Director, Executive Initiatives

Overview The Director, Executive Initiatives serves as a senior-level leader within the Executive Vice President's (EVP) Office, working under the direction of the Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor, providing enterprise-wide project leadership and operational support to executive leadership. This role is responsible for supporting system leaders to translate priorities into actionable implementation plans, ensuring alignment across clinical, academic, and administrative domains. The Director is accountable for leading large-scale, cross-functional projects from concept through execution. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the Director translates executive priorities into structured project plans, ensuring alignment, execution, and accountability across multiple stakeholders and functions.

This role serves as a central integrator—driving coordination, managing interdependencies, and ensuring that strategic initiatives are executed effectively and communicated clearly. As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA Responsibilities Executive Project Leadership & Execution Lead the planning and execution of complex, enterprise-wide initiatives with the Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor, working with executive leadership. Translate executive priorities into actionable project plans, including scope, timelines, milestones, risks, and deliverables. Drive project governance, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, leadership expectations, and system priorities. Identify risks, dependencies, and trade-offs, proactively developing mitigation strategies and presenting clear options to leadership. Provide high-level, confidential support on sensitive and complex initiatives. Executive Project Management & Communication Own and manage end-to-end delivery of executive-sponsored projects, ensuring timely and high-quality outcomes. Develop and maintain enterprise-level tracking of strategic initiatives, including milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes. Develop executive-ready materials, including: Leadership presentations Executive briefings and updates Project status reports and decision frameworks Serve as a communication architect for key initiatives, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment across stakeholders. Develop and maintain enterprise-level tracking of strategic initiatives, including milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes. Translate complex initiatives into clear, structured updates and actionable insights tailored to executive audiences. Cross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Alignment Lead cross-functional collaboration across leadership teams and missions Act as a central point of coordination, ensuring alignment, accountability, and follow-through across project stakeholders. Facilitate discussions with senior leaders, department chairs, and executive teams to advance project outcomes. Ensure continuity and momentum across multiple concurrent initiatives. Executive Office Operations & Enterprise Integration Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders across the health system. Operate as a key connector across functions, ensuring coordination and execution of enterprise priorities. Strengthen integration across hospitals, clinics, and academic partners through effective project leadership. Support the operational effectiveness of the EVP/CEO Team by ensuring alignment and execution of priority initiatives. Support the design, alignment, and optimization of enterprise governance structures, including executive committees and reporting frameworks. Ensure consistency, clarity, and alignment between committees and enterprise priorities Knowledge / Skills / Abilities Advanced project management skills with the ability to lead complex, enterprise-wide initiatives. Strong executive communication skills, including development of leadership-level materials. Ability to manage ambiguity and drive structure, clarity, and execution in dynamic environments. Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and stakeholder management capabilities. Strong business acumen across healthcare operations, finance, and performance improvement. Ability to influence without authority and lead through collaboration. High level of professionalism, discretion, and executive presence. Qualifications Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience. Seven (7) or more years of progressively responsible experience in project management, operations, consulting, or executive-level support roles. Demonstrated experience leading large, cross-functional projects or enterprise initiatives. Experience working directly with executive leadership in a complex organization. Qualifications (Preferred) Master's degree (MBA, MHA, MPH, or related field), or equivalent. Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred. Experience within an academic medical center or integrated health system strongly preferred. This is a sedentary position that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Physical Requirements Listening, Manual Dexterity, Sitting, Speaking, Standing Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed To inquire about this posting, email: careers@hsc.utah.edu EEO Statement University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patient populations. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources office at 801-581-6500. If you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/ Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu/ The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources at (801) 581-6500 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources at (801) 581-6500 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules. This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. Requisition Number 82430 Reg/Temp Regular Employment Type Full-Time Shift Day Work Schedule M-F Clinical/Non-Clinical Status Non-Clinical Location Name University of Utah Campus Workplace Set Up On-site City Salt Lake City State UT Department

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