Executive Director, Eshelman Innovation

Position Information

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is one of six health science schools at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The School teaches approximately 600 PharmD students and 145 graduate students. The School has built a reputation for its continued pursuit of excellence, rigorous education and training programs, cutting-edge multidisciplinary research, progressive pharmacy practices, efficient business operations, and its outstanding faculty, staff, and students. The School was named the number one School of Pharmacy in the U.S. by the U.S. News and World Report.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is one of six health science schools (Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, Public Health, Social Work, and Medicine) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is one of the oldest health science academic programs at Chapel Hill.

Position Summary

The Executive Director leads the Institute charged to create and sustain an innovation engine at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The Executive Director will lead the Institute team in the effort to make the Eshelman Institute for Innovation (EII) a premier institution nationally and internationally where ideas are seeded, nurtured, and translated into transformative societal outcomes through innovation in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education, research, and health care.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent) with three years or greater of related professional experience; for candidates demonstrating comparable professional backgrounds, will accept a relevant Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and five years or greater of relevant experience in substitution.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

• Master’s in professional degree required, with a minimum of 10-15 years experience
• Strategic Planning and Implementation experience required

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

• PhD preferred
• Ability to work effectively across complex organizations
• Knowledge of academic policies and processes preferred
• Demonstrated leadership skills including the ability to work cross-functionally, manage crisis, and align interests of multiple parties
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Experience in Business Development and Client Relationship Management
• Experience engaging with corporate partners, high level donors and senior management in corporations, building strategic partnerships and alliances