Senior Director, Operations & Strategy
The University of Texas at Austin
AUSTIN, Texas
Full-Time
Competitive
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Job Posting Title:
Senior Director, Operations & Strategy----
Hiring Department:
Dell Medical School----
Position Open To:
All Applicants----
Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40----
FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA----
Earliest Start Date:
Immediately----
Position Duration:
Expected to Continue----
Location:
AUSTIN, TX----
Job Details:
The University of Texas at Austin is undertaking a once-in-a-generation transformation to build the nation's first AI-native academic health system. Anchored by UT Dell Medicine and the rapidly expanding UT Medicine clinical enterprise, this bold initiative is redefining how academic medicine delivers care, accelerates discovery, and prepares the next generation of healthcare leaders. As UT Medicine advances plans for a future state-of-the-art specialty hospital, expands its research enterprise, and invests in artificial intelligence, digital health, and precision medicine, the organization is creating one of the country's most innovative integrated academic health systems.
At UT Dell Medicine, you won't simply lead departmental operations—you will help build one of the nation's premier academic departments focused on artificial intelligence, biomedical informatics, systems health sciences, and computational medicine.
Reporting directly to internationally recognized AI leader Hongfang Liu, Ph.D., inaugural Chair of the Department of Quantitative & Systems Health Sciences and Chief Translational AI & Informatics Officer, this role offers the rare opportunity to help establish the operational foundation for a department that will influence the future of medicine through data science, artificial intelligence, translational research, and digital innovation.
As Senior Director, Operations & Strategy, you will have the opportunity to:
Build the administrative infrastructure for one of the newest academic departments in the country.
Partner directly with executive leadership to shape long-term departmental strategy.
Develop scalable operational models supporting research, education, faculty affairs, and innovation.
Build financial and organizational infrastructure supporting rapid institutional growth.
Lead enterprise initiatives spanning artificial intelligence, digital health, biomedical informatics, and translational science.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.----
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.----
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.