Description

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Founded in 1870 as part of the Morrill Land-Grant Act, The Ohio State University is one of the nation’s largest major comprehensive public research universities, with annual research expenditures exceeding $1.6 billion and serving more than 67,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. One of the state of Ohio’s greatest assets. Ohio State is a world-class public research university, and the state’s flagship teaching and research institution. The institution provides a distinctive educational experience for students and pursues cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that brings together scholars from diverse disciplines to solve vital societal problems.

With more than 42,000 full-time equivalent employees, Ohio State is Ohio’s fifth-largest employer. It is located in Ohio’s capital city of Columbus and is a major educational and economic force through its teaching, research, service and patient care mission. Ohio State's impact is felt not only regionally but also nationally and globally. The university boasts 630,000 living alumni worldwide and an endowment of over $8.6 billion. Ohio State's motto of “Education for Citizenship” speaks directly to its founding mission as a land-grant university and comes with the inherent charge to evolve and advance in ways that continue to benefit Ohioans, the nation and the world.

The institution's vast intellectual range is supported by 15 academic colleges, which foster a multitude of opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Ohio State has one of the most comprehensive health sciences campuses in America –with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry, Public Health, and Veterinary Medicine, and school of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in close proximity to the core Wexner Medical Center campus. These geographic and philosophical adjacencies make Ohio State unique in its potential to create innovative partnerships, and the direct translation of research discoveries into new medical therapies and technologies.

A key component of The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is driven by its mission to improve health in Ohio, and across the nation and world, through innovation in research, education, and patient care.

The Wexner Medical Center is one of the largest, and most diverse academic medical centers in the country, the only one in central Ohio, and is aspiring to take a regional, national, and international leadership position in several clinical areas of distinctiveness, including cancer, heart, neurology, transplantation, diabetes, musculoskeletal, digestive diseases, and critical care.

The Wexner Medical Center encompasses a broad and comprehensive portfolio that is comprised of seven hospitals under two provider numbers, including the new 1.9 million square foot University Hospital slated to open in February 2026 and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, one of 57 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country; an extensive network of ambulatory locations providing primary care, specialty care, and same-day and after-hours urgent care, including multiple large multi-specialty facilities; the College of Medicine and its School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences; more than 25 research centers and institutes; its faculty physician practice; the Ohio State Health Network (a network of partner hospitals and healthcare organizations throughout Ohio); and the Ohio State University Health Plan.

A workforce of approximately 23,000 colleagues is earning international distinction by delivering high-quality, safe, efficient, patient-centered care. The Wexner Medical Center provides services to approximately 61,000 adult admissions and over 3.3 million outpatient visits annually. In 2026, following the opening of the new University Hospital, the medical center will have more than 1,800 licensed beds, and serves as a major tertiary, and quaternary referral center for Ohio and the Midwest. The Wexner Medical Center offers health care services in virtually every adult specialty and subspecialty in medicine through a unified physician practice of more than 2,000 preeminent physicians and over 2,900 faculty.

The Wexner Medical Center is proud to be celebrating its 33rd consecutive year ranked in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list. In 2025, the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center had 9 nationally ranked specialties and an additional 4 selected as high performing. The Wexner Medical Center was rated as high performing in 17 out of 22 common procedures and conditions. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center as the top hospital in Columbus and central Ohio and #2 in the state of Ohio.

The new University Hospital, scheduled to open in February 2026, is the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State, and the largest single site healthcare facility scheduled to open in the U.S. in 2026. It is designed to enhance a unified Ohio State Wexner Medical Center campus providing world-class patient care, leading-edge research and outstanding clinical training.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine The Ohio State University College of Medicine, with more than 5,000 learners, is the only academic medical center in central Ohio. Recognized as a Tier 1 school for research in the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report “Best Medical Schools” list, it ranks among the top 16 medical schools for research in the nation. The college is ranked in Tier 2 for primary care, further demonstrating its strength across the academic spectrum. Known for its innovative curriculum, cutting-edge research, and excellence in clinical care through The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, the college continues to advance its mission of education, discovery and community impact. With more than 2,900 faculty across 20 clinical departments, eight basic science departments, and the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Ohio State is shaping the future of academic medicine - locally, nationally and globally.

Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the state capital of Ohio, the largest city in Ohio and the 15th largest city in the United States. From historic communities, and suburban living to college communities and nightlife, Columbus is a great place to live. The city is accessible with easy commutes and low cost of living relative to comparable metropolitan areas. The city is renowned for its leading technological companies, vast academic resources, thriving industry, an eclectic mix of entertainment, dining, shopping, and easily accessible opportunities for sports and recreation, for participants and fans alike.

The university and medical center are home to an exciting, growth-oriented culture of innovation and discovery. Together, these entities have established a bold vision to ensure that the university will be among the leading public universities in the nation for research, and creative expression to address critical societal challenges, and that the medical center will pioneer breakthrough healthcare solutions to improve people’s lives. For more about Columbus, please visit About Columbus.

Leadership
John J. Warner, MD
Chief Executive Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Executive Vice President, The Ohio State University

John J. Warner, MD, became chief executive officer of the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center and executive vice president at Ohio State in April 2023. One of the nation’s foremost leaders in academic medicine, Dr. Warner is advancing Ohio State’s vision of health care transformation to meet the needs of the growing communities we serve across Ohio and the nation.

Dr. Warner leads the Wexner Medical Center’s research, education, and patient care mission across seven hospitals, an expansive and growing network of outpatient care centers, a nationally ranked College of Medicine, more than 20 research institutes, a faculty group practice, an accountable care organization and a health plan.

Richard Silveria
Chief Financial Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Rich Silveria became the chief financial officer for the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center in April 2025.  At Ohio State, Rich is responsible for leading the execution of the vision, strategy and overall performance for our financial and shared services operations – including all seven hospitals, ambulatory services divisions, as well as college of medicine and health science schools – and he works to ensure alignment, collaboration and consistent implementation across the medical center.  He guides appropriate resources to ensure efficiencies and optimization to ensure we are meeting or exceeding our financial objectives.

Scope of Position
The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s chief analytics officer is a senior-ranking position and is part of the operation’s executive team. He/She has a direct reporting relationship to the chief financial officer for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.  Responsibilities include executing strategies to maximize business value supported by actionable data tools for the Wexner Medical Center through advanced analytics, data governance and strategic data management across all missions including The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, East Hospital, Ohio State Harding Hospital, University Hospital, ambulatory sites, as well as all health sciences’ schools, in general.


Position Summary
This position will lead the Analytics Center of Excellence (ACE) for the Wexner Medical Center, a team responsible for conceptualizing and implementing a consolidated strategy for leveraging data and analytics to drive actionable insights across the enterprise. This position serves to drive information and analytical strategies by  collaborating with clinical, financial, and operational leadership to build a deeper culture of data-driven decision-making; establish a formal process of gathering, interpreting, and sharing data; and establish a process by which employees across the Medical Center can access the right data and at the right time to drive the right decisions.

Job Relationships
Supervisory Responsibility: One senior director, Two senior director, one senior consultant, one project manager, and a team of managers supported by data scientists, analysts and data engineers.

Responsible to: The chief financial officer for the Wexner Medical Center.

Duties and Responsibilities
(65%) Responsible for turning data into insights to drive decision-making

• Support the development, assessment, refinement, and implementation of business strategies through effective use of data analytics
• Leads the development and delivery of data and analytical tools in an agile, repeatable, and persistent waServe as a facilitator to traverse divisional silos, create synergies between federated data and analytics functions, and align shared efforts to enable measurable business outcomes.
• Create an information strategy around data science and business analytics.
• Engage in an ongoing dialogue with leaders to foster conversations to gain an understanding of the data and analytics challenges and opportunities from each unit.
• Oversee data management and analytics by establishing data management goals, strategies, communications, and plans necessary to execute the business strategy and to maximize the value of data to the enterprise.
• Foster data-driven, metric and performance-driven culture and the creation of related competencies and data literacy across the organization
• Responsible for managing, allocating, and governing the annual budget for the ACE
• Develop, define, and execute data, analytics, data architecture, and artificial intelligence strategies and activities.to drive and support organizational decision making.
• Ensure mission-critical data is accessible through easy-to-use dashboards, reports, and self-driven query tools that support institutional decision-making.
• Lead the development of talent and partnerships in the areas of data strategy, analytics, and artificial intelligence.
• Effectively communicate with all three pillars of the medical center mission (clinical, research and teaching)  to understand business requirements and design innovative implementations of both statistical & machine learning methods.
• Develop strategic partnerships and manage relationships with third-party consultants, data vendors, and software providers to facilitate constant innovation and improvement.

(30%) Responsible for data governance and use of information as an asset

• Lead enterprise data governance program
• Ensure that data is treated like a strategic asset and that appropriate governance, quality standards, and controls are implemented.
• In collaboration with IT and Research leadership, enforce data quality, data governance, and master data management.
• Identify new types and sources of data to enable business innovation and cross-asset class insights.
• Continuously assess and recommend enhancement to the organization’s data architecture, data governance practices, data structures, and relevant technical tools and applications
• Work closely with the Chief Information Officer and team to establish consistent criteria for appropriate access and security.

(5%) Participate in OSUWMC Enterprise Committees as assigned, such as but not limited to

• OSUWMC Leadership Committee
• OSUWMC Clinical Executive Committee
• OSUWMC Health System Operating Committee
• Other committees as assigned by the Executive Team

Organizational Expectations
Practices within the medical center’s policies and procedures. Adheres to the Mission and Values statements as demonstrated through positive patient/guest relations, positive and effective interactions with staff and by formulating and meeting developmental goals.

Skills and Attributes

• Intelligence and curiosity to instinctively question how things are done and a bias towards how they may be done more effectively and efficiently. 
• Strength of personality, character and persistence to champion and implement positive change and cultural transformation.
• Able to engage in high-level decision-making processes, develop priorities and goals and implement strategic and tactical measures.
• Politically astute and able to navigate a complicated matrix.
• Carry directions and vision of senior administration, as well as promote new ideas, strategies and innovations. 
• Evaluate the analytics team, put personnel in the best position to succeed and make constructive changes and additions when necessary.
• Develop understanding of applicable rules, requirements and procedures and challenge when appropriate.
• Ability to delegate intelligently and appropriately.
• Drive quality, performance, and attention to detail to a higher level and demand excellence.

Qualifications
Required:

• Masters degree required, preferably in Health Administration or related field and/or equivalent experience
• 10+ years or healthcare management experience, clinical operations or data management experience required, experience within ambulatory and hospital setting preferred. 
• Experience managing data and analytical projects within an academic medical center is strongly preferred. 
• Experience leading and implementing Lean Six Sigma and large-scale performance improvement projects is preferred.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational and facilitation skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and complete projects. 
• Ability to learn new systems software. 
• Independent and self-motivated.

Ongoing:

• Familiarity with databases, data sources and internet research.
• Ability to lead meetings and prioritize projects.
• Knowledge of health care environment, especially as it relates to physician practices.

Helpful Links

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center website:

https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Facilities:

https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/about-us/our-facilities

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Leadership:

https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/about-us/our-people

How to Apply
Please visit Chief Data & Analytics Officer to find out more and apply online for job opening.

Applicants should submit the following:

1. An up-to-date and detailed resume.

2. A letter of interest that includes:

• Your interest in the Chief Data & Analytics Officer role.
• How your experience makes you a strong candidate for the role
• Why this is the right time for you to pursue this opportunity.

All inquiries and nominations should be submitted to Matt Gebhart at gebhart.96@osu.edu.

The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.