Department Head, Health Policy and Administration
Core
Lead the Department of Health Policy and Administration at Penn State, overseeing academic programs, research initiatives, faculty, staff, and external partnerships to improve health care delivery and outcomes.
Role type
Senior academic department head (Health Policy and Administration)
Builds
Academic programs (undergraduate and graduate degrees), research portfolio (NIH, state, foundation grants), and outreach organizations (Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health)
Domain
Higher Education + Health Policy and Administration
Required skills
Strategic planning, academic program oversight, faculty and staff management, financial management, external partnership cultivation, fundraising, research portfolio leadership
Preferred skills
Experience in health services management, public health, health economics, rural health, online education initiatives
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership for the department's academic, research, operational, and outreach missions; oversee academic and research programs; manage departmental operations, finances, faculty, and staff affairs; cultivate external partnerships; lead fundraising efforts
Seniority
Senior, executive academic leadership