Following a competitive search, Nephi (N.D.) Lewis has been selected as the new Executive Director of the Shared Services Organization (SSO), effective Nov. 2, 2026.
UC Davis Health (excluding the Schools of Medicine and Nursing) is improving how it tracks staff positions to provide an accurate, up-to-date view of how many people it employs, which vacant positions are in active recruitment and how many approved positions are expected to be filled.
Beginning Oct. 10, Job Builder will automatically make position updates weekly when there are changes to department assignments, reports to and/or FTE. The enhancement initially applies only to UC Davis Health (excluding SOM and SON).
UC Davis Health is implementing enhancements to the Personnel File Review and Employment Misconduct Review processes to support consistent hiring practices and ensure compliance with updated University of California policy.
UC Davis has relaunched Front Door, a relocation and community resource that helps prospective employees explore housing, commuting, local attractions and what it is like to live and work in the Davis and Sacramento regions.
UC Davis Health’s New Employee Welcome (NEW), the biweekly welcome for new employees, has returned to in-person and on-site sessions on the Sacramento campus as of June 2. New hires learn about our unique mission and values, meet executives and other leaders, enjoy food and score swag. This required event is in response to employee feedback for inclusive, culture-building experiences.
Newly hired employees will receive an invitation from L&OD to attend NEW.
The Hiring Experience: We’re currently evaluating job descriptions for our most highly populated job classifications and series, aiming for uniformity.
