Join WVU Health Affairs Institute
What We Look For
Are you curious, innovative, and collaborative? Do you want a job that creates a tangible, meaningful, and far-reaching impact on society—and advances your career? Do you feel driven to take ownership of your work and be accountable for outcomes?
West Virginia University Health Affairs Institute supports a workplace where curious people can thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment with a focus on professional development, flexibility, and well-being. We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work, providing employees with a collaborative and empowering workplace built on inclusion, high performance, trust, and autonomy.
Our staff are passionate about improving the health challenges that face our state and are driven to be part of the solution, as both native and new West Virginians. Here, every individual has an opportunity and an obligation to contribute to our shared success.
Together let’s create sound strategies that improve lives.
Benefits
WVU Health Affairs Institute employees have access to all the generous benefits offered by West Virginia University, including:
- 13 paid holidays and 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year
- 18 sick days per year
- A range of health insurance and other benefits
- 401(a) retirement savings with 6 percent employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks
- Potential remote work: While some positions have in-person responsibilities, hybrid and remote work environments are common and often possible.
Learn more about all the benefits at the WVU Careers site.
University Students
Health Affairs proudly offers experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students at West Virginia University. Students get to apply theories and methods learned in their classwork to real-world issues brought forward by our partners. Through writing, presenting, analyzing data, and managing projects, WVU students play key roles in many of our program teams—and provide a valuable talent pool for full-time careers after graduation.
If you’re an interested student, please contact us!
Current Career Opportunities
WVU Health Affairs Institute hires roles related to policy analysis, data science and analytics, program development and evaluation, project management, public impact research, and beyond. Apply for our jobs through the WVU Careers site, which is linked on each of the opportunities listed below.
Director of Administration (Job ID 23918)
WVU Health Affairs Institute is seeking a Director of Administration to join our team. The Director of Administration will be responsible for the planning, coordination, and direction of administrative activities for the Health Affairs Institute. The Director of Administration serves as the primary advisor to the Institute Deputy Director and also maintains direct oversight of critical functions, including Institute administration and pre-and post-award administration.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Serves as second in command to the Institute Deputy Director.
- Oversees the administrative leadership team comprised of Assistant Directors and Managers, and the program coordinator functional team and supervises and manages the performance of Health Affairs administrative staff.
- Oversees, plans, directs, and independently coordinates organizational programs, projects and/or other activities including policy formulation, management of daily operations consistent with business objectives and the strategic plan set by the Institute Deputy Director.
- Provide strategic insight and advice to the Institute Deputy Director on administrative initiatives that are aligned with the Institute strategic plan.
- Leads the development and management of the Health Affairs Institute risk register including identification and management of Institutional risks, associated mitigation strategies and issue management and reporting.
- Oversees the development and management of Health Affairs Institute Standard Operating Guidelines and Procedures and maintains centralized administrative policies for functional areas of responsibility.
- Leads the development and implementation, management, and sustainability of onboarding, and management of HAI staff.
- Oversees HAI’s human resources policies, procedures, and practices, including the staff performance management process in accordance with University policies.
- Oversees international visa processes for multiple Health Affairs staff. Must have thorough understanding of Federal regulations as they relate to foreign nationals and their employment
- Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with key University partners including Talent & Culture, Finance, ITS, OSP, Procurement, Post-Award accounting, and Legal Affairs
Associate Director of Project Leadership (Job ID 23521)
West Virginia University Health Science Center is currently accepting applications for (Hybrid) Associate Director of Project Leadership for Health Affairs Institute
West Virginia University’s Health Affairs Institute frequently engages in collaborative efforts with West Virginia’s Department of Health (DH) and the Department of Human Services (DoHS). Ideal candidates will have work experience that aligns with the mission of West Virginia’s Bureau for Medical Services, Bureau for Family Assistance, Bureau for Behavioral Health, and Bureau for Public Health.
The primary purpose of this position is to assist the Director of Program Development and Management in administrative duties and provide project support to Health Affairs through the development of strategies, processes, and procedures to meet departmental goals. This position will report to the Director of Program Development and Management for the Office of Health Affairs. This position will be responsible for providing management and oversight of the Project Management Office (PMO) and project directors to ensure projects meet organization goals and requirements.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Assists the Director of Program Development and Management with implementing a common project management methodology, standards, and tools to drive and facilitate the successful delivery of projects.
- Assists the Director of Program Development and Management with overseeing and is responsible for the implementation of PMO strategy across all HAI projects.
- Assists the Executive Director of Operations and Director of Program Development and Management with the planning and implementation of Project Portfolio Management (PPM).
- Serves as a coach and mentor to PDMO and PMO Assistant Directors.
- Collaborates with other PDMO leadership to assist the Director of the PDMO in establishing oversight of projects and the associated methodologies for successful agile management of the supported contracts.
- Leads the execution of the PMO project reporting and review framework to provide a holistic view of all HAI project activity to the Director of Program Development and Management.
- Leads the implementation of new and innovative project management approaches and tools under the guidance of the Director of Program Development and Management and implements these tools and approaches in the behavior and day-to-day activities of HAI’s operations.
- Provide consultative support to the Portfolio Director, Project Director, and Project Management staff in the creation of project procedural plans and documents following PDMO guidance and templates.
- Supervises PhD-level and Masters-level, advanced career researchers and project directors who are responsible for leading large-scale, complex, and high-risk programs for HAI. Responsible for conducting annual evaluations, identifying gaps in skills and areas of training and support, and overseeing the monthly Project Director functional team meeting.