Vice Chancellor, Human Health Sciences

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis), one of the top public research institutions in the world, seeks a collaborative leader, effective administrator, and highly respected health science scholar-executive to serve as its Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences (VCHHS or Vice Chancellor). This Vice Chancellor will oversee the University’s Sacramento health sciences campus at a pivotal moment of great potential and tremendous ambition for its community members. Reporting to the Chancellor, Dr. Gary May, the Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences will join the University as the campus experiences an extraordinary opportunity for growing, aligning, and integrating its academic and health science programs across all its locations. A central mission for the Vice Chancellor will be to shape and further unify the Sacramento campus – comprised of the Schools of Medicine and Nursing and a complex, tertiary and quaternary care academic medical center – around fully coordinated and impactful approaches to improve medical education, research, and the quality and accessibility of health care for the citizens of Northern California and the Central Valley. The Vice Chancellor will tie those efforts into the academic activities on the Davis campus and other health sciences campuses in the University of California (UC) System. The successful candidate for Vice Chancellor will be a creative, experienced leader who can build upon UC Davis’ legacy of excellence, inspiring faculty, staff, residents, and researchers through a thoughtful, consultative, and sustainable vision for the future.

UC Davis Health (UCDH) is improving lives and transforming health care by providing excellent patient care, conducting groundbreaking research, fostering innovative, inter-professional education, and creating dynamic, productive partnerships with the community. UCDH is a major driver of economic prosperity in Sacramento and across Northern California, and its 2023 annual economic impact report shows a total economic impact of $13.2B statewide. As the region's only academic health center, UC Davis Health is focused on discovering and sharing knowledge and providing the highest quality of care. 

The Vice Chancellor for Human Health Sciences has primary responsibility for the UC Davis Medical Center, a 627-bed acute care hospital and a 1,000-member physician practice group, as well as responsibility for coordinating the entire UC Davis Health enterprise, which includes both the School of Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. The Vice Chancellor oversees a $5.6 billion operating budget and approximately 17,300 employees including faculty, staff, and residents.

The VCHHS will address the following opportunities and challenges: 

• Develop a vision that balances the academic mission, research excellence, a competitive clinical strategy, and continued physical plant expansion that meets the needs of a growing enterprise
• Create and support an environment and culture that attracts and retains world-class faculty and staff
• Garner and secure the resources necessary to maintain and expand the impact in basic science and clinical research and provide world-class healthcare to the community and throughout Northern California while navigating an evolving federal funding landscape in the short to mid-term
• Fully leverage the assets of the entire UC Davis campus and seamlessly integrate with other academic units to strengthen and grow programs across the enterprise
• Fortify external relationships to cement UC Davis's influence within the region, across California, and beyond
   

The University of California, Davis, is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The full annual salary range for the Vice Chancellor for Human Health Sciences is $1,075,100 to $1,706,200. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers will be commensurate with a final candidate’s qualifications and experience. The annual salary the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $1,000,000 to $1,300,000.

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, as well as application packets (CV and cover letter) should be sent below. Electronic submission of materials is required. 

David Bellshaw is leading this search with Joe Kralick, Silvia Cheng, Salem Adisu, and Jordan Martin. 

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.