Director, Health System Planning

Director, Health System Planning

Salary: 250000TH

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas‑Fort Worth, 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!

Job Summary

The Health System Planning department plays a leading role in the development and expansion of UT Southwestern healthcare programs and facilities through a blend of strategic, financial, and operational planning/analysis. In the Director role, you will work as an individual contributor under minimal supervision to lead cross‑functional teams by authoring strategic, financial, and operational plans that have an organizational impact on targeted programs/service lines and their long‑term success, typically juggling several projects concurrently in an accountable and/or responsible role. You will partner with key physician and administrative leaders to create a tangible impact on the Dallas‑Fort Worth healthcare landscape.

Hybrid Work

This is a hybrid role working 2‑3 days a week in the office environment (Tuesdays and Thursdays are highly preferred).

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full‑time employee‑only coverage
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

Education and Experience Requirements

• Education
  Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or a related field
• Experience
  8 years of progressively responsible, related experience to include at least two (2) years in a leadership capacity. An equivalent combination of education and/or directly related experience may be considered in lieu of stated requirements.

Required Technical Skills

• Experience independently developing financial models to forecast volume, payor mix, charges, reimbursement, operating expenses, capital investment, and return on investment (IRR, NPV, payback period, breakeven).
• Experience independently developing operational models to forecast resource requirements (i.e., workforce, equipment, facility, etc.) and capacity utilization (i.e., productivity, midnight census, clinic, OR block, etc.).
• Experience providing data‑driven advisory services to physicians and administrative leaders in an academic medical center setting.
• Subject matter expertise with market claims data and industry best‑practice research (i.e., DFWHC, THCIC, Advisory Board, Sg2).
• Experience extracting, cleaning, and analyzing large financial and operational datasets from the enterprise data warehouse with minimal direct support from the finance or decision support organizations.

Preferred

• Education
  Master’s Degree in a related field

Job Duties

• Leads the planning process (i.e., strategic, financial, operational plans and analyses) in support of targeted programs and service lines.
• Collaborates with cross‑functional teams to develop plans that have an organizational impact on targeted programs and services lines and their long‑term success.
• Partners with colleagues, senior leaders, and other stakeholders to support the execution and implementation of plans.
• Partners with analytics team to develop automated dashboards that track key performance indicators from plans and provide regular status reports to leadership.
• Responsible for review, development, recommendation, and implementation related to assigned activities, programs, and functions.
• Responsible for the utilization of various resources to maintain maximum efficiency and meet performance objectives.
• Responsible for the design, execution, and effectiveness of a system of internal controls, which provides reasonable assurance that operations are efficient, assets are safeguarded, and recommendations are reliable.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Security and EEO Statement

Security
This position is security‑sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.