Vice President for Financial Affairs, Health Sciences Center

Vice President for Financial Affairs, Health Sciences Center

Vice Dean of Finance, School of Medicine

University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

THE SEARCH

The University of Louisville (UofL) seeks an exceptional financial and business leader to serve as its next Vice President for Financial Affairs (VPFA) for the Health Sciences Center (HSC) and Vice Dean of Finance for the School of Medicine. Reporting directly to the University’s Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and working in close, strategic partnership with the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs (EVPHA), the VPFA will provide financial leadership, strategic analysis, and operational stewardship for UofL’s health sciences enterprise which include the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. The VPFA will also work in close collaboration with the UofL Health finance and administration teams, a separate entity. As a senior member of the university’s financial leadership team, the VPFA will advise the CFO, EVPHA, HSC deans, and center/institute directors on key financial and operational goals and actions and play a pivotal role in advancing the bold vision and long-term sustainability of HSC.

HSC is entering an exciting moment of growth and transformation. Currently, a $280 million Health Sciences Center Building is under construction and efforts to expand residency programs across the state of Kentucky are underway. The VPFA will serve a critical leadership role in providing strategic financial planning and leadership for this ambitious agenda, and equipping leadership with the data, analysis, and financial reporting needed to guide sound decision-making, ensure sustainable growth, and enhance UofL’s ability to deliver excellence in education, patient care, and research. Close collaboration with the EVPHA, HSC deans, clinical practice plans, UofL Health, and campus leadership will be essential to optimizing the financial performance and strategic alignment of the health sciences enterprise.

The University of Louisville has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this important recruitment. All inquiries, nominations, and applications for this opportunity should be directed in confidence to the firm as indicated below.