Associate Dean - Medical Dean''s Administration

The Associate Dean for Business Administration and Planning in the School of Medicine is a senior leader responsible for the strategic, financial, and administrative operations across the Omaha and Phoenix campuses. This position oversees business operations, financial planning, human resources, facilities and capital projects, clinical affiliate relationships, and administrative initiatives supporting the school's education, research, and clinical missions.

The Associate Dean serves as the principal administrative advisor to the Dean and works with department chairs, university leadership, academic health system executives, and clinical partners to advance strategic priorities, ensure fiscal responsibility, maintain accreditation compliance, and support institutional growth.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic and Administrative Leadership: Advise the Dean on operational and strategic matters; oversee administrative functions, policies, and processes; and coordinate resource and space planning across departments and campuses.

Financial Management: Support budgeting, financial planning, resource allocation, capital expenditures, contracts, affiliation agreements, and sustainable financial models. Assist with compensation and recruitment packages for department chairs and senior faculty leaders.

Clinical Affiliate Relations: Serve as the primary administrative liaison with Common Spirit Health and Phoenix clinical partners. Develop and manage affiliation agreements, coordinate regular meetings with clinical and academic leaders, and advance joint strategic initiatives.

Education and Accreditation: Support undergraduate and graduate medical education programs and ensure compliance with LCME and ACGME accreditation standards. Address learning environment, student support, safety, and operational needs across clinical training sites.

Facilities and Capital Planning: Oversee space utilization, facilities planning, renovations, acquisitions, and capital improvement projects in coordination with university, academic, and healthcare partners.

Organizational Leadership: Supervise administrative leaders and staff, establish performance expectations, and oversee administrative operations across the School of Medicine.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in health administration, business administration, higher education administration, healthcare management, or a related field.
• Five to ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience in academic medicine, healthcare administration, higher education, or a related environment.
• Experience managing complex organizational operations, financial resources, and strategic initiatives.
• Experience in an academic health system, medical school, or teaching hospital.
• Demonstrated experience developing partnerships with healthcare organizations and academic stakeholders.
• Experience in facilities planning, capital projects, strategic growth, and project management.
• Knowledge of academic healthcare finance, physician compensation models, faculty affairs, and graduate medical education operations and finance.
• Experience managing financial resources within large academic or healthcare organizations.
• Ability to work with senior executives and leaders across academic and clinical partner organizations.

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Applicants with disabilities needing reasonable accommodations to complete the application or hiring process should contact Human Resources at HR@creighton.edu. Creighton University seeks candidates who understand, respect, and can contribute to the University''s mission and values.