University Wellness Director

Overview

Tufts University is creating a bold new vision for wellbeing—and we’re looking for a leader to bring it to life. As the Director, University Wellness, you will serve as the architect of a comprehensive, integrated wellness strategy that supports students, faculty, and staff across all campuses. This first-of-its-kind role offers the opportunity to shape culture, influence policy, and design programs that promote mental, emotional, social, and physical health.

You will collaborate with senior leaders and campus partners to embed wellness into the fabric of university life—creating a thriving, resilient community for years to come.

This newly created leadership role is responsible for building and leading a comprehensive, integrated model of university-wide wellness and wellbeing as a Community of Practice. You will collaborate, influence, and gain support for uniting prevention, intervention, health promotion, and culture change across all campuses for faculty, students, and staff. The position leads the design and implementation of an integrated strategy that promotes mental, emotional, social, and physical health in partnership with key stakeholders.

This role is part of the centralized Health Services office and reports to the Associate Vice President, Health Services. At this time, the position does not have direct reports and will require strong influence without authority.

As the founding Director, you will have the unique opportunity to create an enduring legacy—building the framework, partnerships, and programs that define Tufts’ commitment to holistic wellbeing for years to come. This role is not only about managing wellness services—it is about reimagining how a university lives, learns, and works well together.

Please be sure to review the Application Instructions under “What We’re Looking For” for specific details on submitting your cover letter.

The Director will create a unifying framework and strategy that embeds wellness into the culture, operations, and daily practices of Tufts University. Serving as a strategic advisor, educator, and catalyst for organizational change, you will ensure wellbeing is recognized as a foundation for academic excellence, workplace performance, and community vitality. This is a rare opportunity to build something new—to define the university’s long-term vision for wellness, establish partnerships across units, and design programs that elevate the health and resilience of the entire campus community.

• Establish and lead the University Wellness and Wellbeing Office, defining its mission, priorities, and operating structure.
• Develop and implement a university-wide wellness strategy in collaboration with stakeholders, aligning with institutional goals and campus initiatives.
• Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership on wellbeing policies, emerging issues, and organizational effectiveness.
• Build a collaborative culture of wellbeing and shift perspectives to view wellness as integral to academic and workplace success.
• Develop metrics to assess impact, identify trends, and measure success.

• Evaluate current wellness efforts, identify gaps, and design unified, impactful programs addressing mental health, physical wellbeing, resilience, and prevention.
• Integrate wellness practices into student life, employee orientation, and leadership development.
• Partner with Human Resources, Faculty Affairs, and Student Success to embed wellness principles into institutional policies and everyday operations.
• Ensure programs address the diverse needs of the campus community.

• Lead education and awareness initiatives that empower the community to recognize and respond to wellness needs.
• Develop professional development programs for faculty and staff to reduce stressors and wellbeing risks.
• Create and implement policies and procedures related to wellness.

• Convene and lead a university-wide Wellness Community of Practice to share best practices and connect initiatives across campuses.
• Continuously research…