Institute Business Officer, AHI

Payroll Title

ADMIN SUPV 2

Inst Applied Health Intel

$104,600 - $135,500 / Year

Campus

Career

100%

Uncovered

1

Days, 8 hrs/day, Monday-Friday

Wed 9/16/2026

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The Institute for Applied Health Intelligence (AHI) is a transformative initiative that positions UC San Diego at the forefront of healthcare innovation. By uniting expertise in artificial intelligence, health informatics, implementation science, and systems innovation across UC San Diego's academic and health enterprises, AHI advances data-driven solutions that improve health outcomes and promote equity in care. The Institute serves as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, accelerating the translation of research and emerging technologies into real-world impact for patients, communities, and healthcare systems.

Through its focus on education, discovery, and implementation, AHI is shaping the future of healthcare and developing the next generation of leaders in health intelligence.

Reporting to the Institute Director, the Institute Business Officer (IBO) manages the administrative services and daily operations of the Institute in support of its mission in health transformation, innovation, training, and education. The position coordinates business and operational activities that support interdisciplinary programs, projects, and initiatives across multiple academic and health system partners.

The IBO oversees administrative functions including financial management, contracts and grants administration, human resources, facilities, information technology, and other operational support services. The position develops and implements operational procedures, establishes work priorities, monitors budgets, and ensures compliance with university policies and regulatory requirements.

The IBO supervises administrative and professional staff, assigns and reviews work, supports workforce planning, and promotes efficient service delivery. The position works closely with institute leadership, academic units, and external partners to coordinate resources, support programmatic objectives, and facilitate the successful execution of institute initiatives. Decisions and recommendations impact operational efficiency, service quality, resource utilization, and the achievement of institute goals.

Financial strategy and stewardship: Build multi-year operating plans and budgets; manage financial forecasting, funds-flow visibility, grants and contracts administration, philanthropy and industry funding coordination, recharge or service-model development, and sustainability reporting.

Institute operations: Establish core administrative processes, annual planning cycles, decision logs, risk tracking, business continuity practices, and service standards.

Governance enablement: Prepare budgets, dashboards, decision materials, and operating updates for executive governance; translate strategic decisions into accountable workplans.

Cross-school coordination: Develop practical administrative agreements and repeatable processes across Medicine, Engineering, Data Science and Computing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Rady Management, and UC San Diego Health. These are the partners identified in the AHI plan.

Research and program administration: Support the administrative architecture for research, training, implementation, and shared-resource programs, including clear ownership, intake, costing, tracking, and performance reporting.

People and organizational development: Coordinate workforce planning, recruitment operations, onboarding, administrative team design, role clarity, and a collaborative, service-oriented culture.

Partnership and growth support: Provide business planning, financial modeling, diligence, and administrative coordination for philanthropy, grants, contracts, and industry relationships.

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