RFP Executive Search Services - 2025 Chair of The Michael and Marian Ilitch Department of Surgery

This solicitation seeks a full‑service executive search firm to conduct a senior‑level search for the Chair of the Michael and Marian Ilitch Department of Surgery at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, a role that also serves as Surgeon‑in‑Chief of the Detroit Medical Center. The university requires comprehensive search planning, candidate pool development, and management of the hiring portal, with detailed deliverables including firm qualifications, experience with urban research universities, lead consultant bios, client references, and a fee schedule covering both successful and unsuccessful outcomes. The award has been made to Isaacson, Miller, and proposals were accepted electronically through an extended deadline of August 13, 2025. • Scope: full executive‑search services for a high‑profile academic/clinical chair position. • Requirements: firm description, relevant experience, lead consultant résumé, minimum three client references, and a detailed fee schedule. • Submission: electronic only via Wayne State’s bid portal; original deadline July 31 2025 extended to August 13 2025 due to portal error. • Contact: Kenneth Doherty, Associate Vice President, Procurement & Business Services (ken‑[email protected]). • Awarded Vendor: Isaacson, Miller (no contact details disclosed).