How to Apply

Michigan Medicine has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist with this search. All inquiries, nominations, and applications should be directed in confidence to:

Natalie Leonhard, Partner

Tiffany Weber, Managing Associate

Gigi Mensah, Associate

Kendra Molee, Senior Search Coordinator

Isaacson, Miller

http://www.imsearch.com/8720

Electronic submission of materials is strongly encouraged.

Summary

University of Michigan Health and Medical School (Michigan Medicine) seek an inspirational, innovative, and visible leader to become its next Chief Wellness Officer (CWO). The Michigan Medicine Wellness Office was one of the first offices established at academic medical centers to address physician burnout. The CWO and their team engages with leaders, key partners, and communities across MM and the University to elevate the well-being of individuals and groups across the Medical School and health system that comprise Michigan Medicine (MM). The CWO’s purview extends across all role groups – including faculty, staff, and learners - and aligns with MM’s core values to treat everyone with dignity, kindness, and respect. Amidst a critical need to rejuvenate healthcare workers across the nation, this is an opportunity to strengthen, enrich, and implement a vision for the future of wellness and well-being at MM, through system-level policy change. The CWO will elevate the visibility of the office and influence decision-making that impacts both day-to-day tasks and long-term operational activities through the lens of wellness and well-being. Leading a talented staff, the CWO will be an equitable and inclusive champion of wellness in a diverse academic medicine workplace, utilizing a profoundly communicative, data-informed, and relationship-driven approach to enhance well-being in both academia and clinical care.

Michigan Medicine’s Wellness Office was established in 2019. The CWO will amplify the office’s efforts while partnering with other groups throughout MM conducting adjacent work, such as the Office of Health Equity & Inclusion. Even as the impact of the pandemic and other challenges faced by academic medicine leave much work to be done, the next CWO will be able to build on an effective foundation and make important strides in supporting the well-being of all faculty, staff, and learners at MM and ensuring that they can not only succeed but thrive.

The CWO oversees the Michigan Medicine Wellness Office to advance the well-being for all faculty, staff, and learners at MM. Reporting to the Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and serving as a member of the MM leadership team, the CWO is responsible for activating a data-informed plans to improve workplace well-being, benchmarking results both internally and externally, and measuring the impact of interventions. The CWO will evaluate existing efforts and spearhead new programs, initiatives, structures, and processes to improve the wellness and well-being of all faculty, staff, and learners throughout the system.

Required Qualifications*

While no single candidate will likely have all the ideal qualifications, candidates should possess many of

the following qualifications and characteristics:

• Experience working as a wellness leader within a large academic medical center promoting work-level and organization-level well-being.
• Nationally recognized as a leader in health care workforce well-being, including scholarly publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Appropriate for a faculty appointment.
• A terminal degree in a relevant field.
• Seasoned, inspirational, and effective leader with an inclusive mindset for all faculty, staff, and learners.
• Expertise in understanding, translating, and applying research related to faculty, staff, and learner workplace well-being.
• Experience as an advocate for well-being through an equity lens.
• Ability to articulate the business case for advancing health care workforce well-being.
• Track record of advancing initiatives in collaboration with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to effectively partner and communicate with executive leaders.
• Experience implementing, interpreting, and utilizing assessment measures of workplace well-being to prioritize and focus efforts.
• Outstanding communication skills, with an ability to connect with large and diverse audiences in an engaging and effective manner.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in leading a team.
• Creative and innovative; comfortable with change, ambiguity, and organizational evolution in a fast-paced environment.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

Michigan Medicine seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan and to maintain the excellence of the University. We welcome applications from anyone who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching, and clinical mission, including women, members of minority groups, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. The University of Michigan is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons and will not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status. The University of Michigan is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.