Health Care Policy and Research Division Head, Open Rank (Associate/Professor)

Job Summary

The Department of Medicine has an opening for a health services researcher to serve as the Head of the Division of Health Care Policy and Research.

The Division Head is responsible for providing leadership toward achievement of the highest level of excellence across the full program, including the development and execution of the Division's research programs, educational activities, and supporting the Department's clinical mission. The Division Head is responsible for maintaining a professional environment that facilitates creativity, innovation, and equity, and is also responsible for the professional health and wellness of their faculty, trainees, and staff. The latter includes mentoring junior faculty and fellows, supporting Department quality improvement initiatives, and integrating health services research methods and expertise in the Department and across the campus' translational research programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the highest quality and national visibility of the Division's research, other scholarly/academic activities, and community outreach programs.
• Promote the Departmental priorities of interdisciplinary program development, career development, diversity of its workforce, and integrated program development with its affiliates.
• Assure the mentorship of trainees and faculty with the goals of career development and progression toward promotion.
• Recruit, retain, and academically develop faculty in the Division.
• Conduct annual reviews of individual faculty members and staff that also include assessing employee satisfaction and engagement, and prepare written performance reviews on at least an annual basis.
• Responsibly manage all fiscal aspects of the Division and maintain a fiscally independent and sustainable Division, including appropriate stewardship and involvement with philanthropic fund raising.
• Personally participate in regularly scheduled meetings of the Department of Medicine's Division Heads and other ad hoc Departmental meetings.
• Work positively and collaboratively with the Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS), the Farley Health Policy Center, the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, the Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the School of Medicine and Anschutz Medical campus leadership to foster the growth and development of the multiple missions of the Division.
• Support, develop, and provide leadership for health services and pragmatic research initiatives and innovation within the department, school, and the healthcare system.
• Demonstrate a willingness to work with diverse students, fellows, and colleagues, and mentor diverse students and junior colleagues.
• Have the opportunity to develop and implement new programs that address the research, learning health system, and implementation science skills required to facilitate the implementation of innovations to improve care and value in academic medicine
• Develop performance metrics for faculty.
• Support the Anschutz health services research community through education and consultation.

Work Location

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3-4 days per week on the Anschutz Medical campus located in Aurora, Colorado.