Master of Healthcare Innovation Program Director

Master of Healthcare Innovation Program Director

Appointed by the dean, the Master of Healthcare Innovation Program Director manages the multipdisciplinary program and the Innovation Studio, overseeing strategic planning, curriculum development, faculty support, financial management, and stakeholder engagement. The role involves promoting innovation among leaders and entrepreneurs, and requires both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in healthcare innovation. Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Educational Innovation, the director is central to advancing the program's mission to prepare multidisciplinary leaders to transform complex healthcare systems and craft the future of healthcare through evidence-based leadership, design thinking and change management.

Performance objectives include developing and implementing a strategic vision for innovation, creating organizational partnerships for innovation, continually assessing and refining curricula focused on innovation, collaborating with the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Ohio State Online to plan and implement effective strategies for student recruitment, enrollment, advisement, and retention, assessing faculty needs and outcomes to enhance teaching effectiveness, representing the college on university committees dedicated to academic matters, providing support and mentorship for faculty teaching in the program, participating in faculty recruitment and hiring processes, focusing on hands‑on application where students and faculty can build tangible solutions to real‑world challenges, contributing to student enrollment management, supporting and facilitating the identification and development of educational partnerships, and identifying and securing grant funding to support and expand program initiatives.

Education and experience requirements include a doctoral degree in a relevant field, proven leadership in healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship, minimum of 5 years of frontline experience and teaching expertise, specialized background in curriculum, research, innovation or entrepreneurship, experience working with student populations, and understanding of the challenges faced by graduate students. Skills include proven leadership and management skills, expertise in design thinking, project management, healthcare finance, and stakeholder engagement.

Knowledge includes familiarity with academic curriculum and outcome measurement, and research and scholarship in innovation and entrepreneurship.

To be considered, please submit your application electronically via Workday. Application materials must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV), and statement of teaching, mentoring and leadership.