Executive Director Business & Administration, Department of Neurology

About the role

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the UC College of Medicine has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. The Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine is recruiting a full-time Executive Director, Business Administration to direct the financial, operational, administrative, and strategic activities for the department including income generation, expense management and program development. This individual will function as the most senior-level financial and administrative officer of the department.

Responsibilities

• Direct all business operations of the department, including but not limited to, accounting, payroll, purchasing, budgets, asset management, contract negotiations, audits, etc.
• Direct the development of business plans for new and ongoing business ventures.
• Participation and regular attendance on College of Medicine/UC Physicians committees and task forces and continuing education activities.
• Direct the long-term strategic planning process of the department to ensure financial health of the department.
• Ensure College of Medicine/UC Physicians senior management is well-informed on issues impacting the department.
• Direct the facilities management of the department, including development of new space, renovation of existing space and relocations to alternate space.
• Support the compliance activities of the department, including all research, regulatory compliance, clinical trials, billing, etc.
• Support/direct the marketing and public relations efforts of the department.
• Support the development efforts of the department.
• Support the enforcement of the corporate practice plan.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.).
• Perform related duties based on departmental need.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field.
• Ten (10) years of relevant work experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in a medical physician group, medical school, university, research organization, or healthcare organization.
• MBA.

Work environment

Office environment with no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.

Benefits

UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. Eligibility may vary by position and FTE status.

• Comprehensive tuition remission for employee and eligible dependents covering nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs
• Robust retirement plans: choice between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP) with UC contributing 14–18% of salary (no Social Security contribution except Medicare)
• Generous time-off policy: vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days), 6 weeks paid parental leave for new parents
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs
• Professional development & mentorship opportunities