Director of Health Affairs

Ability to assess impact of priority federal issues including 340B, site-neutral payment policy, GME funding, NIH appropriations,impact of payment models,Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, ARPA-H research priorities, FDA oversight, value-based care models, workforce policy, and cybersecurity requirements on Dell Medicines current and projected financial and operational performance.Monitor and assist in responding to proposed agency rules at state and federal level.Develop a forward-looking policy risk and opportunity matrix aligned to Dell Medicine's planned academic medicine build, identifying regulatory dependencies, funding vehicles, and legislative windows. Identify and develop a prioritized engagement map of federal legislators and agency officials critical to Dell Med's policy and funding interests.Provide ongoing strategic counsel and tactical support for Central Health and Travis County hospital district relationships, including preparation for key meetings, board engagement, and contract or funding negotiations.Design an AI policy engagement strategy, including a landscape analysis of key federal and state AI regulatory and legislative activity relevant to academic medicine and health system operations.