Director, Texas Child Mental Health Programs
Department of Psychiatry
All Applicants
40
Exempt from FLSA
Immediately
Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2027
AUSTIN, TX
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is advancing a bold vision for improving the mental health and well-being of children, adolescents, and families across Texas. Through innovative partnerships spanning academic medicine, healthcare systems, schools, state agencies, and communities, Dell Med is helping transform how behavioral health services are accessed, delivered, and strengthened across the state.
At the center of this work is a portfolio of major statewide initiatives supported by the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC), created by the Texas Legislature to leverage the expertise and capacity of Texas health-related institutions to address critical mental health needs. Dell Medical School serves as one of the Consortium's designated health-related institutions.
Dell Medical School is seeking a Director, Texas Child Mental Health Programs to provide strategic, operational, and programmatic leadership for this growing portfolio of child and adolescent behavioral health initiatives.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Operations and Strategy, the Director will oversee complex clinical, educational, research, and workforce development programs; lead a multidisciplinary team; manage significant financial and operational resources; and build partnerships that expand access to high-quality behavioral health services throughout Texas.
This is an opportunity for an experienced leader to help shape programs that directly affect children, families, clinicians, educators, healthcare organizations, and communities across the state.
This is a grant funded position with an end date of 8/31/2027 that is renewable for another year based upon work performance and progress toward research goals.
At Dell Medical School, our work extends beyond traditional academic medicine. We are committed to redesigning healthcare around better outcomes, greater access, stronger communities, and new models for addressing some of the most pressing health challenges facing Texas.
The Texas Child Mental Health Programs represent that mission in action.
The portfolio includes:
As Director, you will have the opportunity to lead across this interconnected portfolio while helping Dell Med expand innovative models of care, strengthen the behavioral health workforce, advance research and evaluation, and improve access for underserved populations across Texas.
The ideal candidate is a strategic and operational leader who understands that large-scale behavioral health transformation requires more than strong program management. It requires the ability to bring people, resources, institutions, and priorities together around a shared mission.
You are comfortable navigating complexity and leading multiple high-profile initiatives simultaneously. You can move between strategy and execution, understand the importance of financial and regulatory stewardship, and build trusted relationships with stakeholders who may have very different perspectives and priorities.
You are equally invested in people and performance. You know how to build strong teams, develop talent, establish accountability, and create the organizational capacity necessary for programs to grow successfully.
Most importantly, you are motivated by the opportunity to improve access to behavioral healthcare for children, adolescents, and families and understand the potential for academic medicine to create meaningful change at a statewide level.
You bring:
This position is supported by the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium and currently has an end date of August 31, 2027, with the potential for renewal based on funding availability, performance, and progress toward program goals. Funding is expected to continue. A flexible work arrangement may be available based on program needs and supervisor approval, with occasional on-site or field-based work required.
Typical operational budget oversight: $5 million – $15 million annually (excluding overall organizational compensation costs).
$134,580 + depending on qualifications
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