Associate Director, Behavioral Health Operations

Job Summary: Reporting to the Director of Behavioral Health, the Associate Director of Behavioral Health Operations, provides clinical leadership and operational oversight for the EMBRACE Perinatal Integrated Care Program at UCSF, advancing equity-centered, culturally responsive perinatal behavioral health services for pregnant and postpartum individuals and their families. This position carries a clinical caseload and provides direct mental health services while overseeing day-to-day behavioral health program operations, supervising behavioral health and patient navigation staff, and serving as a primary clinical liaison across UCSF interdisciplinary teams and community partners. The EMBRACE Perinatal Integrated Care Program at UCSF delivers equity-centered, culturally responsive perinatal care to pregnant and postpartum individuals and their families. Operating within an Integrated/Collaborative Care Model and grounded in the Sankofa framework, EMBRACE integrates clinical perinatal services (including individual and group prenatal care, perinatal mental health, lactation support, BMMU, Rest & Recovery services, HEAL Villages, and women's primary health care) with community-based navigation, birth worker partnerships, and traditional birthing practices that affirm Black birthing families. The program operates across three UCSF sites with an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, navigators, and community partners. Department Summary: The Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences (OBGYN & RS) is a major academic Department in the School of Medicine, engaged in clinical, research and training activities at Parnassus, Mt. Zion, and the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital campuses; the Betty Irene Moore Women’s Hospital at Mission Bay; as well as satellite locations throughout the Bay Area; with an annual operating budget of approximately $150 million. The Department has 111 full-time faculty, 117 other academic appointees, 13 post-doctoral fellows, 20 clinical fellows, 32 residents, 138 voluntary clinical faculty, and 270 staff. The mission of the UCSF Department of OBGYN & RS is to improve the lives and health of all women through excellence, innovation and leadership in patient care, scientific discovery, education, advocacy, diversity, equity, and inclusion. “Leading the way in women’s health.” Reasonable accommodation(s) to qualified individuals with disabilities are available as part of the application and interview processes. If you would like to request accommodations, please contact the recruiter or hiring manager. If workplace accommodations are needed after a job offer is made, please contact the supervisor and/or Disability Management Services (DMS) at View phone number on click.appcast.io to initiate the interactive process. About UCSF The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells. Pride Values UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. 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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. Salary Information The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement. To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: [