Senior Fellow in Health Policy and Director, Center for Health and Biosciences

Rice University; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 175,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy is seeking a Senior Fellow in Health Policy to direct the Center for Health Policy. The role involves managing research teams, overseeing strategic direction, and securing funding for health policy initiatives, emphasizing child health and health system reform.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in health policy-related fields.
• Thorough knowledge of health policy interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to secure funding.

Responsibilities

• Directs research and strategic initiatives for the Center for Health Policy.
• Supervises CHP staff and research activities.
• Leads fundraising activities for the Center.

Skills

Leadership

Oral and written communications

Microsoft Office Suite

Social and presentation skills

Research management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Ph.D. or other doctoral degree in a related field

Job description

Senior Fellow in Health Policy and Director, Center for Health and Biosciences

Houston, TX, United States

Job Description

Special Instructions to Applicants:

All interested applicants should attach a resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application, preferably in a PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.

About Rice:

Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually, emotionally and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays, lectures series, courses and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.

Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty, staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rice’s culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name — RICE — Responsibility, Integrity, Community and Excellence.

Position Summary

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is seeking a senior fellow in health policy to serve as the director of the Institute’s Center for Health Policy. The director manages the center’s team of researchers, coordinates the center’s activities and strategic direction, develops productive collaborations, and leads related fundraising efforts.

Specific responsibilities include supervising the research output of CHP fellows and affiliated scholars; managing the annual CHP budget including endowed and programmatic funds; and securing additional funding for current staff/programs and new initiatives through sponsored research projects and major gifts.

The Baker Institute’s Center for Health Policy (CHP) conducts in-depth research to develop health policy recommendations that advance health and well-being both in the United States and globally. Bringing together experts from Rice University, the Texas Medical Center, and the broader health policy community, the Center is uniquely positioned to convene medical and policy professionals to collaborate on critical and timely health policy issues. Specific areas of research include health economics, health system reform, non-medical drivers of health, biomedical research policy, child health, maternal and reproductive health, drug policy, and firearm injury prevention.

Founded in 1993, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy has established itself as one of the premier nonpartisan, rigorously fact-based public policy institutions in the country. As an integral part of Rice University, the Baker Institute has a strong track record of achievement based on the work of its fellows, scholars, Rice faculty scholars and staff

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated competency in health policy as well as experience managing a research team and building connections with relevant individual and organizational stakeholders to build support for the Center and provide funding.

Workplace Requirements:

This position is exclusively on-site, necessitating all duties to be performed in-person on campus. Per Rice policy 440, work arrangements may be subject to change.

Proposed Hiring Range:$175,000 to $235,000 per year *Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 6+ years experience in higher education, nonprofit organizations, or research institutions related to health policy and program/staff strategic direction/management. Specific expertise/experience in child health care policy.
• Thorough knowledge of the subject matter with an ability to understand and discuss their interactions with current policies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead development efforts for sustained program/staff funding.

Skills:

• Ability to be an effective and coherent leader and the capacity to lead highly motivated and autonomous staff in an effective and flexible way
• Advanced skills in oral and written communications
• Proficient ability in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong social and presentation skills; displays a high level of professionalism in dress and demeanor
• Ability to lead a research team in time-sensitive and deadline driven environment

Preferences:

• Ph.D. or other doctoral degree in a related field
• 10+ years of experience conducting research in health policy issues, including child health policy

Essential Functions:

• Leads the development and implementation of all research and strategy to advance the mission of the Baker Institute Center for Health Policy
• Supervises all CHP’s research activities and guide the center’s overall strategic direction with particular focus on child health policy strategic direction
• Works directly with the Institute Director to establish priorities in coordination with Institute leadership, monitors progress and analyzes outcomes
• Develops productive collaborations with key health policy researchers and institutions on the local, national and international level
• Leads critical CHP fundraising activities including attracting major gifts, grants and annual support with a goal to secure increasing endowed and programmatic funds

Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact Rice University’s Disability Resource Center at 713-348-5841 [e-mail] for support.

If you have any additional questions, please email us [e-mail] . Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.

Job Info

• Job Identification 4874
• Job Category Staff - Research
• Posting Date 06/18/2025, 11:28 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Baker Hall 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77005, US