Vice Chair, Administration, Department of Surgery
Duke Careers
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Lead Operations Management: Direct strategic planning, policy development, and program oversight in partnership with the Chair and senior leadership.
- Drive Clinical Excellence: Improve billing processes (develop guidelines, provide feedback, educate), optimize revenue cycle management, and enhance patient access, experience, and clinic site management.
- Advance Research Administration: Build and sustain research infrastructure, understand all grants and contracts funding sources and how they impact Departmental funds flow and faculty effort, and ensure compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements.
- Manage research space, facilities and resources (including equipment) and the disposition thereof.
- Empower People: Develop administrative structures, oversee faculty appointments process ensuring adherence to SOM guidelines, and foster a culture of accountability and growth.
- Manage Budgets and Finance: Strategically allocate resources, oversee financial planning, and provide fiscal guidance to support departmental priorities.
- Champion Change and Innovation: Implement process improvements, lead communication strategies, and manage high-impact projects.
- Optimize Space and Facilities: Direct space planning, manage capital equipment, and coordinate remodeling projects to meet evolving needs.
Requirements
- Masters degree in business or healthcare.
- Minimum of eight years related work experience in finance and health care, managing large and complex organizations, minimally involving physician clinical practice and ideally including research administration.
- Relevant experience in healthcare, particularly an academic medical center.
- Significant management experience in a faculty-driven environment.
- Experience in using computerized accounting and financial information systems.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial planningrevenue cycle managementbilling processesgrant managementbudget managementprogram oversightprocess improvementresource allocationcompliance managementstrategic planning
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationaccountabilityteam developmentstrategic thinkingproblem-solvinginnovationcollaborationorganizational skillschange management
Certifications
Masters degree in businessMasters degree in healthcare