Position Summary:

• Provide senior executive academic leadership for Rutgers Health, setting direction for education, research, and faculty affairs across its schools and Chancellor-level institutes, and coordinating the work of deans and academic leaders to strengthen the health sciences enterprise.
• Guide strategic planning and academic integration across Rutgers Health, convening leaders to align research, graduate and professional education, interprofessional learning, and academic program development with university-wide priorities, and ensuring effective stewardship of the academic mission.
• Lead enterprise-level academic integration across Rutgers Health and the Rutgers–RWJBarnabas Health partnership, overseeing cross-system alignment of academic structures, research coordination, shared governance processes, and unified planning efforts that advance a fully integrated academic health system.
• Provide guidance and oversight for academic finance and operations, collaborating with University Finance and school leaders to ensure effective resource planning, budget stewardship, and operational alignment in support of the academic mission across Rutgers Health.
• Promote the growth and impact of Rutgers Health's research enterprise, supporting large-scale, interdisciplinary initiatives; advancing core facilities and research infrastructure; strengthening compliance; and fostering collaborations that expand federal, foundation, and industry funding.
• Partner in a matrixed academic relationship with RWJBarnabas Health, working with clinical system leadership through established governance structures to support the learning environment, deepen research collaboration, and expand academic opportunities across the Rutgers–RWJBarnabas Health partnership.
• Provide clinical leadership and oversight of Rutgers Health clinical faculty practicing and teaching at University Hospital in order to sustain and expand health services in Newark in partnership with the State of New Jersey.
• Represent Rutgers Health at the University level and externally, engaging with interdisciplinary centers and institutes, state and national bodies, community partners, and public agencies to advance public understanding of health equity, social determinants of health, and Rutgers Health's role in addressing them.
• Ensure that Rutgers Health's educational programs meet all accreditation requirements, maintaining high standards of academic rigor, program quality, and continuous improvement across all levels of health sciences education.
• Advance faculty excellence, supporting recruitment, retention, development, and recognition; promoting leadership growth; and building the academic capabilities needed to strengthen research, education, and scholarly achievement.
• Strengthen and lead Rutgers Health's comprehensive fundraising and external support strategy, partnering closely with the Rutgers University Foundation and Government Relations to secure philanthropic, legislative, and public-sector funding. This includes cultivating major gifts; advancing academic, research, and clinical priorities; supporting faculty and student success; enhancing educational and research infrastructure; and securing sustained support from state and federal agencies to position Rutgers Health for long-term growth.
• Oversee the academic consolidation of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, leading the academic planning, structural alignment, and faculty engagement necessary to unite the two schools into a single accredited medical school by 2027, and ensuring that this merger strengthens medical education, research capabilities, and Rutgers Health's long-term academic position.

• An integrated Rutgers Health in which schools, institutes, and academic units work within a coordinated academic and financial framework—demonstrating shared priorities, streamlined decision-making, and steady progress in advancing research, graduate/professional education, interdisciplinary learning, and new program development.
• A strengthened academic-clinical partnership with RWJBarnabas Health marked by aligned strategic priorities, collaborative planning, and visible progress in joint initiatives that enhance clinical excellence, education, and community impact; sustained, high-functioning clinical affiliations with University Hospital and the VA that support patient care, education, research, and service to New Jersey communities.
• A research enterprise distinguished by expanded interdisciplinary collaboration, robust core infrastructure and compliance systems, and measurable growth in externally funded research—positioning Rutgers Health as a leader in producing work of meaningful public and community relevance.
• An academic culture characterized by integrity, faculty excellence, and shared purpose, reflected in strong recruitment and retention outcomes, broad engagement in faculty development, consistently positive accreditation results, and documented improvements in educational quality and learner experience.
• Measurable growth in external resources secured through philanthropy, fundraising initiatives, and legislative and agency support, advancing the strategic and academic priorities of Rutgers Health.
• A unified Rutgers School of Medicine—integrating NJMS and RWJMS—with aligned governance, curricula, and faculty processes, demonstrating clear enhancements in medical education quality, learner outcomes, and research capacity.
• A deepening of trust and collaboration with leaders across New Jersey and the communities served, achieved in partnership with the President.

Minimum Education and Experience:

City: Newark

State: NJ

Salary: A minimum base salary of $1,200,000. In addition to the stated base salary, the position may be eligible for an incentive compensation plan, the details of which will be discussed with finalists during the recruitment process.

Posting Number: 26ST0793

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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