Director, Clinical Excellence and Quality Analytics - FT Days

🇺🇸 Orange, CA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $150K - $298K 💻 Data Science 🗓️ May 24th, 2026

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University of California, Irvine is hiring a Director, Clinical Excellence and Quality Analytics. The role leads operational leadership and strategic direction for quality and clinical excellence programs across UCI Health, driving improvements in patient safety, compliance, and regulatory quality programs. The Director collaborates with clinical and executive leadership to implement performance improvement initiatives in a large academic health system.

Highlights

Leads operational leadership and strategic direction for quality analytics and clinical excellence programs systemwide.
Develops and executes strategies to improve patient safety, sepsis prevention, and compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
Manages clinical registries and key clinical initiatives to enhance organizational performance and reputation.
Collaborates with clinical operations, medical staff, nursing leadership, compliance, and executives.
Requires minimum 7 years as RN or licensed clinical practitioner and 5 years in supervisory/management roles.
Master's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Business Administration, or related field required.
Experience in healthcare quality improvement, patient safety, and performance improvement in academic medical centers or large tertiary health care settings.
Preferred qualifications include Lean Six Sigma experience and certifications such as CPHQ or CPPS.
Salary range: USD $149,700 to $297,700 per year.
UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people and includes a 459-bed acute care hospital with nationally recognized programs and comprehensive cancer center.