career stages, and education.

HSIR currently has 15 tenured/tenure track faculty and 8 careertrack faculty. The Division faculty mentor numerous junior facultyacross campus as well as postdoctoral scholars, medical residentsand fellows, and PhD and medical students.

Work Environment

This is an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished healthservices researcher to lead a high-caliber program of engagedmulti-disciplinary investigators. The Departmentof Population Health Sciences had $32M in ResearchExpenditures in the last fiscal year and serves as the hub foreducation, investigation and methodological expertise in populationhealth. Additional details about the work environment are available online.

The University of Utah is an outstanding environment for conductingresearch on health care delivery and clinical system redesign,serving as the only academic Health Sciences Center within a500-mile radius. It is widely recognized for its strengths ininformatics and advances in health information technology.

As a university and department, we are committed to supporting ourfaculty, staff and students to lead balanced lives while achievingsuccess in their professions. We aim to create a space that is safeand welcoming for all, and where all faculty, staff, and traineesare meaningfully engaged and have equal opportunity tosucceed.

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants for Division Chief are expected to hold a PhD, MD, orMD/PhD (or equivalent), to have a proven track record of leadershipexperience, a history of successful mentoring and/or teaching, andevidence of an innovative and successful research career withpeer-reviewed extramural funding. The successful candidate willhave a demonstrated ability to collaborate across disciplines anddepartments and will have considerable strengths in interpersonalcommunication.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Division Chief is responsible for defining the vision of thedivision in collaboration with the Department Chair. The threeDivision Chiefs within the Department of Population Health Scienceswork closely with the Department Chair to develop the overallvision and policies for this department. The Division Chief willalso take a strong mentoring role with faculty. Finally, theDivision Chief will work with faculty and the directors of graduatestudies and postdoctoral fellowships to ensure successful trainingexperience for post-docs and graduate students.

Strategic Planning and Division Growth

To succeed, HSIR must maintain its current trajectory inindependent and collaborative research. Additionally, it is vitalthat the division continue as a cross-institutional resource thathelps advance the University's clinical delivery system andoutcomes assessment, while building robust, interdisciplinarycollaboration for research and education. To this end, the DivisionChief will engage with relevant academic department chairs, theUniversity of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and University of UtahMedical Group leadership to develop and validate enhanced andinnovative approaches to health care delivery and outcomesassessment, with the expectation that the vision and expertise ofthe Division Chief will inform project.

LEADERSHIP CAPACITY

• Be an accomplished mid-career to senior health servicesresearcher who excels at interacting with clinicians,methodologists, and administrators
• Have a history of successful engagement in operationalpartnerships
• Have a record of forward-thinking leadership needed to help theDivision, Department, and University of Utah Health Care preparefor and lead delivery system reform
• Have a national/international reputation in health servicesresearch
• Be able to serve as an advocate for the Division as a resourcefor the missions of the Health Sciences
• Have a demonstrated ability to work effectively with multipleinvestigators with diverse research expertise and projects and tofacilitate others' success
• Have a demonstrated ability to build successfulinterdisciplinary research teams, mentor early-careerinvestigators, and obtain the committed support of stakeholders whoare not paid or directly supervised by the incumbent
• Take an active role in partnering with the Director of GraduateStudies and Director of Postdoctoral Fellows to support theeducational mission of the Department as well as pre- andpost-doctoral trainees in the Division.

INFORMATION/QUESTIONS

Please contact Ms. Karina Pritchett ([e-mail])or Department Chair Dr. Angie Fagerlin ([e-mail])with any questions or information requests.

Values and Culture

The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient-focusedcenter distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, andrespect. U of U Health values candidates who are committed tofostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration,innovation, accountability, acceptance, integrity, quality, andtrust that is integral to our mission.

Department: 01608 - POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCES

City: Salt Lake City, UT

Track: Tenure Track

Close Date: 07/01/2027

Open Until Filled: Yes

Requisition Number: PRN04150F

The University of Utah values candidates who have experienceworking in settings with students and possess a strong commitmentto improving access to higher education.

Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, uponrequest and consistent with University policy and Utah state law.Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application processwill be provided.

Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah doesnot discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion,national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender,gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy‑relatedconditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. TheUniversity does not discriminate on the basis of sex in theeducation program or activity that it operates, as required byTitle IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminatein education programs or activities extends to admission andemployment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and itsregulations may be referred to theTitle IX Coordinator, to theDepartment of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexualmisconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact theDirector/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunityand Title IX (OEO). More information, including the Director/TitleIX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, andtelephone number, can be located at https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/.

Online reports may be submitted at https://oeo.utah.edu.