Part-time Academic Director, Health Informatics; R0008719

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* This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. Eligible applicants are encouraged to apply.

The Wake Forest University School of Professional Studies (SPS) is seeking an exceptional and dynamic faculty leader to serve as the Academic Director of the Health Informatics program, starting January 1, 2027. This part-time position is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The mission of the SPS is to accelerate the professional growth of adult learners across their careers and support the talent development needs of organizations. We believe this is best achieved through the strategic partnership of industry expertise and academic excellence, embodying principles of accessibility, flexibility, and a strong market orientation. All of our programs are designed for professionals who can apply acquired skills directly to their careers and reflect best and emerging practices from the field combined with rigorous, research-based knowledge from academia.

The School of Professional Studies is uniquely situated within The Pearl, Charlotte’s first-of-its-kind health innovation district. As the home of Wake Forest University’s Charlotte expansion and the North American headquarters of the global surgical training institute IRCAD, The Pearl serves as a vibrant ecosystem where world‑class research, clinical translation, and corporate innovation collide. Our location within the district—and our strategic partnership with Advocate Health, one of the nation's largest health systems—can provide our faculty and students with unparalleled access to a network of health tech pioneers and research leaders.

For an Academic Director, this means the opportunity to lead a program at the technological frontier, where academic excellence is directly integrated into the blueprint for healthcare transformation.

The Master of Health Informatics program delivers a holistic curriculum designed to enable graduates to improve health care services and patient outcomes through technical and leadership mastery. Wake Forest’s program is especially distinctive in its emphasis on using analytics to reduce health disparities and improve equity, ensuring that every individual has a fair and just opportunity for good health. The curriculum bridges the gap between clinical expertise and emerging technology, covering the design and modeling of database applications, regulatory controls, and privacy and security.

Graduates are prepared for evolving roles as strategic visionary leaders through tangible, marketable applied projects that integrate AI‑driven system thinking, digital health technologies, and data governance. This program transforms professionals into innovative leaders capable of executing adaptive strategies that optimize healthcare delivery while maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety. The Master of Health Informatics program is an Approved Educational Partner (AEP) and an Associate Organizational Affiliate (AOA) with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

This is a unique opportunity to join an innovative school that’s shaping the future of professional education, built on the quality and excellence of our university. As an influential, market‑connected leader and key subject‑matter expert, the Academic Director will be responsible for providing academic oversight and strategic direction for our graduate Health Informatics degree program. The director will be joining a creative, mission‑centered, and highly collaborative team of faculty and staff who support this program and its students.

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