Job Description

Position Details

Title Director, Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program - Open Rank Appointment Status Tenure Track Department IU Indianapolis Department of Health Policy & Management – Fairbanks School of Public Health Location Indianapolis Position Summary

Overview

The Department of Health Policy and Management in the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health invites applications for Director of the Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program. We seek an accomplished, collaborative leader to guide a longstanding, CAHME-accredited program that prepares current and future leaders for a changing healthcare environment. The position is open rank and may be tenured, tenure-track, or clinical/non-tenure-track, depending on the successful candidate’s qualifications and record.

The ideal candidate may come from either an academic background or a senior healthcare leadership background. The successful candidate will provide strategic, operational, and entrepreneurial leadership for the MHA program toward goals of robust enrollment and student career outcomes, teaching excellence, student professional development, sustained accreditation and continuous improvement, strong reputation and relationships with healthcare organizations, alumni, employers, and professional associations. The MHA Director will contribute to the department’s teaching, research, and service missions as appropriate to their appointed faculty track and rank. Stronger candidates will have demonstrated excellent outcomes from prior leadership experiences, communication, and administrative abilities, and experience with in-person and online programs, alumni development, and full- and part-time students. Connections to, or the ability to develop relationships with, the local, state, and national health administration practice community is highly desired.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the MHA program and work with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and external partners to advance its mission and reputation.
• Maintain compliance with CAHME accreditation requirements and lead assessment, reporting, self-study, and continuous quality-improvement activities.
• Guide curriculum development, competency assessment, and delivery across the program’s hybrid and fully online formats, ensuring that both formats provide a coherent, high-quality student experience and remain responsive to the needs of working professionals and healthcare employers.
• Support student recruitment, admissions, advising, mentoring, professional development, retention, and career outcomes; work closely with department and school faculty, staff, alumni, and employers to ensure that students receive coordinated academic and professional support.
• Coordinate and strengthen the contributions of full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, preceptors, mentors, alumni, and healthcare executives who support teaching, experiential learning, student mentoring, career development, and continuous program improvement.
• Teach and mentor students
• Lead and collaborate in scholarship consistent with track and rank expectations
• Build and sustain relationships with alumni, employers, healthcare organizations, professional associations, and community partners, and engage practicing executives in ways that strengthen the curriculum, student opportunities, program visibility, and alignment with the evolving needs of the healthcare management profession.
• Contribute to department, school, university, and professional service

Required Qualifications

• An earned doctorate in health administration, health services research, public health, business, or a related field; Or a relevant master’s degree combined with substantial leadership experience in healthcare or a closely related sector
• Full-time presence at the Fairbanks School of Public Health in Indianapolis
• A record of accomplishment appropriate for appointment on a tenured, tenure-track, or clinical/non-tenure-track pathway at Indiana University Indianapolis

About the Program and Department

For more than 55 years, Indiana University Indianapolis has prepared healthcare leaders through the MHA program. The program has been continuously accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) since 1983 and offers a 42-credit curriculum in both hybrid and fully online formats. Its location in Indianapolis provides exceptional access to health systems, healthcare organizations, public agencies, alumni, and practicing executives.

The Department of Health Policy and Management advances education, research, and service focused on improving the organization, financing, management, and outcomes of health and healthcare. In addition to the MHA, the department offers a Bachelor of Science in Health Administration, a Master of Public Health concentration in health policy and management, and a PhD in Population Health Sciences, which is jointly offered with the Department of Epidemiology. The Department of Health Policy and Management is also home to the Center for Health Policy, which serves as a research hub that supports management, data collection, analysis, and dissemination of faculty members’ varied research programs.

The Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health is located on the Indiana University Indianapolis campus in downtown Indianapolis, within a major academic health and life sciences environment. Indianapolis offers a dynamic healthcare sector, strong civic and cultural amenities, and direct connections to organizations that shape health policy, management, and practice across Indiana and beyond.

Application Process

Applications received by December 15, 2026, will receive full consideration; however, the search will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2027. Salary and faculty rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applicants should submit a cover letter describing their interest in the position and relevant leadership, academic, and/or healthcare management experience; a curriculum vitae; and any additional materials requested in the application portal. Applications must be submitted through the Indiana University application portal: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34899.

Questions about the position should be directed to both search committee co-chairs: Joshua Vest (joshvest@iu.edu) and Gary Brumitt (gmbrumit@iu.edu).

Basic Qualifications

• An earned doctorate in health administration, health services research, public health, business, or a related field; Or a relevant master’s degree combined with substantial leadership experience in healthcare or a closely related sector
• Full-time presence at the Fairbanks School of Public Health in Indianapolis
• A record of accomplishment appropriate for appointment on a tenured, tenure-track, or clinical/non-tenure-track pathway at Indiana University Indianapolis

Department Contact for Questions

Questions about the position should be directed to both search committee co-chairs: Joshua Vest (joshvest@iu.edu) and Gary Brumitt (gmbrumit@iu.edu).

Additional Qualifications Salary and Rank Special Instructions For Best Consideration Date 12/15/2026 Expected Start Date 07/01/2027 Posting Number IU-101766-2026