Director of Health Affairs

Director of Health Affairs

Department:
Governmental Affairs and Initiatives

Location:

Austin, TX

Hours:

30 per week (full-time) – Exempt from FLSA

Start Date:

Immediately
Position Duration:
Expected to continue

This position will focus on budget and policy and position the academic medical center to maximize opportunities while mitigating regulatory and financial risk.

• Ability to assess impact of priority federal issues — including 340B, site-neutral payment policy, GME funding, NIH appropriations, impact of payment models, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, ARPA-H research priorities, FDA oversight, value-based care models, workforce policy, and cybersecurity requirements — on Dell Medicine’s current and projected financial and operational performance.
• Monitor and assist in responding to proposed agency rules at state and federal level.
• Develop a forward-looking policy risk and opportunity matrix aligned to Dell Medicine's planned academic medicine build, identifying regulatory dependencies, funding vehicles, and legislative windows.
• Identify and develop a prioritized engagement map of federal legislators and agency officials critical to Dell Med's policy and funding interests.
• Provide ongoing strategic counsel and tactical support for Central Health and Travis County hospital district relationships, including preparation for key meetings, board engagement, and contract or funding negotiations.
• Design an AI policy engagement strategy, including a landscape analysis of key federal and state AI regulatory and legislative activity relevant to academic medicine and health system operations.

• Experience in and understanding of federal healthcare landscape.
• Law Degree.
• Experience working in Higher Education.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively, work well under pressure, and manage details of several concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and work productively with others in a dynamic environment.
• Capable of working independently.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain integrity and professionalism.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Experience working in a Higher Education Medical School.
• 20+ years of experience in the federal landscape.

OPEN

• Work week will be 30 hours per week.
• May work around standard office conditions.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
• Shared desk environment.
• Climbing of stairs.
• Use of manual dexterity.

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.