Deputy Chief Strategy Officer

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Job Posting Title: Deputy Chief Strategy Officer ---- Hiring Department: Dell Medical School ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: AUSTIN, TX ---- Job Details: Deputy Chief Strategy Officer The University of Texas at Austin is undertaking a once-in-a-generation transformation to build a world-class academic health system in Central Texas. Anchored by Dell Medical School and the growing UT Dell Medicine clinical enterprise, this bold initiative is redefining how academic medicine delivers care, accelerates discovery, educates the next generation of healthcare leaders, and improves health across the communities we serve. As UT Dell Medicine continues to expand its clinical enterprise and advances toward the opening of a new hospital in 2030, the organization is making foundational decisions that will shape its future - from clinical service line development and market positioning to partnerships, digital health, AI-enabled care, and the design of a fully integrated academic medical center. Within this rapidly evolving environment, UT Dell Medicine is seeking a Deputy Chief Strategy Officer to serve as the primary operational and internal counterpart to the Chief Strategy Officer. Reporting directly to the Chief Strategy Officer, the Deputy Chief Strategy Officer will translate enterprise vision into executable strategy, lead the day-to-day work of the Strategy & Planning Office, and ensure the organization's most important strategic priorities move from concept to implementation with rigor, discipline, and measurable results. This leader will serve as the internal anchor of the strategy function, enabling the Chief Strategy Officer to maintain a strong focus on enterprise vision, digital health and AI innovation, external partnerships, and national thought leadership while ensuring the organization has the internal strategy capability required to deliver on its ambitions. Why Join Us At UT Dell Medicine and Dell Medical School, we are not simply building a new hospital - we are creating the next generation of academic medicine in Central Texas. This is an opportunity to join the organization at a defining point in its evolution and help shape the strategy, clinical portfolio, partnerships, and operating infrastructure of an academic health system being built for the future. Our mission and culture are grounded in: Excellence Innovation Collaboration Compassion Stewardship Impact As Deputy Chief Strategy Officer, you will have the opportunity to: Help shape the development of a new academic medical center and hospital from the ground up Translate enterprise vision into actionable strategies, business plans, and measurable priorities Influence major decisions related to clinical service lines, market strategy, capacity, partnerships, and growth Help operationalize an ambitious digital health and AI innovation agenda Build the processes, capabilities, and team infrastructure of a developing enterprise strategy function Partner directly with senior executives, clinical leaders, faculty, and operational leaders across UT Dell Medicine and The University of Texas at Austin What You'll Do Partner closely with the Chief Strategy Officer to translate enterprise priorities into structured strategies, workplans, analytical frameworks, and executable initiatives. Lead strategic analysis supporting the development of the academic medical center, including service line prioritization, clinical program feasibility, market sizing, competitive positioning, capacity planning, and growth strategy. Develop business cases, pro formas, investment analyses, and decision frameworks that enable executive leadership to evaluate strategic opportunities and allocate resources effectively. Support the development, communication, and execution of enterprise strategic plans aligned with UT Dell Medicine's academic, clinical, research, and financial priorities. Partner with department chairs, clinical leaders, and operational executives to develop service line strategies and roadmaps for new and expanding clinical programs. Serve as the internal bridge between the Strategy & Planning Office and clinical, research, digital, data, and technology teams, helping translate digital health and AI priorities into actionable organizational initiatives. Develop executive briefings, strategic analyses, presentations, and decision materials that clearly communicate complex issues to senior leaders, governance bodies, and external stakeholders. Maintain awareness of emerging developments in healthcare delivery, digital health, artificial intelligence, academic medicine, and health technology and evaluate their potential implications for UT Dell Medicine. Support the identification and evaluation of strategic partnerships, affiliations, payer strategies, and business development opportunities through market analysis, due diligence, stakeholder mapping, and strategic assessment. Engage with community organizations, regional healthcare partners, governmental stakeholders, and other external organizations in support of UT Dell Medicine's market strategy, population health priorities, and broader growth objectives. Build and develop a high-performing Strategy & Planning team, establishing scalable processes, frameworks, templates, analytical capabilities, and ways of working as the organization grows. Lead the day-to-day operations of the Strategy & Planning Office, including project prioritization, workload allocation, team development, performance expectations, and execution rhythm. Develop internal strategy capability by coaching analysts and emerging leaders and creating reusable tools, playbooks, and methodologies that strengthen enterprise strategic planning over time. Serve as a trusted thought partner and deputy to the Chief Strategy Officer, representing the Strategy