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PS Assoc Dir, Healthcare/Clin

Position Number: 6396192
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Health - Healthcare Administration

PS Assoc Dir, Healthcare/Clin

Job Summary

The Associate Director is a key administrative leader supporting the Divisions of Hematology & Hematologic Malignancies and Medical Oncology in the Department of Internal Medicine. This position reports directly to the Senior Director/Division Administrator for these divisions.

The Associate Director supports the operational, financial, and strategic planning activities across the divisions. This role plays a vital part in advancing the clinical, research, and educational missions by ensuring efficient workflows, managing complex projects, and partnering with faculty, staff, and institutional collaborators.

Success in this position requires a high level of proficiency in budgeting and data analysis, along with strong relationship management skills to navigate a dynamic, fast-paced academic medical environment.

About the Divisions:
Collectively, the Divisions of Hematology & Hematologic Malignancies and Medical Oncology include 74 faculty members, 70 advanced practice clinicians, and 13 staff. Together, they lead robust clinical, research, and education programs that serve patients across the region and contribute significantly to the Department of Internal Medicine's mission.

Responsibilities
Essential functions include, but are not limited to:

Leadership:

Ability to network and forge strong cross functional relationships with stakeholders across the organization, including physicians, department and division leadership, hospital leadership, and other key stakeholders.
Proven ability to manage administrative staff. Openness to feedback and pursuit of continuous self-improvement.
Advanced problem-solving skills with a desire to tackle unexpected changes.
Dynamic and resilient leader able to rapidly adjust to change and evolving priorities.
Strategic thinker/planner able to add value to an organization that is beyond accomplishment of day-to-day tasks.
Capable of serving as a trusted direct representative of the Senior Director/Division Administrator when they're not present.
Strategy consultant to the Senior Director/Division Administrator and a business resource to faculty and senior staff.
Supports managers, directors, and staff in pursuit of vision and goals through operations, clinical informatics, governance, and infrastructure.

Financial Management:

Oversee the division's financial objectives, including short and long-term budgets, purchases, space management, and inventory.
Conduct complex financial analysis and ensure billing compliance.
Prepare and monitor operational budgets for all academic missions (Clinical, Education & Research).
Manage monthly financial profit/loss and budget variance reports.
Understand and ensure compliance with all relevant financial compliance policies.

Clinical Programs:

Administer new and existing clinical programs and services to internal and external customers.
Evaluate program effectiveness and manage clinical program development and expansion.
Direct the division's integrated clinical enterprise to meet financial, patient care, and academic goals.
Plan and implement new clinical niche programs within sub-specialties.
Provide data analysis to determine the viability of various new programs.

Research Management:

Manage the division's research mission, collaborating with departmental and institutional entities.
Direct and oversee all research development operations.

Educational Support:

Support the division's educational mission, working with departmental and other division leadership.

Policy Compliance:

Participate in developing, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with division policies.
Understand and ensure compliance with University and department policies and regulatory requirements.
Ensure compliance with Federal and state regulations.

Goal Setting and Analysis:

Establish internal objectives and implement procedures to meet goals.
Assist in setting short and long-term goals and provide regular analyses of metrics related to these goals.
Develop and provide short and long-term financial forecasting.

Human Resources Management:

Assist with recruitment, onboarding, performance, and retention of faculty and staff.
Provide staff feedback on performance, including on-time appraisals and coaching.
Address employee complaints, concerns, and suggestions, providing appropriate follow-through.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required Nearly Continuously: Office environment.Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be requiredNearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business or Public Administration, a related area, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) required; plus six years of progressively more responsible management experience; and demonstrated leadership, human relations and effective communication skills also required. Master's degree in Business Administration or related area preferred. This position is not responsible for providing patient care. Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Preferences

Minimum of six years of experience in healthcare administration, business management, clinical operations or related experience.
Knowledge of managerial principles, human resources management, and risk management.
Comprehensive understanding of academic medical center environment.
Demonstrated proficiency in budgeting and data analysis.
Experience in analyzing and applying clinical informatics in hospital or ambulatory settings.
Demonstrated leadership and project management skills with ability to effectively motivate team members comprised of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and administrative staff.
Motivated self-starter capable of identifying and operationalizing current and new initiatives, with little to no oversight.
Excellent communication, organization, and human relation skills; with clear, confident presentation skills.
Excellent decision-making capabilities and thoughtful exercise of judgment.
A regular in office presence is expected at least through the first year, but hybrid arrangements may be considered as proficiency develops.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN42571B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: A regular in office presence is expected at least through the first year, but hybrid arrangements may be considered as proficiency develops.
Department: 00847 - Hematology
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: 80000 to 142185
Close Date: 10/17/2025
Open Until Filled:

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/185928