Senior Associate Dean, Finance and Administration

Senior Associate Dean, Finance and Administration

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Memphis, Tennessee

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is Tennessee’s flagship public academic health sciences institution and a cornerstone of the state’s healthcare delivery, education, and research enterprise. Headquartered in Memphis, UTHSC operates as a truly statewide academic health system, encompassing colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions, with academic and clinical operations spanning Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Jackson, and Nashville.

Through this multi‑campus model, UTHSC educates more than 3,000 students annually and trains a substantial proportion of Tennessee’s physicians and other health professionals, ensuring a steady pipeline of clinical and academic leaders across the state.

UTHSC’s statewide footprint is reinforced through deep, longstanding partnerships with major health systems in each region, creating a diverse and high‑volume clinical environment that supports patient care, education, and translational research. These partnerships allow UTHSC to address regional workforce needs while advancing its public mission to improve health outcomes, reduce disparities, and expand access to care in both urban and rural communities.

As Tennessee’s public academic health sciences institution, UTHSC plays an essential role in serving medically underserved populations while simultaneously advancing innovation and discovery.

The institution is entering a period of strategic investment and physical transformation. UTHSC is planning a $350 million College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building on the Memphis campus, designed to support education, research, and interdisciplinary collaboration s major capital initiative reflects the university’s long‑term commitment to modernizing infrastructure, supporting academic growth, and strengthening its ability to attract top‑tier faculty, students, and research funding.

Coupled with the recent achievement of Carnegie R1 research status, these investments position UTHSC for sustained growth and increasing national prominence.

Under the direction of the Executive Dean, the Senior Associate Dean oversees and manages the finances, budgets, and administrative operations of the College of Medicine and provides strategic guidance to the Executive Dean. This position navigates complex financial and budgetary matters to ensure the college's viability and success. The Senior Associate Dean oversees the department's financial activities, which include financial management and budgeting, financial reporting and analysis, accounting operations, long‑range financial planning, institutional research analysis, and financial assessment and management across all UTHSC College of Medicine campuses.

The incumbent works closely with the Executive Dean in the execution and optimization of affiliation agreements, clinical productivity analysis and optimization of state, sponsored project and gift fund utilization.

• Oversees the budget, financial, and accounting processes for the College of Medicine in collaboration with the Executive Dean, Assistant Deans, and department business and finance managers.
• Participates in budget discussions with the Executive Dean, Vice Deans, Chairs and the central finance office.
• Manages the integration of department operational and capital plans into the institutional strategic plan and long‑range budget planning model.
• Develops departmental annual operating budget and oversees the funds flow between the University and clinical partners.
• Creates monthly reports of budget performance for all College of Medicine units, including formal quarterly reports of finances to leadership.
• Ensures the quarterly financial evaluation of all departments in the College of Medicine to identify financial problems quickly and create action plans.
• Provides oversight and monitoring of the internal financial control structures within the departments in the College of Medicine.
• Collaborates with others to prepare the required financial…