Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs

Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs

Job Description – Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs (944301)

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas‑Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on‑site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

The Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs monitors and leads coordinated analysis of federal and state governmental proposed and adopted rules and regulations impacting UT Southwestern as an integrated health care system and academic medical center. Collaborates with health system and other UT Southwestern teams to develop responsive comments to proposed rules and implement adopted regulatory requirements. Expands UT Southwestern regulatory activities with relevant federal and state governmental agencies, officials and staff, and other stakeholders.

Required

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy or a related field
• Experience: 6 years of experience in federal government agency policy or program office, or comparable experience

Preferred

• Education: Master's Degree or J.D. in Public Policy, Public Health, Political Science, Healthcare Administration, or a related field
• Experience: 8 years of experience in federal government agency policy or program office

• Provides regulatory expertise to monitor the regulatory environment and partners with campus administrators including compliance, finance, legal and others to provide assessments of the impact of new and changing regulations on UT Southwestern missions to institutional leaders.
• Health System Regulatory Surveillance:
  Systematic tracking of federal rule making (examples: CMS IPPS, OPPS, PFS, Medicare Advantage) and implementation of Texas legislation affecting the UT Southwestern Health System for strategic planning purposes. Monitors model legislation adopted in other states. Weekly briefings to the Vice President for Government Affairs & Policy and monthly summaries to Health System leadership.
• Research Policy Monitoring:
  Tracks HHS and NIH policy actions, AI/data governance frameworks, federal compliance requirements for public research institutions, and emerging regulatory requirements affecting the research enterprise. Coordinates with UT Southwestern research administration to ensure timely institutional response.
• Education Mission Monitoring:
  Monitors workforce regulation, scope‑of‑practice implementation, and student loan and training pipeline policy at the regulatory level. Coordinates with the offices of the Dean of UT Southwestern Medical School, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Health Professions, and the Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health to ensure the education mission is represented in regulatory efforts.
• Institutional Comment and Strategic Early Notice:
  Manages internal workflows to produce timely, high‑quality comment letters on proposed rules. Coordinates with association and other representative stakeholders on regulatory comment and education efforts. Maintains a forward‑looking regulatory calendar and produces quarterly leadership briefings that identify emerging policy risks and opportunities 6‑12 months ahead of action across all missions.
• Collaborates and communicates with key federal agencies and other stakeholders to provide information to support and advance the institutional health care delivery model and research and education missions.
• Represents UT Southwestern in various settings, including federal and state agency activities, public functions,…