Click the link to apply: Senior Director Enterprise Decision Support

To learn more about this unique opportunity, please contact:

Mark Prosperi, MHA

Executive Director, Talent Management

and Executive Search

WashU Medicine

Email: prosperim@wustl.edu

Washington University in St. Louis—one of the nation’s premier research universities seeks a strategic, collaborative, and analytically exceptional Senior Director of Enterprise Decision Support (EDS).

This senior leader will shape the university’s enterprise-wide decision-support function, providing neutral, high-quality analytical insight that guides resource allocation, strategic planning, and investment decisions. The Senior Director partners closely with academic, clinical, research, and administrative leaders—advancing institutional priorities through rigorous analyses, business case development, and effective storytelling grounded in data.

This role offers the opportunity to influence high-impact decisions for a globally ranked university and top-tier academic medical center, working at the intersection of strategy, finance, data, and institutional leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead creation of decision-ready business cases supporting academic, clinical, research, and administrative priorities.
• Ensure consistent analytical standards, assumptions, and scenario modeling across all EDS work.
• Provide insights and recommendations to senior leaders, including the CFO, CAO, Provost, Deans, and enterprise governance bodies.
• Initiate new analyses, benchmarking, and modeling to inform strategy and resource allocation.
• Partner with leaders across WashU and WashU Medicine to frame decisions, evaluate options, and clarify strategic questions.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of professional analysts.
• Prepare executive-level materials for councils, Cabinet, and the Board of Trustees.

We are seeking a strategic thinker who can bring clarity to complexity, distilling intricate ideas into actionable insights that drive impact. This individual pairs high‑level analytical strength with robust modeling skills, enabling them to diagnose challenges, uncover patterns, and shape data‑informed decisions.

Equally important, they are a strong relationship builder—someone who can influence and collaborate effectively across a wide range of stakeholders. As an exceptional communicator and compelling data storyteller, they translate information into narratives that resonate and inspire action. Above all, this leader thrives in a collaborative, mission‑driven environment where partnership, purpose, and shared success are paramount.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise decision support, FP&A, consulting, healthcare finance, investment banking, higher education administration, or similar analytical roles.
• Proven experience working with senior leaders and supervising professional staff.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MBA, MHA, MPH, MPP, or related).
• Experience in an R1 research university or similar large, complex organization.
• Quantitative background with ability to explain complex concepts clearly.

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is nationally and internationally renowned for teaching and learning, patient care, research, and service to society. As an independent R1 institution, with $1.09 billion in sponsored research, WashU invests in the highest quality of undergraduate and graduate education and has established distinctive programs in the life sciences, a strong arts and sciences core, a rich collection of professional schools spanning architecture and the arts, business, engineering, law, and social work, innovative, interdisciplinary graduate programs, and a top-ranked, thriving academic medical enterprise. The university has a total enrollment of 15,952, 4,670 faculty members, and 23,434 employees, with an estimated economic impact of $9.8 billion on the St. Louis area.

As the second-largest employer in the metropolitan area, WashU is an essential institution for St. Louis, and the city’s prosperity is critical to the university. WashU is ranked as a top employer in Missouri by Forbes Magazine. The university has provided innovative leadership, and the entire region counts on it as a critical partner for its success.