The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (OUCOM) seeks a visionary, strategic, and collaborative builder to serve as the inaugural Vice Dean for Research (VDR) for the College of Medicine. This entrepreneurial academic leader will join OUCOM at an exciting inflection point in its trajectory and will work with leadership, researchers, and staff across The University of Oklahoma’s (OU) campuses to accelerate research growth and increase the impact the Health Sciences Center, the College of Medicine, and the University have on Oklahoma and beyond.
Founded in 1900, OUCOM is the largest component of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and serves as the academic arm of OU Health, the state's largest and flagship comprehensive academic health system. The health system and clinical group practice work in concert with the College of Medicine’s educational and research missions. OUCOM, as part of the Health Sciences Center, is on a growth trajectory with an ambitious strategic plan aimed in part at leveraging its strengths to become a top-tier academic health center, enhancing national recognition, bolstering Oklahoma's healthcare and public health workforce, improving health outcomes and quality of life for many Oklahomans, and driving economic growth through the translation of research into commercial enterprises. This Vice Dean will be an impactful contributor and enthusiastic partner in advancing these critical goals.
As an inaugural leader, the VDR will work as a strategic thought partner with and report to the Executive Dean of OUCOM and will have the primary responsibility of maintaining, enhancing, and growing the research enterprise of OUCOM, including overseeing strategic investments, research space priorities, recruitment of new faculty, and support for core facilities and programs. The VDR will play a leading role in working with OUCOM’s department chairs, center directors, and faculty, as well as OUHSC’s Vice President for Research and University of Oklahoma’s Vice Provost for Research to identify and pursue opportunities to build synergistic transdisciplinary research programs across the OUHSC and the University of Oklahoma.
The successful candidate will bring innovative vision, excellent judgment, and proven management skills to this key leadership role at OUCOM. They will be a highly accomplished scientist with a strong record of extramural funding and scholarly activity, a demonstrated ability to foster a vibrant research culture that promotes collaboration, and outstanding interpersonal skills. It is expected that the VDR will have ongoing research activity and funding, although the primary responsibility would be dedicated to the roles outlined in this profile. Applicants for this position will hold an MD, PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent terminal degree and have the credentials appropriate for appointment at the rank of full Professor (research or tenure pathway) at OUCOM and have a substantial record of leadership and achievement in research and education oversight. OUCOM has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist with this search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications with CVs and letters of interest should be submitted via the Isaacson, Miller website at this link: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/university-oklahoma-health-sciences-center-college-medicine/vice-dean-research
Electronic submission is strongly encouraged.
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