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Director, Office for the Advancement of Military Medicine (Academic Rank DOQ)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Posted: 25-Jan-26
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Internal Number: 95165
Requisition Number: 2025 - 405
Business Unit: Munroe-Meyer Institute
Department: MMI Administration 50000687
Reg-Temp: Full-Time Regular
Position Summary:
The Director of the Office for the Advancement of Military Medicine (OMM) will be a key leader in the Office of the Chancellor, reporting to the Vice Chancellor for External Relations at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. This leadership role is responsible for developing and executing strategies to create, strengthen, and manage collaborations between UNMC and other University of Nebraska system entities, National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI), and military partners to advance the university's civilian-military healthcare engagement portfolio. The primary academic appointment rank will be on the special appointment track at Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI), based upon the candidate's experience. For work performed on behalf of MMI, the selected candidate will report directly to the Dean and Director of MMI.
University Roles and Responsibilities:
Maintains strategic vision and develops opportunities to optimize training, research, military-civilian resiliency and preparedness efforts, and facilitates collaboration between military and civilian leadership as well as clinical staff to improve services/support
Facilitates planning, development, and operations of collaborations for the clinical rotations of military medical personnel from multiple units within non-military hospitals in the Omaha metropolitan area
Represents the OMM at various Board and Executive meetings at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medicine, as well as at military or federal interagency engagements, as appropriate
Guides programmatic growth/advancement to further readiness, capability development, and capacity, support military communities, furthers military-civilian synergy
Foster formal agreements (with direct liaison authority in partnership with Nebraska Medicine) with Department of War (DoW) to leverage existing and future clinical capabilities and resources
Informs leaders and staff of the state of OMM, relevant issues and future mission plans
Maintains open communications with internal and external partners for medical readiness
Serves as operational response lead for OMM in emergencies (role specific dependent upon nature of emergency and role of OMM)
Facilitates research across OMM and works with UNMC and NSRI researchers to support the evidence base for the OMM mission
Serve as an advisor to the Global Center for Health Security, coordinating DoW activities and engagements
Host distinguished visitors and DoW senior leaders
Highlights military and civilian partnerships with UNMC and Nebraska Medicine and emphasizes value of the program towards military readiness
Interact with strategic communications and external affairs at the hospital, university, and external affairs to collaborate and liaise at the hospital, university, DoW Service, Joint Staff, Defense Health Agencey (DHA), and associated Military Health System organizations
Operational oversight for Infectious Disease Air Transport facility and select OMM managed DoW associated facilities
Serves as co-principal investigator for the National Institute for Defense Health Cooperation ecosystem partnership
DoW IRB advisor and liaison to collaborate with NSRI and UNMC Human Research Protections leadership to support DoW IRB activities with DoW and other federal agencies
Apportion duties, tasks and responsibilities among program staff to support required administrative activities and reporting of program goals and measures that advance OMM military/civilian partnerships
Coordinates with offices executing annual reviews and updates to the Training Affiliation Agreements (TAAs) and Memoranda of Agreement & Understanding (MOAs & MOUs) with USAFSAM, 55 Medical Group or equivalent military/federal offices, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medicine, Children's Nebraska and Children's Specialty Physicians, ensuring visibility and coordination of military/civilian partnership training activities across the enterprise
Operational support of the C-STARS Omaha team and their facilities at UNMC
MMI Roles and Responsibilities:
Find opportunities, advise on strategies and help develop grant and contract applications of MMI to armed forces, DOD and VA system
Work diligently to establish an ACT clinic at, or near the Offutt Air Force Base that would serve as a model for the nation and armed forces
Practice as a developmental pediatrician one afternoon/month at MMI
About MMI:
MMI is one of the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive intellectual and developmental disability centers in the world. MMI's mission is
A vital enterprise in the nation’s heartland, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has its eye on improving the future of health care in Nebraska and beyond. As Nebraska’s only public academic health sciences center, UNMC is committed to the education of a 21st century health care work force, to finding cures and treatments for devastating diseases, to providing the best care for patients, and to serving our state and its communities through award-winning outreach. UNMC also is committed to embracing the richness of diversity, and is a major economic engine for the state of Nebraska. Led by Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., UNMC has six colleges, two institutes and a graduate studies program, serving nearly 4,000 students in more than two dozen programs. Our physician assistant program was recently ranked ninth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and our primary care program was ranked 17. The university’s physical therapy, pharmacy and public health programs also are ranked among the top in the country.
Read more about how this public academic health sciences center helps Nebraska.