SENIOR BUSINESS MANAGER

Position Description

The Senior Business Manager provides senior-level administrative, financial, and operational leadership for a complex academic clinical department. This role partners closely with department leadership, faculty, and health system stakeholders to support the clinical, academic, research, and educational missions of the organization.

Financial Strategy, Budgeting, and Fiscal Management

• Provides strategic financial leadership for departmental clinical and academic operations, overseeing large and complex budgets, forecasts, and multi-year financial projections.
• Ensures accurate financial reporting, compliance with University and Health System policies, and proactive identification of financial risks and opportunities in partnership with department and division leadership.

Faculty Compensation and Incentive Plan Administration

• Led the development, administration, and ongoing monitoring of the Departmental Faculty Incentive Compensation Plan.
• Includes modeling and tracking variable incentive programs, evaluating performance against plan metrics, and advising leadership on compensation outcomes and alignment with departmental goals.

Reporting, Analytics, and Decision Support

• Delivers routine and ad hoc operational and financial analyses to support leadership decision-making.
• Identifies trends and variances, translates data into actionable insights, and prepares executive-level dashboards, forecasts, and presentations.

Operational Coordination and Resource Stewardship

• Coordinates operational planning related to staffing, space, facilities, and capital resources to support clinical growth and academic priorities.
• Serves as a liaison with facilities and administrative partners, oversees purchasing and asset management, and supports the onboarding and integration of new practices and service lines.

Workforce and Personnel Management

• Supervises staff supporting core business functions and provides guidance on workforce planning and personnel matters.
• Advises leadership on recruitment, appointments, compensation administration, employee relations, and adherence to employment policies.

Compliance, Policy Interpretation, and Risk Management

• Ensures departmental operations comply with institutional and external requirements by interpreting policies, advising leadership, and identifying operational or financial risks.
• Supports the development and implementation of mitigation strategies to maintain compliance and operational integrity.

Leadership Representation and Stakeholder Engagement

• Serves as a key liaison among faculty, health system partners, and administrative stakeholders, representing departmental administrative leadership as assigned.
• Contributes to strategic planning, major initiatives, and business plan development, ensuring alignment across missions.

Pay Range

Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $78,161.00 to USD $156,319.00. Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position; candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits

Your total compensation goes beyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/

Equal Opportunity Employer

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.