Associate Dean for Community Strategy

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: School of Medicine Office of the Dean

Job Title: Associate Dean for Community Strategy

Position #:00841262 – Requisition #: 38250

Job Summary:

The School of Medicine Associate Dean for Community Strategy serves as a strategic advisor to the faculty and Dean of the CU School of Medicine (SOM). This position is a member of the senior leadership team reporting to the Executive Vice Dean - Clinical. This individual will develop and implement strategies and partner with hospital/affiliate partners to develop, coordinate and expand CU SOM’s presence in Metro Denver, Colorado, and beyond. The broad goal of this role is to ensure alignment across key portfolios so as to develop a unified strategic plan that drives volume and market share of priority clinical areas towards our hospital partners and CU Medicine.

The School of Medicine Associate Dean for Community Strategy represents the SOM as needed and assumes other responsibilities as requested by the Executive Vice-Dean or the Dean. This position is supported by >20% FTE from the SOM. The School of Medicine Associate Dean for Community Strategy is a senior executive member of the SOM faculty who has a track record of clinical strategy and operations leadership in community settings. The incumbent must possess the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders including Health System leaders, affiliate leaders, CU Medicine and SOM leaders, Department Chairs, and service line leaders. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and execute a community growth strategy, with the goal of driving volume and market share of the key clinical service lines to our hospital partners and CU Medicine, to fuel CU SOM’s academic mission and financial position.
• Oversee and conduct systematic market analyses, specifically considering regional market characteristics (e.g. demographic and economic), competitive landscape, and current and future regional assets (e.g. hospitals, medical office buildings, ambulatory centers) to inform the development of the community growth strategy (i.e. what CU clinical programs to build where, when).
• Collaborate with health system partners to build mutually beneficial clinical opportunities, through platforms such as the Joint Operating Committee between CU and UCHealth.  This work will involve ensuring CU SOM delivers outstanding value to our health system partners, to facilitate the pursuit of joint opportunities in Metro Denver and Colorado.
• Collaborate with Clinical Department Chairs and Service Line leaders to cultivate and strengthen strategic and operational alignment with CU SOM’s community growth strategy aligned with our hospital partners.
• Create systems and opportunities for community practices to leverage their academic affiliation and bring cutting edge clinical trials and research across the system.

• Partner with CU Medicine’s Community Practice Division leadership to oversee operational execution of the community growth strategy.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), including patient access, volume growth, financial performance, and referral patterns.

• Chair the Community Strategy Committee, coordinating across departments, service lines and executive leadership.
• Develop standard procedures for CU SOM for the following issues:
  • Billing procedures and policies in the community (e.g. delegated bil