Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs

Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs About the Company Top-tier public research university IndustryHigher Education TypeEducational Institution Founded1927 Employees5001-10,000 Categories EducationColleges & UniversitiesUniversity of HoustonUniversities Specialties superconductivityspace commercializationbiomedical engineeringeconomicseducationpetroleum explorationvirtual technologyhotel restaurant and managementcreative writingarchitecturebusinesslawengineeringmarketingand communications About the Role The Company is seeking a Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs to provide strategic leadership for developing and sustaining clinical education partnerships and an affiliated healthcare network. The role will identify, negotiate, and strengthen partnerships that expand high-quality training opportunities, while planning clinical site capacity and engaging physicians and preceptors. Responsibilities include overseeing affiliation agreements and partnership operations, representing the organization in external discussions, and advising senior leadership on healthcare trends and opportunities. The successful candidate will also support accreditation, quality improvement, and data-informed planning across clinical training programs. Candidates must have an advanced professional degree in medicine, healthcare administration, higher education leadership, public health, business administration, or a related field; an MD, DO, or equivalent terminal degree is strongly preferred. Significant, progressively responsible leadership experience in academic medicine, healthcare administration, physician relations, clinical operations, or partnership development is required. Preferred qualifications include medical education leadership, experience managing clinical affiliation networks, and familiarity with accreditation standards. Strong relationship-building, communication, negotiation, strategic leadership, project management, and operational oversight skills are essential. Hiring Manager TitleDean Functions Education/Academic AdministrationMedical Care/Hospital Administration