Physician Administrative​/CEO

About Dell Medical School

As part of The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nation’s leading research universities, the Dell Medical School pursues innovation in the redesign of healthcare delivery, excellence in healthcare research, and programs in interdisciplinary and inter-professional education. It is the fifth medical school in the UT System and the first medical school established in nearly five decades by a member of the Association of American Universities, an organization of leading public and private research universities.

The University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Medical School, is defining the future of health. Announced in August 2023 with planning and implementation underway, The University of Texas Medical Center will cement Austin as a premier destination for health care alongside other major Texas cities. With two new, state-of-the-art hospitals – A UT specialty hospital and a cancer center being built by MD Anderson – plus the academic and research expertise of UT, The University of Texas Medical Center will provide the integrated, world-class care that is a hallmark of academic medicine.

The Dell Medical School is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to excellence within the learning health system.

About the Executive Director of Clinical Analytics, Research and Outcomes Position

The Executive Director of Clinical Analytics, Research, and Outcomes will lead a multidisciplinary team that includes clinical research coordinators and quality and outcomes specialists. The Executive Director will oversee these efforts at Dell Children’s Medical Center and collaborate across a comprehensive healthcare platform that includes a broad range of services. The Executive Director will partner with clinical faculty to accomplish academic and care quality initiatives.

These initiatives will expand research initiatives through collaborative engagements across hospital sections as well as other aligned stakeholders within the University of Texas at Austin and Ascension Texas hospitals.

The primary goal of this position is to build sustainable, rigorous outcomes and research programs that advance the science and delivery of care for patients with congenital heart disease and their families. This will include establishing high‑quality clinical research, a robust data infrastructure, and a continuous quality measurement platform. The incumbent will be responsible for developing and maintaining data systems to measure key outcomes, leading prospective and retrospective studies, pursuing extramural funding, and partnering with clinical and quality teams to translate findings into practice.

This position is a faculty‑level role at the Assistant Professor level or above, with active participation in the education and training of undergraduate, graduate, and medical students; residents; postdoctoral fellows; and other trainees, as well as participation in the academic activities of the Departments of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Pediatrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and drive the strategic direction for a comprehensive outcomes and research program, including clinical research and data infrastructure for congenital heart disease care.
• Recruit and mentor research colleagues in successful grant writing and acquisition and build a high-performing team.
• Oversee the design and conduct of clinical research studies (prospective and retrospective) and clinical registries and databases, ensuring feasibility and alignment with program priorities.
• Lead the development and implementation of data collection, data management, and analytics processes, including integration of clinical, administrative, and patient‑reported data sources.
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