Executive Vice Dean for Administration and Finance

Executive Vice Dean for Administration and Finance

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department:
School of Medicine, Office of the Dean

Job Title:

Executive Vice Dean for Administration and Finance Position #:  – Requisition #: 40460 Applications will not be accepted through this website or by Human Resources. Please direct all applications, nominations, inquiries, and questions to Shannon Yeatman, Spencer Stuart Consultant, at  Spencer Stuart is assisting the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus with this search. Applications will be reviewed immediately until the position is filled.

Job Summary:

The Executive Vice Dean (EVD) for Finance and Administration is the senior-most executive responsible for leading the organization's financial operations. This individual serves as a strategic partner to the senior leadership team. The position oversees the financial health of CU Medicine, the region's largest and most comprehensive multispecialty physician group practice. CU Medicine is an international authority and a leading academic medical and research institution.

The position serves as the School of Medicine's chief financial and administrative executive, reporting directly to the Dean. The School of Medicine (SOM) is the largest school on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The EVD provides strategic leadership for the SOM across financial planning, research administration, clinical enterprise finance, facilities and capital planning, IT, HR, compliance, risk management, investments, and operational services.

The EVD provides enterprise-wide financial leadership for CU Medicine translating complex revenue streams, clinical operations, and academic mission requirements into a fiscal strategy that ensures long-term organizational sustainability and positions the institution for continued growth across its clinical, research and educational enterprise. The EVD partners with executive leadership of CU Anschutz, UCHealth, University of Colorado Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado, National Jewish Hospital, Denver Health, and other key affiliates to advance the School's academic, clinical, research, and community missions.

Core Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Leadership & Planning
• Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Operations
• Sponsored Programs & Research Administration
• Clinical Enterprise Finance & Contracting
• Facilities, Capital Projects & Space Management
• Information Technology & Business Systems
• Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness
• Risk Management, Compliance & Audit
• Governance, Policy & Shared Decision-Making
• Philanthropy, Endowments & Foundation Relations
• Transformation, Continuous Improvement & Analytics
• Leadership, Relationship Management & Culture

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Colorado

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• MBA required
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in finance and administration within academic health centers, medical schools, or comparable complex healthcare/academic organizations.
• Demonstrated experience managing finances and strategy for a school or unit of similar size and complexity (clinical, research, educational missions).
• Proven track record in budget development, long-range financial modeling, capital planning, and sponsored programs administration.
• Thorough knowledge of university and healthcare financial systems, federal research funding rules (e.g., OMB Uniform Guidance), clinical enterprise finance, and applicable regulations.
• Strong analytical skills and fluency with modern financial systems and business intelligence tools.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication ability

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA, FACHE and/or other relevant certifications.
• Experience with large, matrixed organizations and multiple reporting lines across academic and clinical settings.
• Prior engagement with philanthropic financial structures, endowment management, or foundation relationships.
• Experience in change management, enterprise system implementations, or major financial transformations.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate strategy into actionable financial plans and measurable outcomes.
• High emotional intelligence: empathy, self-awareness, resilience, and the ability to foster trust and collaboration across diverse constituencies.
• Skilled communicator and negotiator, comfortable presenting complex financial information to varied audiences (faculty, clinical leaders, trustees, government/regulatory bodies).
• Proven ability to lead in a matrixed environment—influencing without direct authority, building consensus, and managing cross-functional priorities.
• Results-oriented, decisive, and accountable, with a commitment to shared governance and academic values.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understanding of academic medicine, medical school priorities, healthcare policy, and the healthcare delivery…