Associate Vice President, Physician & Faculty Compensation

About the role

The University of Miami and its Health System are seeking a senior executive to lead physician and faculty compensation strategy across the Miller School of Medicine and UHealth. This role provides enterprise-wide leadership for designing, governing, and aligning compensation programs with the institution’s clinical, academic, research, and financial objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the senior strategic advisor on physician and faculty compensation, shaping enterprise-wide strategy, governance, and financial alignment.
• Develop and continuously evolve a comprehensive compensation philosophy and governance framework that supports clinical, academic, research, and financial goals.
• Design compensation models that balance productivity, quality, patient access, education, research, and leadership while accommodating specialty‑specific market considerations.
• Lead compensation‑related strategic initiatives such as clinical expansion, academic growth, service‑line development, joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Oversee financial alignment and funds‑flow strategies to ensure transparent, sustainable resource allocation supporting the university’s priorities.
• Maintain governance processes, policies, and controls to ensure consistency, accountability, and stewardship of resources.
• Provide expert guidance on Fair Market Value, commercial reasonableness, Stark Law, Anti‑Kickback Statute, and other regulatory compliance matters.
• Drive compensation analytics and market intelligence to inform executive decision‑making and organizational planning.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum ten (10) years of leadership experience in physician and/or faculty compensation within an academic medical center, health system, medical school, or similarly complex organization.
• Demonstrated executive responsibility for compensation strategy, governance, and program design, including models that incorporate productivity, quality, research, education, and leadership metrics.
• Experience advising senior leadership, governing boards, and compensation committees on compensation strategy and regulatory compliance.