Open Rank Faculty Position in Healthcare Operations and Business Analytics

Job Description

The Smart Healthcare Hub is a newly established strategic initiative of Virginia Tech andVirginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine with the mission to explore and improve the integration of technological systems and humans in healthcare. Our goal is to drive positive change through pioneering research innovative programs and cutting-edge analytic tools to revolutionize healthcare delivery. We invite applications for an open rank faculty position in Healthcare Operations and Business Analytics a strategic position to strengthen interdisciplinary research and teaching at the interface of data science operations research and health technology. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the position and opportunities for immediate leadership and cross-college opportunities preference will be given to those with an established track record in publishing high-quality research and securing external funding.

Required Qualifications

A PhD andor PhD equivalent degree and expertise in clinical informatics information systems/information technology industrial engineering operations research computer science or a related field.
The candidate must have a demonstrated track record of publications in recognized leading journals supported by experience developing and applying advanced analytical methods.
A track record of extramural funding from federal sources or other sources and knowledge of healthcare systems electronic health records and healthcare data standards are highly desirable.
Background of strong expertise in mathematical modelling optimization machine learning AI LLM and data-driven decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

Have expertise across a multitude of domains (e.g. clinical informatics human factors healthcare business intelligence systems process engineering etc.).

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Commensurate with rank.

Hours per week

40

Review Date

02/20/2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Please provide a list of publications.

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine:

In partnership with Carilion Clinic Virginia Tech and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC VTC School of Medicine is a cornerstone of one of the nations premier health and biomedical research ecosystems. Located in Roanoke Virginia in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains and 40 miles from the Virginia Tech main campus in Blacksburg VTCSOM provides abundant opportunities to deliver innovative discovery-based medical education in a community-based picturesque setting.

Its innovative curriculum includes robust longitudinal mentored research training and a major curricular emphasis on health systems science and interprofessional practice. Students are attracted to VTCSOM for its 99% match rate including competitive specialties and programs. With a 2.3% acceptance rate VTCSOM receives over 6400 applications and is poised for continued enrollment growth.

About Virginia Techs Pamplin College of Business:

Virginia Techs Pamplin College of Businesss mission is to empower public service leaders to create and implement innovative policies with sustainable impacts on the public good. The Department of Business Information Technology (BIT) includes a major in Cybersecurity Management and Analytics (CMA) and two other degree options in Decision Support Systems (DSS) and Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSM). Faculty members in BIT have expertise in security privacy risk management data ethics data governance data analytics machine learning deep learning artificial intelligence operations research and decision support systems. Candidates should have the appropriate academic background and expertise to teach and conduct research in such areas as information security risk management privacy management ethics data governance machine learning deep learning artificial intelligence and data analytics.

About Virginia Tech:

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.