Senior Director of Administration (Surgery and Otolaryngology)

About the role

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) is New Jersey’s academic health center, integrating education, clinical care, and research to improve human health. RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes focusing on cancer, neuroscience, biotechnology, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging. Faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research. Clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state, with partners such as Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and University Hospital in Newark.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and constantly renews and refreshes overall administrative program to support the program objectives of the chairs.
• Develops, implements and manages annual departmental budgets including clinical, academic and research components to support department objectives.
• Provides overall guidance for all departmental/divisional major procurement decisions and ongoing spending policies to meet budgetary objectives.
• Provides administrative directions and leadership for support staff at on‑site and off‑site locations.
• Encourages, fosters and requires development of standardized administrative practice throughout the departments with satellite practices.
• Develops and ensures implementation of overall clinical practice process standards and objectives.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Hospital, Health or Business Administration or a relevant field of study.
• Ten (10) years of management experience, which includes experience in fiscal, program, department, personnel/staffing, and policies (creating relevant staffing and/or health care policies).
• Equivalent education and experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Skills

• Exceptional communication skills and excellent team building skills.
• Outstanding human relations and leadership skills, and the ability to function in a team environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of how to accomplish superior performance in a unionized environment.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax‑deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Pay

Minimum salary: $164,076.00; mid‑range salary: $221,117.00; maximum salary: $278,158.00. The final offer may be determined by qualifications, experience, expertise, availability of department or grant funds, market benchmarks, and internal equity.

Schedule

Full‑time position with a standard work week of 37.5 hours.